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Bordeaux

Elegant riverside architecture at the heart of one of France's great wine regions.

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About Bordeaux

In short

  • Place de la Bourse and the Miroir d'eau
  • Cité du Vin
  • Médoc wine châteaux
  • St Emilion
  • Dune du Pilat

At a glance

Country
France
Region
Europe
Local time
GMT+2
Time difference
1 hour ahead of London
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Languages
French
Main airport
  • BODBordeaux–Mérignac Airport
Flight time
About 1.5 hoursFrom London
Best time to visit
May to June and September to October
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Bordeaux is a handsome city of pale stone buildings along the Garonne, and much of its centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On the riverfront, the Place de la Bourse reflects in the Miroir d'eau, a shallow water mirror that is especially striking at dusk.

The Cité du Vin, a museum designed to evoke wine swirling in a glass, tells the story of wine around the world, and tours run out to the châteaux of the Médoc and the medieval wine village of St Emilion.

The Atlantic coast is about an hour away, where the Dune du Pilat is the tallest sand dune in Europe.

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