Visiting Bordeaux, so many things to be discovered …

Knowing more about Bordeaux wines and vineyards

  • La Cité du Vin , located in Bordeaux, to understand a few things about  the wine culture all around the world
  • Knowing more about teroirs :  Entre Deux Mers, Médoc, Libournais, Sauternais, and dicovering famous wines :  Petrus, Château Smith Haut-Laffite, Pape Clément, Cheval Blanc:
  • Château Haut-Brion, Pessac Léognan
  • Château Smith Haut-Laffite, Pessac Léognan
  • Bordovino, a local wine tour operator, offering original wine experiences
  • Bordeaux Wine Trip, another helpful wine tour operator

The beach is not so far !

Feeling like having a bath ? The  Bassin d’Arcachon and the Atlantic Ocean will welcome you after a one hour trip by car or by train. You might taste oysters in a typical village along the Bassin d’Arcachon, such as Gujan Mestras, or climbing the famous and unique Dune du Pyla (photo), dreaming of a kind of desert lost between sea and forest .

  • Le Grand Crohot
  • Le Petit Nice
  • La Lagune
  • Lacanau-plage

Transport in Bordeaux

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  • From the Clos Labottière, you can move with  bus and tramway  :
    • line 5N to go to   Chartrons / Tourny / Gambetta
    • line 6 9 or 29 to go to Quinconces (station of Tramway line  B, which will drop you to the “Cité des Civilisations et du Vin” and Tamway line  C towards the Bordeaux Saint-Jean Railway Station or The Bordeaux  Exhibition Center)
    • line 9 to go to Bordaeux Saint-Jean Railway Station Gare
    •  line 15 to go to The Bordeaux  Exhibition Center)
  • Vous You can also rent a bike to discover the city, thre is a public bike station quite near our house: more information on  www.vcub.fr
  • River Cruise will take you for a boat trip on the river Garonne, and why not for a dinner ?