Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #5 in Bordeaux, France

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Number of sights 14 sights
Distance 8.4 km
Ascend 88 m
Descend 109 m

Explore Bordeaux in France with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in BordeauxIndividual Sights in Bordeaux

Sight 1: Administration Générale

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Administration Générale inconnu / marque déposée

The Charles-Perrens Specialized Hospital Center (CHS) includes a psychiatric hospital located at 121 rue de la Béchade in Bordeaux.

Wikipedia: Centre hospitalier spécialisé Charles-Perrens (FR)

1667 meters / 20 minutes

Sight 2: Gare de Bordeaux-Ségur

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Gare de Bordeaux-Ségur

Bordeaux-Ségur station was the first railway station in the commune of Bordeaux (Gironde). Opened in 1841 at the eastern end of the line from Bordeaux to La Teste, conceded in 1837 to the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Bordeaux à La Teste, it was closed in 1855 following the creation of a connection between this line and the new Bordeaux-Saint-Jean station.

Wikipedia: Gare de Bordeaux-Ségur (FR)

634 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: Place Amédée Larrieu

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Place Amédée-Larrieu is a square in Bordeaux, France. It was designed by architects Édouard Bauhain and Raymond Barbaud, and includes a statue of Raoul Verlet.

Wikipedia: Place Amédée-Larrieu (FR)

1350 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 4: Église Saint-Éloi

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The Church of Saint-Éloi is a historic church in Bordeaux, Gironde, located against the Porte de la Grosse Cloche. It was the church of the Jurade in 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)

208 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Maison Couturier

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142 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Hôtel Raba

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The Hotel Raba is an eighteenth-century mansion located at 67, cours Victor-Hugo, in Bordeaux, France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Raba (FR)

460 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 7: Basilique Saint-Michel

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The Basilica of St Michael, is a Flamboyant Gothic church in Bordeaux, France.

Wikipedia: Basilica of St. Michael, Bordeaux (EN)

321 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: Fontaine de la Grave

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The Fontaine de la Grave or Fontaine des Salinières is a monument in Bordeaux, in the French department of Gironde. It was listed as a historical monument on 23 May 1925.

Wikipedia: Fontaine de la Grave (FR)

332 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Porte de la Monnaie

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Porte de la Monnaie Sylvain Machefert / Symac / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Porte de la Monnaie is a gateway to the city of Bordeaux, on the quays of La Monnaie, halfway between Pont de Pierre and Pont Saint-Jean, and a few steps from the music conservatory.

Wikipedia: Porte de la Monnaie (FR)

534 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 10: Marché des Douves

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Marché des Douves Sylvain Machefert / Symac / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Marché des Douves is a Baltard-style market in Bordeaux, France.

Wikipedia: Marché des Douves (FR)

553 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 11: Abbatiale Sainte-Croix

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Abbatiale Sainte-Croix Chris06 / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Church of the Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic church located in Bordeaux, southern France.

Wikipedia: Church of the Holy Cross, Bordeaux (EN)

882 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 12: Gare de Bordeaux Saint-Jean

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Bordeaux-Saint-Jean or formerly Bordeaux-Midi is the main railway station in the French city of Bordeaux. It is the southern terminus of the Paris–Bordeaux railway, and the western terminus of the Chemins de fer du Midi main line from Toulouse. The station is the main railway interchange in Aquitaine and links Bordeaux to Paris, Sète, Toulouse Matabiau and Spain.

Wikipedia: Bordeaux-Saint-Jean station (EN)

407 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 13: Ancien centre de tri Saint-Jean

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The former Saint-Jean de Bordeaux postal sorting centre is located on rue Charles-Domercq, in the Saint-Jean district near the Saint-Jean train station. In 2008, the building was awarded the "Heritage of the Twentieth Century" label

Wikipedia: Ancien centre de tri Saint-Jean (FR)

932 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 14: Passerelle Eiffel

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The "Passerelle Eiffel" or "Passerelle Saint-Jean" is a former metal railway bridge located over the Garonne River in Bordeaux.

Wikipedia: Passerelle Eiffel (FR)

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