Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Bordeaux, France

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Number of sights 29 sights
Distance 9.1 km
Ascend 131 m
Descend 138 m

Experience Bordeaux in France in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in BordeauxIndividual Sights in Bordeaux

Sight 1: Cimetière de la Chartreuse

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The Chartreuse Cemetery is the oldest and largest cemetery in the city of Bordeaux.

Wikipedia: Cimetière de la Chartreuse (FR)

821 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 2: Ancien Hôtel Marbotin

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The Hotel Marbotin is an eighteenth-century mansion located in Bordeaux, France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Marbotin (FR)

540 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Église Saint-Bruno

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The Church of Saint-Bruno is a Catholic church built in the seventeenth century located in the city center of Bordeaux, in the Gironde department and the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It depends on the archdiocese of Bordeaux and is dedicated to Saint Bruno, founder of the Carthusians.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Bruno de Bordeaux (FR)

738 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 4: Ancienne Manufacture des Tabacs

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The Bordeaux tobacco factory is an industrial building built in 1825 and closed in 1987, now rehabilitated as a retirement home.

Wikipedia: Manufacture des tabacs de Bordeaux (FR)

373 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Ancien Hôtel Saint-Marc

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The Hôtel de Saint-Marc is a private mansion located in Bordeaux, France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Saint-Marc (FR)

450 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: Hôtel de Poissac

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The Hôtel de Poissac is an eighteenth-century mansion located in Bordeaux, France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Poissac (FR)

415 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Cathédrale Saint-André

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Bordeaux Cathedral, officially known as the Primatial Cathedral of St Andrew of Bordeaux, is a Catholic church dedicated to Saint Andrew and located in Bordeaux, France. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Bordeaux.

Wikipedia: Bordeaux Cathedral (EN)

108 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Tour Pey Berland

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The Tour Pey-Berland, named for its patron Pey Berland, is the separate bell tower of the Bordeaux Cathedral, in Bordeaux at the Place Pey Berland.

Wikipedia: Tour Pey-Berland (EN), Website

186 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Centre Jean-Moulin

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Centre Jean-Moulin

The Jean-Moulin National Centre is a Bordeaux museum and documentation centre dedicated to the history of the Second World War and in particular to the history of the French Resistance, deportation and the Free French Forces. It was created in 1967 on the initiative of Jacques Chaban-Delmas. Since April 2006, it has been attached to the Musée d'Aquitaine and publishes reference works on the period of the Second World War.

Wikipedia: Centre national Jean-Moulin de Bordeaux (FR), Website

217 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Hôtel de Ruat

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The Hôtel de Ruat is a building in Bordeaux, France, which is protected as a historical monument.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Ruat (FR)

191 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Porte Dijeaux

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The Dijeaux Gate is a gate in the city of Bordeaux, in the Gironde department of France.

Wikipedia: Porte Dijeaux (FR)

614 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 12: Grand Théâtre

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Grand Théâtre Marc Ryckaert (MJJR) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Grand-Théâtre de Bordeaux, commissioned by Marshal Richelieu, governor of Guyenne, and built by the architect Victor Louis, was inaugurated on 7 April 1780 with the performance of Jean Racine's Athalie.

Wikipedia: Grand Théâtre (Bordeaux) (FR)

193 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: Hôtel Boyer-Fonfrède

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The Hôtel Boyer-Fonfrède, or Hôtel Fonfrède, is an eighteenth-century mansion located at 1, cours du Chapeau-Rouge, in Bordeaux, France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Boyer-Fonfrède (FR)

69 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 14: Chambre de commerce et d'industrie (CCI)

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Hôtel de la Bourse designates two historical monuments: Hôtel de la Bourse in Bordeaux; Hôtel de la Bourse in La Rochelle; Hôtel de la Bourse in Toulouse.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de la Bourse (FR)

134 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 15: Espace Saint-Rémi

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The church of Saint-Rémi is a Romanesque church, erected in the eleventh century, before part of the building was rebuilt in the fourteenth century in a Gothic style. It has now become an exhibition space located in the heart of the city of Bordeaux.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Rémi de Bordeaux (FR)

135 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Fontaine Daurade

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74 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 17: Galerie Bordelaise

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The Bordeaux gallery is a shopping mall located in Bordeaux. It is, along with the Passage Sarget, one of the two covered passages in the city. Very fashionable during the first half of the nineteenth century, this provincial gallery rivals the Parisian passages in elegance.

Wikipedia: Galerie Bordelaise (FR)

379 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 18: Église Saint-Projet

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The church of Saint-Projet is located on rue Tustal in Bordeaux. Built in the fourteenth century, only the tower remains with a registration as a historical monument since 1965.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Projet de Bordeaux (FR)

41 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 19: Hôtel de Ragueneau

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Hôtel de Ragueneau B. Rakotomanga / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Hôtel de Ragueneau is a seventeenth-century mansion located in Bordeaux, France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Ragueneau (FR)

464 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 20: Temple protestant du Hâ

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Temple protestant du Hâ Chris06 / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Temple du Hâ is a Protestant place of worship located on rue du Hâ in Bordeaux (Gironde). Built between 1625 and 1638 as a chapel for the Catholic congregation of Marie-Notre-Dame, the building was attributed to the Calvinist Protestants of Bordeaux in 1803. The parish is a member of the United Protestant Church of France, and also manages the Protestant cemetery in Bordeaux.

Wikipedia: Temple du Hâ (FR), Website

289 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 21: Musée d'Aquitaine

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The Museum of Aquitaine is a collection of objects and documents from the history of Bordeaux and Aquitaine.

Wikipedia: Musée d'Aquitaine (EN), Website

207 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 22: Hôtel Gradis

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The Hotel Gradis is an eighteenth-century mansion located at 138, cours Victor-Hugo, in Bordeaux, France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Gradis (FR)

272 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 23: Église Saint-Paul-Saint-François-Xavier

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Église Saint-Paul-Saint-François-Xavier Chris06 / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Church of Saint-Paul-Saint-François-Xavier, commonly known as Saint-Paul, is a seventeenth-century French church, located in the city center of Bordeaux, in the Gironde department and the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Since its construction, it has been used for Catholic worship.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Paul-Saint-François-Xavier de Bordeaux (FR)

219 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 24: Grosse Cloche

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The Big Bell of Bordeaux is the nickname given to a building that served as the gate of the medieval rampart and the belfry of the old town hall. It is also called the Porte Saint-Éloi or the Porte Saint-James [ ʒam(ə)].

Wikipedia: Grosse cloche de Bordeaux (FR)

48 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 25: Église Saint-Éloi

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The Church of Saint-Éloi is a historic church in Bordeaux, Gironde, located against the door of the Great Bell. It was the church of the Jurade of Bordeaux. It was erected as a personal parish by the Archbishop of Bordeaux in 2007 and entrusted to the Institute of the Good Shepherd.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Éloi de Bordeaux (FR)

829 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 26: Pont de pierre

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The Pont de pierre, or "Stone Bridge" in English, is a bridge in Bordeaux,, which connects the left bank of the river Garonne to the right bank quartier de la Bastide.

Wikipedia: Pont de pierre (Bordeaux) (EN)

1 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 27: Ancienne caserne Benauge

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The Benauge fire station is located at 1, rue de la Benauge, in the Bastide district of Bordeaux. In 2008, the building was labeled "Heritage of the twentieth century. The barracks are now listed as historical monuments by decree of 22 September 2014.

Wikipedia: Caserne des pompiers de la Benauge (FR), Website

515 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 28: Gare de Bordeaux-Bastide

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Gare de Bordeaux-Bastide

The Bordeaux-Bastide station, formerly the Gare d'Orléans, was inaugurated on 20 September 1852 to accommodate the Paris-Bordeaux railway.

Wikipedia: Gare de Bordeaux-Bastide (FR)

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