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Bordeaux, France Travel Guide

Claret, canelés and Garonne quays

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Why visit Bordeaux

Bordeaux’s 18th-century waterfront faces the Miroir d’eau, a granite plaza that floods to two centimetres and mirrors Place de la Bourse. The Cité du Vin unpicks the region’s six thousand châteaux, while the Saint-Pierre lanes pour a glass of Bordeaux Supérieur for about €6. Saint-Émilion is 40 minutes away by train, and the canelé - rum and vanilla in a caramelised shell - sits in every second window.

Last updated Aug 17, 2026 · Reviewed by the WhatWhereVacay editorial team

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3 days in Bordeaux: what to eat & see

D1 Day 1

Morning

Place de la Bourse & the Miroir d’eau

Afternoon

Bordeaux Cathedral & the Grosse Cloche

Evening

Dinner in the Chartrons wine district

Confit de Canard

D2 Day 2

Morning

Marché des Capucins & the Pont de Pierre

Pain au Chocolat

Afternoon

Musée d’Aquitaine & Rue Sainte-Catherine

Canelé

Evening

Wine bar crawl in the Saint-Pierre quarter

Foie Gras

D3 Day 3

Morning

Train to Saint-Émilion

Macarons

Afternoon

Saint-Émilion monolithic church & a vineyard tasting

Evening

Darwin Écosystème on the right bank

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