
A port city, aged like a fine wine
It's a little known fact that Paris was modelled on Bordeaux, the port-side city on the Garonne deemed by the great romantic poet Victor Hugo as more lovely than Versailles and Antwerp combined. Discover France's sixth largest city, the Petit Paris in the southwest and a wine lover's paradise, on an unforgettable Bordeaux City break.
Take just a short wander through the UNESCO World Heritage Old Town and you'll be left misty eyed by the beauty of the 18th-century buildings, medieval belfries and town wall fragments. Brought to light in 1775, the Place de la Bourse is the perfect symbol of the city's grand past and contemporary outlook. Next to it is the Water Mirror, a modern interactive installation that reflects the great's building's elaborate details in a fine film of misty water. After such splendid sights, you might need something to settle your nerves. Just as well then that Bordeaux City is the capital of France's most esteemed wine producing region, whose vineyards easily explored on a tour from the city centre.
Take just a short wander through the UNESCO World Heritage Old Town and you'll be left misty eyed by the beauty of the 18th-century buildings, medieval belfries and town wall fragments. Brought to light in 1775, the Place de la Bourse is the perfect symbol of the city's grand past and contemporary outlook. Next to it is the Water Mirror, a modern interactive installation that reflects the great's building's elaborate details in a fine film of misty water. After such splendid sights, you might need something to settle your nerves. Just as well then that Bordeaux City is the capital of France's most esteemed wine producing region, whose vineyards easily explored on a tour from the city centre.

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