Bordeaux is a lively,graceful city with more heritage-listed buildings than anywhere else in France except Paris – and famous vineyards nearby.
Sometimes,you just want all the best cliches,from French onion soup to duck confit,chateaux to grand cru wines.
You can taste Bordeaux wine anywhere,of course,but I reckon it's at its best sipped on the spot.
A temperamental river has kept this golden ancient town hidden from cruise guests - until now.
Bordeaux anchors a world-famous wine region but you don't need to be a connoisseur to enjoy this grand port city.
The traditionally conservative and insular wine capital of the world is opening itself to ever-increasing numbers of visitors.
Ancient villages,chateaux and vineyards line the rivers on this river cruise in the famous Bordeaux wine region.
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Bordeaux is more about soaking up ambience than specific sights,and needn't cost a centime.
It was the Romans who brought vines to Bordeaux. Then look what happened,writes Paul Byrnes.