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BORDEAUX
BORDEAUX
KEY FACTS
• 800 000 inhabitants • 5th french city
• 5 700 00 bednights
2017 (+12% / 2016)
• 23% foreign visitors
•Average
temperature (C) : o 10° january o 24°june o 27° august o 24° sept
Bordeaux •
Connections
Bordeaux
Paris •
2h
Train
Paris ‹› Bordeaux 33 TGV / day, 2h
Airplane
Paris CDG ‹› Bordeaux 6 flights / day
Riga ‹› Bordeaux 2 flights / week 3 June > 25 October
3 June 2018 3.30 hrs
NEW
A city classified by UNESCO
The largest urban site listed in the world :
•1 810 ha, the whole historic district
•347 historical monuments
The « Porte Cailhau », survival of the 15th century
The Water Mirror, playground place
The « Grand Théatre », jewel of the 18th century !
« Saint Pierre » district, heart of the city
A truly green city, to discover by bicycle, by boat or on foot
« Chaban Delmas » lift bridge, gateway to the city
A historic port, « The Port of the Moon »
La Cité du Vin, the new emblem of Bordeaux
• Inaugurated in June 2016
• A unique cultural structure designed like wine swirling in a glass
• Situated on the Garonne River quays, La Cité du Vin is dedicated to the culture of wine from all over the world
• At the top at the “Belvédère”, taste a glass of wine with a 360° view of the city
La Cité du Vin, a cultural icon
A place to visit • 3000 m² of multisensory
experience
• 19 thematic modules
A place to discover • 3 tasting spaces
• 2 annual exhibitions
A place to live • 2 restaurants
• A cellar with 800 international wine references
Bordeaux, city of the arts
15 museums and exhibition places :
• « La Cité du Vin »
• « Le Musée d’Aquitaine »
• « Le Musée des Beaux Arts »
• « La Base Sous Marine »
• « CAPC, contemporary art museum »
• Street art cultural season every year
Bordeaux, an urban and alternative side
• Darwin, a former military barrack, the new place of the economic and social innovation
• A capital of street art
• Artists workshops
• New buildings created by famous architects
A « rock’n’roll » city
The city of a thousand restaurants
Much more than just cooks
• A modern cuisine, made of local products
• A cuisine with several influences, open to the world
• A new generation of Chefs from Asia, America, Europe…
A creative cuisine
Regional products
• Covered markets or outdoors markets
• Many key products such as oysters, asparagus, lamb from Pauillac, beef of Bazas, Gironde caviar…
• An iconic pastry, the Canelé
Shopping « à la française »
• Galeries Lafayettes department store
• « Sainte Catherine » street: 1 km of shops
• Luxury french boutiques (Hermès, Vuitton…)
• Many « boutiques de créateurs »
Bordeaux vineyards
• 112 000 hectares of vineyard (the largest in France)
• 7 650 winegrowers
• 700 million bottles per year
• 88% of red wine (grape varieties: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet franc)
• 12% of white wine (grape varieties: Semillon, Sauvignon blanc and Muscadelle)
• The wine-blending, a particularity of Bordeaux
• 60 appellations
The « vie de château »
• Hundred of cellars to visit
• More than 70 wine tours
departing from Bordeaux every week
• Prestigious châteaux
• Famous appellations (Médoc, Margaux, Pauillac, Graves, Saint-Estèphe, Sauternes, Saint-Emilion …)
• 5 wine routes
Discover the vineyards
By car
By boat
By bicycle
On foot
By bus
During the wine harvest
« Dolce vita » in the vineyards
• Many properties have been transformed into hotels, guest houses, gastronomic restaurants, spas…
• Some examples: Les Sources de Caudalie, Château Cordeillan Bages, Château Haut Bailly, Château Léognan…
Bordeaux Wine Festival (14 - 18 of June 2018)
• The biggest event dedicated to wine in the world
• 800 000 people tasting Bordeaux wines and meeting winegrowers
• 5 days of parties,
concerts, shows, fireworks…
• The mythical « Tall Ships Regatta » race will be held on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the event
A new museum, with a exhibition of Claude Monet
« New Aquitaine », the largest region in France
Saint Emilion, classified by UNESCO
45 min
The Bay of Arcachon, a true inland sea
45 min
A golf paradise
• About 15 golf courses around Bordeaux
• At 2 hours: the Basque Country with its courses on the seafront
The Périgord 2 hours
The Basque country
2 hours
3 hours
The Bordeaux Citypass
A package including:
• La Cité du Vin
• 20 museums and monuments
• Public transport network
• Guided tour of the historic center
• Circuit with a panoramic bus
• Cruise travel…
Prices:
• 24h = 29€
• 48h = 39€
• 72h = 46€
#2015 > European Best Destination
#2016 > «2nd place to go in 2016» - New York Times
#2017 > «1st in top cities of the world to discover» - Lonely Planet
Contact
Nicolas MARTIN
@NicoMartinBx
Twitter : @VisitBordeaux
Facebook : visit.bordeaux
www.bordeaux-tourisme.com
See you soon in Bordeaux
