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Bordeaux Travel Information |
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The Best of Bordeaux |
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Quality Suites Bordeaux Hotel
The quality suites bordeaux is new, modern building conveniently located by the airport of bordeaux merignac. Affordable rates and clean, comfortable rooms provide quiet and comfort for work or relaxation. Guests will be able to enjoy an on-site restaurant oriented towards the pleasure of cookery and wine. Additional amenities include conference rooms, a heated outdoor pool, fitness room, business center, and secure underground parking. |
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CAPC Musée d'Art Contemporain |
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Built in 1824, Entrepôts Lainé was a warehouse for the rare
and exotic products of France's colonies. Contemporary art
has today replaced the coffee, cocoa, peanuts and vanilla
that used to fill the building's capacious spaces. Most of
the exhibits and installations at the museum are temporary. |
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Cathédrale Saint-André |
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In 1137, the future King Louis VII who kicked off Bordeaux's
worldwide reputation for wine, married Eleanor of Aquitaine
here. The exterior wall of the nave dates back to 1096 and
most of the rest of the structure were built in the 13th and
14th centuries. What's much more attractive than the
stained, crumbling exterior is the interior reached via the
newly cleaned north portal. The 15th-century Tour
Pey-Berland, a 50m belfry, can be climbed. You can visit
the cathedral daily. |
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Jardin Public |
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Head to the beautifully landscaped Jardin Public which was
established in 1755 and laid out in the English style a
century later. The park features the meticulously
catalogues Jardin Botanique, founded in 1629 and at its
present site since 1855. Also, the nearby Musée d'Histoire
Naturelle (Natural History Museum) and a children's
playground are part of the park. As well, the Jardin Public
runs along cours de Verdun which is just north of the city
centre. |
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Musée d'Aquitaine |
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Don't miss the outstanding Musée d'Aquitaine (Museum
of Aquitaine) that illustrates 25,000 years of Bordeaux's
history and ethnography. Represented by a number of
exceptional artifacts, the prehistoric period includes
several stone carvings of women. |
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Musée des Beaux-Arts |
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Founded in 1801, this museum occupies two wings of the Hôtel
de Ville complex, built in the 1770s. The museum has a
large collection of paintings, including Flemish, Dutch and
Italian works from the 17th century and a particularly
important work by Delacroix. |
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