Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Bordeaux, France

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 6.7 km
Ascend 78 m
Descend 88 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)

702 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: Piscine Judaïque

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The Jean-Boiteux Judaica swimming pool, in Art Deco style, is located at 164-166 rue Judaïque in Bordeaux. It was built between 1931 and 1935 by the architect Louis Madeline.

Wikipedia: Piscine Judaïque (FR)

326 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Théâtre de l'Alhambra

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Théâtre de l'Alhambra

The Théâtre de l'Alhambra was located in the rue d'Alzon, near the Meriadeck district in Bordeaux, France.

Wikipedia: Théâtre Alhambra de Bordeaux (FR)

872 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 5: 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)

191 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: 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)

217 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: 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

307 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: 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)

41 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 9: 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)

379 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 10: 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)

74 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: Fontaine Daurade

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135 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: 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)

134 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: 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)

69 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 14: 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)

193 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 15: 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)

302 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 16: Église Notre-Dame

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Église Notre-Dame Marc Ryckaert (MJJR) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Church of Notre-Dame is a church built in a baroque style at the end of the seventeenth century in the city of Bordeaux, located on the Place du Chapelet in the rue Mably, set back and near the Grand Théâtre.

Wikipedia: Église Notre-Dame de Bordeaux (FR)

454 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 17: Hôtel de la Marine

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The city of Bordeaux has many private mansions, large and luxurious townhouses, generally built on several floors, and designed to be occupied by a single family. Witnesses to the richness of the city and its port, especially in the eighteenth century, many of them are now historical monuments.

Wikipedia: Hôtels particuliers de Bordeaux (FR)

322 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 18: Hôtel de Bryas

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The Hôtel de Bryas is a private mansion located at 15, place Charles-Gruet, in Bordeaux, France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Bryas (FR)

698 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 19: Monument aux Girondins

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The monument to the Girondins, located in Bordeaux on the Place des Quinconces, was erected between 1894 and 1901 in memory of the Girondin deputies who were victims of the Terror. The people of Bordeaux commonly call it the "Girondins column" or "Girondins monument".

Wikipedia: Monument aux Girondins (FR)

484 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 20: Bordeaux, Port of the Moon

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The Port de la Lune is the name given to the harbour of Bordeaux, dating to the Middle Ages, because of the shape of the river crossing the city. It is represented by a crescent on the coat of arms of Bordeaux, and by three interlaced crescents in the logotype of the municipality.

Wikipedia: Port de la Lune (EN), Heritage Website

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