A visitors guide to Bordeaux, France
October 31, 2009 by Lost in Europe
Filed under Hotels
The greater Bordeaux, France has a population of 630,000, while the population of the city of Bordeaux is 213,000. The total population of France is around 59,329,691
The climate of Bordeaux tends to have generally cool winters and mild summers.
Bordeaux, is the largest City in southwest France, is famed throughout the world for its wine and countryside vineyards. The surrounding country is some of the most beautiful in France, Visitors from all over the world come to see the beautiful vineyards and sample the rich red wines.
Rent a car and drive to the vineyards north of the city to sample the wines and find out why the windes are the best in the world. At the end of June, Bordeaux France has a 4 day wine festival. You can even take an exotic red wine bath at the Caudalie Vinotherapie Spa, which is also a vineyard and hotel. You can even have an education in wine at the Ecole du Vin, they offer lessons about wine in English.
The city of Bordeaux has some 18th century grace among its downtown, where fine shops and museums await visitors. There is a lot of remodeling and it won’t be completed until 2009. Some of the buildings are hidden by scaffolding and roads have a lot of construction detours.
You have got to visit the Musee d’Art Contemporain, housed in a vonverted, 19th century warehouse.The Musee des Chartrons is nearby, in the home of a wine merchant, showcasing the history of the wine trade. The Cathedrale St-Andre is a gothic cathedral with an exterior wall dating bact to 1096. Climb the 164 foot belfry of Pey-Berland tower, for terrific views of Bordeaux.
Bordeaux airport is located 6 miles west of the city, offering regular flights to Bordeaux from around Europe.
There are some really beautiful places to stay in Bordeaux. Stay away from the area around train stations for they have a really bad reputation for theft.
The top end hotel there is the Hotel Burdigala. It is a modern 4-star hotel.
But, The Hotel Excelsior offers inexpensive, but very nice no frills rooms.
There are wonderful operas in French. There is a really nice selection of bars and night clubs.
