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About Bordeaux, France

Bordeaux, hub of the famed wine-growing region, is a port city on the Garonne River in southwestern France. It’s known for its Gothic Cathédrale Saint-André, 18th- to 19th-century mansions and notable art museums such as the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux. Public gardens line the curving river quays. The grand Place de la Bourse, centered on the Three Graces fountain, overlooks the Miroir d’Eau reflecting pool.

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  • Did you know: Bordeaux is the ninth-most-populous commune in France (243,626).

Place de la Bourse

Place de la Bourse is a square in Bordeaux, France and one of the city's most recognisable sights. Built from 1730 to 1775 along the Garonne River, it was a multi-building development designed by architect Ange-Jacques ...

 

Bordeaux Cathedral

Bordeaux Cathedral, officially known as the Primatial Cathedral of St Andrew of Bordeaux, is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Andrew and located in Bordeaux, ...

 

Place des Quinconces

The Place des Quinconces, located in Bordeaux, France, is the largest city square in Europe. It was laid out in 1820 on the site of Château Trompette and was intended to prevent rebellion against the ...

 

Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux

The Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux is an opera house in Bordeaux, France, first inaugurated on 17 April 1780. It was in this theatre that the ballet La fille mal gardée premiered in 1789, and where a young Marius Petipa ...

 

Pey Berland Tower

The Tour Pey-Berland, named for its patron Pey Berland, is the separate bell tower of the Bordeaux Cathedral, in Bordeaux at the Place Pey ...

 

Basilica of Saint Michael, Bordeaux

The Basilica of St Michael, is a Flamboyant Gothic church in Bordeaux, France. In 1998, UNESCO designated the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France as a World Heritage site, including the three main churches of ...

 

Pont de pierre

The Pont de pierre, or "Stone Bridge" in English, is a bridge in Bordeaux, which connects the left bank of the Garonne River to the right bank quartier de la Bastide. It is 487 m in length and 19 m wide. It constitutes ...

 

Musée d'Aquitaine

The Museum of Aquitaine is a collection of objects and documents from the history of Bordeaux and ...

 

Cité du Vin

The Cité du Vin is a museum as well as a place of exhibitions, shows, movie projections and academic seminars on the theme of wine located in Bordeaux, ...

 

Rue Sainte-Catherine

The rue Sainte-Catherine, a 1.2 km long pedestrian street, is the main shopping street in Bordeaux, France. Located on the former Roman cardo, this street is one of two main lines running through the historic part of ...

 

Miroir d'eau

The Miroir d'eau in Bordeaux is the world's largest reflecting pool, covering 3,450 square metres. Located on the quay of the Garonne in front of the Place de la Bourse, it was built in 2006. In the context of the quays ...

 

Museum of Fine Arts of Bordeaux

The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux is the fine arts museum of the city of Bordeaux, France. The museum is housed in a dependency of the Palais Rohan in central ...

 

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