GUIDE TO VISITING BORDEAUX

Thanks to Alain Juppé, mayor of Bordeaux since 1999, Bordeaux has become one of the most attractive cities in the world to vist. Over the last seven years, major cleaning-up of the town, refreshment of buildings (especially in Chartrons district), establishing three tramway lines covering all Bordeaux and its outskirts, and making banks of Garonne free of old warehouses/storehouses, has been to great advantage for Bordeaux' habitants.  Bordeaux offers you everything in finest quality - food, wine, shops, cultural events, restaurants, you name it. Prices are among the lowest in Western Europe.

If you want to relax after busy day, go to big park Jardin Public (close to Place Gambetta), a true oase in Bordeaux. Bordeaux is a true tourist paradise - discover it by yourself!

Bordeaux is the city in France, which has most protected buildings, so it's more than deserved, that Bordeaux has been included on  UNESCO's list of world's cultural heritages.

Bordeaux is perfectly situated base, from which you can go by car/train in app. one hour to Pyla sur Mer, an app. 100 km long beach filled with white sand. There you can get the best seafood in Europe and by the way oysters here are counted among the best in the world. Same distance is if you go south from Bordeaux to Perigord, a world of truffles and foie gras.

GENERAL INFORMATION

www.bordeaux-tourisme.com - great website with plenty of informations about accomodation, eating, visiting interesting places in Bordeaux. Multilingual.

www.bordeaux.fr - everything you want to learn about the city of Bordeaux - only available in French language.

TRAINS         

www.sncf.com - very quick and easy to navigate website, if you want to find out, which train you should take to desired destination(s) in Bordeaux region and other parts of France.

BUSSES

www.citram.com - extremely useful website for those without driving license and possibility to use car. Connections from Bordeaux to Medoc, Haut-Medoc and Right Bank and vice-versa. Timetables on every bus line. For buses in Bordeaux and its otskirts, check same website as for tramway, www.infotbc.com

TRAMWAY

www.infotbc.com - if you won't risk being stuck in Bordeaux' heavy traffic, try Bordeaux' new transport possibility. Quick connections from the Bordeaux centre to train station, Bordeaux Lac and outskirts of Bordeaux and vice-versa. All three lines (A, B and C) leave every 3-6 minutes and you'll reach Bordeaux' main train station from town's centre and vice versa in less than 10 minutes. The area they are covering is in the process of being extended, so check out the website frequently.