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Bordeaux
Port of the Moon and capital of wine
An 18th-century city of pale limestone along the Garonne, with the Cité du Vin wine museum. A good starting point for Saint-Émilion and for the Canal des Deux Mers cycle route along the Garonne towards Toulouse.
UNESCO World Heritage
Bordeaux, Port of the Moon
- World Heritage since
- 2007
The port city on the crescent-shaped bend of the Garonne, with a harmonious 18th-century city of pale limestone along the quays – the Place de la Bourse, the Grand Théâtre and kilometres of façades.
Visit: The Miroir d’eau in front of the Place de la Bourse is the world's largest reflecting pool – go there at dusk.
44.8414° N, 0.5698° W
Nearby
Saint-Émilion33 km · A wine village with an underground church
Cordouan Lighthouse95 km · The Versailles of the sea in the Gironde estuary
Condom124 km · The Three Musketeers and Armagnac
The Vézère Valley and Lascaux125 km · The valley of prehistory in the Dordogne- Dax132 km · France's largest spa town
- Salies-de-Béarn155 km · Salt baths in a beautiful old village
Moissac155 km · The cloister and portal of Saint-Pierre%20L'escalier%20monumental%20-%20Statue%20de%20D'Artagnan.jpg?width=500)
Auch162 km · D'Artagnan's town in the Gers