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“Take Versailles, add Antwerp
and you end up with Bordeaux”
This is how Victor Hugo described the wine capital.
This distinguished city is the best preserved 18th century architectural complex in the world. Its white stone façades, parks, original cobblestone streets and elegant boulevards are just some of the many aspects which seduce visitors and ranks Bordeaux among Europe's most beautiful cities.
Number of inhabitants : 630 000.
. Prestigious wines and chateaux.
. Long sandy beaches.
. Largest pine forest in Europe.
. Highest sand dune (105 metres), which plunges down into the sea.
. Arcachon Bay.
. Medieval village of St Emilion, perched above the vineyards.
. Dordogne region with its prehistoric sites and medieval castles.
. The beautiful and unspoilt Pays Basque region.
. Pyrenees mountains.
. Spain (two and a half-hours drive from Bordeaux).
Bordeaux is served by : the A10 autoroute linking Paris to Spain, TGV trains within 3 hours from Paris or by air to Bordeaux international airport with more than 20 direct flights from major cities around the world and 200 flights per week.
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