Bordeaux Travel Forum

I have last minute trip to Paris next week and plan to visit Bordeaux may be before paris trip (this Sat to next Tuesday) or after Paris trip (from next Sat to the following Tues). I am a wine drinker and would like to visit wineries and chateaux for 2 days, including Sunday. I have no preference for top and first growth wine and don't mind visiting any wineries in the regions. Advice needed:

1. Where can I get tour to visit those chateau with reasonable price?
2. Accommomdation for 1 person, around EUR30-50 per nite. Small room or shared bathroom is not an issue, just convenient place where I can join tour for wineries.

Many thanks.
Cheers

I will be in bordeaux for a few days in July with my two friends and we want to know the best night clubs for young crowds (19 yrs old). The crazyies, funnest and clubs that stay open the latest

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Hi. I am flying to Bordeaux for 5 days next thursday with a friend and want some ideas on what to do in Bordeaux and areas to visit nearby (within 3 hrs). We are deliberating over hiring a car, so wanted to get some ideas of places we can get to by train/bus. we're looking for culture, history and a relaxing/chilled time. Beach or mountains & villages all good. Also any recommendations on accommodation. I'm not so into modern hotels but still like good value cleanliness! thanks very much!!

We want to travel from cinque terre in italy to bordeaux. Does anyone know of the easiest way of doing this? Can it be done in one day? Is one way much cheaper than another?

Hi

we have only one day in Bordeaux next week and i would desperately love some advice as to 1 or 2 wineries to visit just for the day for some wine and cheese tasting or something along those lines. would love one in beautiful scenery etc.

we are flying into Toulouse the night before and then driving to Bordeaux, staying the night then have the whole next day to explore before driving to Millau that night (too much i know)

advice on 1 or 2 wineries someone has experienced and can reccomend and that accepts drop ins would be so helpful.

Thank you

Hello

I land in Bordeax on Sunday 2nd September. I need to get to the bus station so I can get a bus to Lacanau. Can someone please tell me:
1) How I get to the bus station from the airport?
2) Where I can find a timetable of buses from Bordeaux to Lacanau?

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Antonia

I am scheduled to sing at some jazz festivals in and around Bordeaux this December. I thought it would be so romantic if my boyfriend joined me from Miami to spend a week after my gigs are done. We got so excited that we have been surfing for at least 4 hours to learn about this beautiful countryside. However, after all that excitement, we both realized that it might not be as nice in the middle of winter. Is it?

If not, should we just meet at the Eiffel tower in Paris and stay there? Any suggestions/ideas?

Hello,
I am looking for opinions of the best wine & cheese tour, possibly a fabulous champagne tour as well. From what I have read, travelling outside of Bordeaux city is a must to get to these tours, any good transportation suggestions? Also, any recommendations for cheap accomodations in Bordeaux city/country? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hello,
I have done a lot of research on how to travel from Bordeaux to Barcelona, and nothing seems very simple (via rail or plane, a car is not an option.) I was thinking of taking the train from Bordeaux to Montpellier to Barcelona which is about 10 hours total. Is that what I am going to have to do to get to Barcelona? Any simplier suggestions?

Is there is a direct TGV train from Bordeaux to Aeroport Paris CDG ? I've got contradicting results from SCNF website.

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Hi, I am going to Bordeaux in September for 3 days we my partner,we have got a car booked. I need some help , if anyone can suggest any good traditional restaurants in Bordeaux,also good clubs at night.plasease to have nice,simple , cheap lunch etc.
We also would like to spend one day driving around St.Emillion and one day around Medoc.We love the wine and would like to visit few vinyards and have some tastings but everywhere I looked it is all organized tours,we would like to do them ourselvs, driving around, have lunch at one of them...what are the good wineries around St.Emillion and Medoc? web sites would be great ,thanks!

Hello,

My husband and I have 4 days/nights in Avignon and then, 4 days/nights in the Bourdeax region mid September. Can anyone recommed lodging in any of the areas around Bordeaux that are serviced by the rail, that is nice, w/patio or courtyard for afternoon relaxing attached, AND nice rooms....mostly on the quiet side and decent bedding. We have only Global Eurail pases so must stay close to rail lines. We plan to rail around the area while there. Do not need to be in Bordeaux, in fact would like something more intimate. Its our 10th anniversary to I'd like to make it special!

Thanks so much,

Peace be with you,

Doreen

Hi,
I'm going to Bordeaux this summer, and i was just wondering if anyone could yell me where to find good stores and shopping streets. Both cheap and expensive stuff please.
also places where it's fun for young ppl like me to go out in the evening.

Thanks in advance

Marie

We will be travelling to bordeaux between 16 to 19 june 2007, and we found that all hotels are fully booked that time.
can anybody suggest any nice place to stay during that period, it could be a small hotel / apartment, but we prefer to stay close to city center.
if you know any nice location that the transportation is no problem, please let me know. we don't want to drive during the vinexpo, that is why we prefer to stay in downtown bordeaux.

Not sure if anyone can help out there but finding any kind of accommodation for the nights Ireland are playing in Bordeaux (September 9th and September 15th) in the RWC is near on impossible. Have tried all the usual places from hostel to 5 star to no avail (wanting to be somewhere even close ish to town). If any locals or anyone else can offer any advice (or me a bed for a couple of nights ;-) ) please let me know!

We will be in Medoc in September, staying at the Chateau du Foulon in Castelnau de Medoc. Does anyone know the best way to get to Medoc from Bordeaux? Is there a train or should we rent a car in Bordeaux? Also, has anyone stayed at this Chateau before? Thank you!

I will be visiting france with my husband and my 5 months old baby in mid May. I will be driving from CDG to bordeaux and have 3 day trip until we head back to Paris. We planned to stay in Bordeaux for 2.5 days, and thinking about sparing 1.5 day in another city on the way back to Paris. Is this a good idea and what city is good for stopping by? Or should we stay in Bordeaux for 4 whole days and head back to Paris directly? Thanks for your advice...

Hello: I am planning on running the MEDOC Marathon in September. There are going to be 8 people in our party. We would really love to stay in a chateau for the 6 days we are there. Any suggestions?

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Mary

We are staying very near Lacanau for 2 weeks from 21 July but our rented house has no bicycles. We need robust, simple (but not crap) bikes; 2 adults, 12yr old and 7yr old, plus a seat or buggy for 4yr old. Often, hiring this lot for 2 weeks costs more than a car hire and I'm hoping to find a cost effective solution. Any ideas? Many thanks. Alan.

I will be flying in to Bordeaux on march 18th and was wondering if there will be any food stores open in the morning. I remember tht they close for sure in the afternoon, but I just need some quick groceries to tide us ovr til Monday.

Thnks for any help.

Bob

My sister and myself fly into Bordeaux airport Thursday 12th April We would like ideas of how to spend the day in Bordeaux before travelling to Monsegur late Friday. We would like to hire a car on Friday but need public transport from the airport. Any suggestions of places to stay and eat. Many thanks for any help.

Any advice on points of interest or places to visit in the Bordeaux area. I have several weeks and it would be during the summer.
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I will be spending a month in Soulac sur Mer during the summer. I am interested in learning about possible day trips from that location. I hope to have a car, so driving will be a possibility. Any suggestions? Thanks.

As with our recent trip to Eindhoven this will be a 24 hour trip most of which will involve getting there and getting back. However with a bit of luck we will have a few hours in the centre of the city so I hope you VTers will be able to make some suggestions please.

How far from the centre is the Bordeaux ground?

Is there a square that visiting supporters will usually congregate in and around?

How friendly are Bordeaux supporters? We like to think we are a friendly bunch and its nice to mix with opposition fans but I have bad memories of Paris many years ago so would you recommend it?

Is there a nice restaurant that you can recommend that does good steaks (bovine not equine please!) and or seafood?

Any churches/castles or similar buildings worth a visit with a camera close to the centre?

Look forward to hearing from you

Greetings from the Philippines. I will be in Bordeaux next week with a small group of people, and I have some precious pockets of free time that I would like to spend away from the group. We are staying at Relais de Margaux, and it would be nice to do something different, away from the hotel.

Any suggestions for a Sunday afternoon, and a Monday morning and lunchtime?

Also: what is your favorite post-dinner watering hole in Bordeaux City? Our group has a couple of dinners there during the trip.

Many thanks!

Hi there,

My boyfriend and I are going to France this coming May, and aside from the city, we really want to venture to the countryside and see the Chateaux and vineyards. I am wondering if it best to travel around Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgandy, and places like these by TGV or car? We just want to see a few of the chateaux but we thought renting a car would be the best option for getting around those parts of France. Are any of the chateaux within walking distance of each other?
Thanks for you help, and I look forward to any and all replies.

Anxious to go and inlovewithfrance,
Hammy10

Hi,

Could you please advise how to get train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux, where train station is, cost, time etc?

My brother is in hospital in Bordeaux with a brain haemorrage and i need to get there.

thanks.

What is the best way to get from Paris CDG Airport to Bordeaux?

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Andrew

We will be in Gironde in the first week of October and plan on visiting some wineries. Will it be possible to visit Chateau Latour, Chateau Margaux and Chateau Lafite without making any reservation or booking? If reservation is required how does one go about it? I read on a website that one needs local connections to gain access to some of the famous chateaux. Is this true? How can I connect with such local connections? Is there a tour for this sort of thing (visits to the three chateaux mentioned above)?
Any advice will be very much appreciated. Thank you.

I will be travelling to the Bordeaux region and spending approximately 6 nights there. I am planning for a group of 4 adults and hope someone out there can help me with suggestions of places to go to, to eat at, etc. We are interested in good local food (foie gras, duck, oysters and mussels - we'll ignore our doctor's advice re high cholesterol) and wine (naturally!!), some easy hiking and walks (duration of about 1-4 hours) with nice scenery. We will rent a car so we will be able to venture outside Bordeaux. We speak fluent English but un petit peu French. (I am now learning from a Teach Yourself French book during my free time - which is not much as I have a busy job). Apart from things to do and places to see, I need to also plan for hotel accommodation. We plan on spending around 150- 170 Euro for one room per night. Someone told me not to stay in Bordeaux hotels but go to Perigold and other areas. I would be most thankful if someone could give me some advice on this as well!! Merci Beaucoup!!