Cite du Vin
La Cite du Vin is a wine museum in a curvaceous gold-clad building on the Garonne waterfront. Entry is paid (includes a tasting on the 8th floor with panoramic views).
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Darwin Ecosystem
Darwin is a former military barracks on the right bank of the Garonne converted into an alternative cultural and commercial hub: skate park, urban farm, organic restaurants, co-working spaces, and street art. Free to walk. The street art covers every surface. Budget travelers cross the Pont de Pierre (free, beautiful), explore Darwin, eat at the cheap organic restaurants, and see the side of Bordeaux that has nothing to do with wine chateaux.
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Before you go
- Address
- Quai des Queyries 87, 33100 Bordeaux
- Good to know
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Other places worth the walk, and what each one costs.
Place de la Bourse and Miroir d'Eau
Place de la Bourse is a grand 18th-century square facing the Garonne River, with the Miroir d'Eau (Water Mirror) in front of it: the world's largest reflecting pool, a thin sheet of water that alternates between mirror and mist effects. Free.
Pont de Pierre
The Pont de Pierre is Bordeaux's oldest bridge, a 17-arch stone bridge across the Garonne built on Napoleon's orders. Free to cross.
Rue Sainte-Catherine
Rue Sainte-Catherine is the longest pedestrian shopping street in Europe at 1.2 kilometers, running from Place de la Comedie to Place de la Victoire. Free to walk.
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