Bordeaux’s Chartrons District
Bordeaux’s Chartrons District is north of the centre, where many of its wine merchants settled and where stands the City of Wine, Bordeaux’s newest attraction.
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Best Time to Visit Bordeaux
The Travel Pages picks the best time to visit Bordeaux, with a monthly summary of the weather, plus hotel prices and special events to help plan a visit.
Passac-Léognan
The Travel Pages visits three wine chateaux with vineyards in the newer wine region of Passac-Leognan, close to Bordeaux.
Bordeaux Wine Festival
The Travel Pages visits the Bordeaux Wine Festival, with tastings, food, music, fireworks, parades and much more spread over four days.
Best Things to See in Montpellier
The Travel Pages picks the best things to see in Montpellier including the city’s mansions and museums, and visiting the Antigone district.
Shopping in Marseille
The Travel Pages makes some suggestions if you want to go shopping in Marseille, including buying local specialties like navettes and santons.
Saint-Étienne Musée d’Art et d’Industrie
The Travel Pages visits the Museum of Art and Industry in Saint-Etienne, southwest of Lyon.
The Calanques
The Travel Pages visits the Calanques, the dramatically beautiful valleys along the coast south and east of Marseille, and reachable by bus or on foot.
Vieux Port in Marseille
The Travel Pages takes a tour of the Vieux Port in Marseille, visiting the quai des Belges, Palais de Pharo, the Abbaye Saint-Victor and Cathédrale de la Major.
Restaurants Around the Vieux Port in Marseille
The Travel Pages recommends the best restaurants around the Vieux Port in Marseille, plus a couple of bars, and where to get the best bouillabaisse.
Paris Cemeteries
The Travel Pages visits Paris’s cemeteries, including Père-Lachaise, Cimetière Montparnasse, and the Cimetière de Montmartre, to see the graves of famous names.
Musée de la Mine
The Musee de la Mine in Saint-Étienne near Lyon in France offers a unique and dramatic visit to see working conditions in a coal mine.
Shopping in Bordeaux
The Travel Pages guide to shopping in Bordeaux, the city where the word ‘shopping’ originates, including wine and local specialties like Canalés de Bordeaux.
Where to Stay in Marseille
The Travel Pages recommends where to stay in Marseille with budget and luxury hotels in the Vieux Port, along the Corniche and near the Velodrome stadium.
Stade Toulousain
The Stade Toulousain is the main sports stadium in Toulouse and hosts rugby and football matches, and music concerts, and is easy to get to by public transport.
Bordeaux’s Golden Triangle
Bordeaux’s Golden Triangle is at the heart of the city and includes a historic market, the Grand Theater, Notre Dame church, and top class shopping and eating.
Shopping in Toulouse
The Travel Pages goes shopping in Toulouse and finds a shop for rugby fans, a shop on a barge and selling items made from local violets, and a fantastic market.
Entre-Deux-Mers
The Travel Pages meets two very different winemakers touring the vineyards of the Entre-Deux-Mers winemaking region near Bordeaux.
Visiting Pessac-Léognan Vineyards
The Travel Pages spends a day visiting Pessac-Léognan Vineyards near Bordeaux: Château Haut-Bacalan, Château Luchey-Halde, and Château Smith Haut Lafitte.
What to Expect from a Bordeaux Wine Tour
The Travel Pages explains what to expect from a Bordeaux wine tour and individual vineyard tours at famous Bordeaux wine names like Margaux and Saint-Émilion.