Every last Friday of the month, enthusiasts don their skates for Bordeaux's Nuit des Rollers - organised skates that leave from the Place Pey Berlan. Even if you don't fancy taking part…

Every last Friday of the month, enthusiasts don their skates for Bordeaux's Nuit des Rollers - organised skates that leave from the Place Pey Berlan. Even if you don't fancy taking part…

Every last Friday of the month, enthusiasts don their skates for Bordeaux's Nuit des Rollers - organised skates that leave from the Place Pey Berlan. Even if you don't fancy taking part…

Every last Friday of the month, enthusiasts don their skates for Bordeaux's Nuit des Rollers - organised skates that leave from the Place Pey Berlan. Even if you don't fancy taking part…

Every last Friday of the month, enthusiasts don their skates for Bordeaux's Nuit des Rollers - organised skates that leave from the Place Pey Berlan. Even if you don't fancy taking part…

Bordeaux's Flea Market, or Grand Déballage de Brocante, takes place four times a year on the Place Saint-Michel, near the quayside and Saint-Michel Church. Visitors enjoy car-free streets and…

Bordeaux's Vinorama Wine Museum traces the history of the town's wines from Roman times up to the 19th century. The museum boasts a wine school where experts offer tastings - prices are decent…

The wealth of Bordeaux is symbolised in its grand Town Hall, known as the Palais Rohan, prominently located on the Place Pey-Berland.

As well as an array of markets, Bordeaux offers very good high-street shopping for all budgets. The pedestrianised Rue St Catherine is the city's main commercial hub, particularly where it…

With the Museum of Natural History, Botanical Garden, boating, a children's play area and a library within its grounds, Bordeaux's central green space is much more than just a garden.

The Musée d'Aquitaine is one of Bordeaux' better museums. This well-organised home of historical knick-knacks is housed in the attractive 19th-century Faculty of Arts and Sciences, a short…

With 57 appellations and 300,000 acres of appellation wines, the vineyards of Bordeaux constitute France's largest high quality wine producing area. Housed in the exquisite 18th-century Hôtel…

The Musée des Beaux-Arts Bordeaux' monumental collection of paintings ranks among the top ten in France, no small achievement in a nation which boasts so many beautiful art collections.

Bordeaux has a whole range of markets to choose from. There's nowhere better to soak up the local atmosphere or test out the Bordelais delicacies.

Surfers, how often do you get the chance to ride a six-foot tidal wave upstream at 20mph? This rare natural phenomenon, known as a bore (or mascaret) - occurs along the Gironde Estuary, about…

The Basilique St-Seurin is one of the most interesting historical and religious sites in Bordeaux, with architectural designs dating from the Merovingian era up until the 14th century.

One of Bordeaux's main clubbing venues, Le 4 Sans is a cavernous club which regularly attracts big names to entertain a mixed crowd of townies and students.

Bordeaux's Museum of Decorative Arts offers an insight into the beautiful objects with which the wealthy Bordelais surrounded themselves in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The Jean Moulin Centre was set up in 1967 in order to portray the Second World War, the Resistance movement, deportation and the Free French Forces. Resistance hero Jean Moulin and the role…

The Musée des Chartrons traces Bordeaux' wine heritage, explaining the lives of the old Bordeaux merchants and their estates in the Chartrons district. Explore the history of cask wine…