8 reasons to visit Bordeaux wine regions
- Bordeaux, a remarkable heritage located in the middle of the
largest vineyard of fine wines in the world: aesthetics above all,
royal prospects, religious and secular architecture surrounded by more
than 215 000 acres of vineyards, 57 wine controlled appellations, more
than 5 000 châteaux, 400 wine merchant houses.
- The Châteaux Road of the Medoc: all the prestige of great
classified growths and a kaleidoscope of spectacular architecture from
Tudor style to the Little Versailles.
- The Heritage Road around Saint Emilion "the hill of a
thousand châteaux" and Pomerol:wines of international repute
and historic listed villages with unique sightseeing attractions.
- The Graves & Sauternes road down to the fringes of the vast
Landes forests: a diversity of prestigious wines full bodied red,
elegant dry whites and opulent and luscious sweet white wines.
- Meet the people and travel the terroir in all Bordeaux wine
appellations.
- Learn everything about wine varieties and blends: the
distinctiveness of Bordeaux wines lies in centuries-old mastery of
blending noble grape varieties. The whole is greater than the sum of
its parts.
- Taste mythic, buddy wines and some small estates that count less
than 7.5 acres, selected from our secret address book
- Bordeaux is the gateway to many other vineyards of the South West
region: Armagnac, Cognac, Cahors, Jurancon, Irouléguy, Madiran,
Tursan and many more.
8 icons not to miss in Bordeaux & surroundings
"To travel through Aquitaine is to travel through the
centuries"
 Bordeaux
city
The superb 18th century architecture of the city centre including the
Grand Théâtre and Place de la Bourse and of course the Vieux Bordeaux,
oldest district of the city.
Saint Emilion
 This
beautiful medieval town overlooking the Dordogne valley, was built in the
shape of an amphitheatre. Saint Emilion is an incredible open air museum
with only footpaths in the village centre. Here you will find a monolithic
church dug out of solid limestone as well as underground galleries
covering more than 7O hectares.
 Château
de Cazeneuve
A former residence of King Henri IV & Queen Margot. Enjoy a guided
tour of the royal apartments and the large medieval cellar housing
prestigious Bordeaux wines going back centuries. Includes attractions from
prehistoric and medieval times. The
château is noted for its exceptional architecture and outstanding
setting.
 The
fortified village of the Entre Deux Mers
One of the most attractive regions in the Gironde region, with its hilly
landscapes, lush valleys and abbeys. Experience the ancestral traditions
and local markets.
 The
Bay of Arcachon on the Atlantic coast.
Breathtaking landscapes and colours, tiny fishermen's villages and
excellent oysters - a paradise for nature lovers.
 Dordogne
The very cradle of prehistory in Les Eyzies and Lascaux. The famous caves
of Lascaux
are a major tourist attraction. Périgueux has important Roman ruins,
including an arena which is still visible inside a public park located
near the town centre.
 Armagnac
& Landes to meet the people & travel the terroir.
 Authentic
traditions of the Basque country & Pyrénées mountains.
8 taste sensations in Bordeaux
 Garden
and orchard of France, gastronomic Aquitaine is renowned for
its flavours and the quality of its products.- Unique local meat such as Lamb of Pauillac and Beef of Bazas,
Poultry in the Landes area.
- Caviar, the Black Gold of Aquitaine – Oysters from
the Bay of Arcachon.
- Country & terroir cuisine as in grand mother’s times
and cooking classes on truffles or duck liver.
- Secret sweet recipes inherited from religious orders :
macaroons & canelés.
- Follow the French Paradox road to take a gourmet’s tour of
regions whose products keep the paradox alive.
- Match wine and food with the best of experts.
- World renown chefs such as Thierry Marx, Michel Trama, Michel
Guérard.
 Key Wine Events
in Bordeaux
- VINEXPO - International wine Fair every two years
- Fete du Vin - last week end of June every two years
- Fete de la Fleur – the celebration of the blossoming of the
vine (VIP event)
- Ban des Vendanges – the celebration at the end of the grape
harvest (VIP event)
To organise your tour and experience
Bordeaux's many delights, please contact our preferred agent:
Saint Emilion Excellence (S.E.E.)
5 Marzelle, Route Libourne
33330 Saint Emilion
France
Ph: +33 (0) 556 44 27 68
Contact: Ms Madeleine Marchand
www.see-travel.com
mmarchand@see-travel.com
More information about Bordeaux...
Best of Wine Tourism Winners
Wine Touring Routes
Bordeaux Photo Album
Links and resources for the
independent traveller.
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