A visit to Vieux Bordeaux is best approached as it would have been centuries ago through the defensive site of Rue du Palais. Here, in the 15th century, the Porte Chailou was built as a testament ...

You’re not long in Bordeaux before discovering that all the centre – and half the entire city – is a Unesco World Heritage site. The accolade is in recognition of the unity of its classical ...

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Bordeaux is surrounded by some of the world’s most prestigious vineyards and wine chateaux so get beyond the city limits to quaff to your heart’s content. One of the coolest ways to do it is ...

By Susanne Fowler Having long shed its reputation as a backwater, Bordeaux is still often overlooked by travelers intent on the Paris-Provence circuit. Nestled in verdant wine country and on the ...

However, there’s much to see and do even if you’re not a wine buff. Bordeaux itself looks out over the mighty Garonne river and the left bank is lined with classic Louis XV architecture ...

The epicurean French city is also in the midst of a restaurant boom, and the Bordeaux Wine Festival (23-26 June; bordeaux-wine-festival.com), which sees 80 wine pavilions opening along the ...