Dating back to 1748, this gate gives access from place Gambetta to rue Dijaux, both busy shopping areas.

Temporary exhibitions organised by the Musée des Beaux-Arts are held in this gallery.

Following the path of a Roman road, this very long pedestrianised thoroughfare is the busiest shopping street in Bordeaux. You will see houses with arcades on the ground floor and round-arched bays on the first floor.

On this majestic avenue lie luxury shops and designer boutiques. There is also the Rotonde des Grands-Hommes, a shopping centre, and at n°57 a Spanish cultural centre located in the house where Goya died in 1828. Lovely view of the cathedral spires f..

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This is a charming little square graced by a 14C-15C church (significantly remodelled in the 19C).

This no through road retains a 14C wall with twin windows. Beyond the gate is the house of Jeanne de Lartigue (Montesquieu's wife) with arcading surmounted by busts.

Built in around 1750, this house has a lovely façade carved in high relief with a child (angelot means cherub) and stone detailing.

Where is the palace this square is named after? It was the Palais de l'Ombrière, where the kings of England stayed and where, from 1642, the Bordeaux Parliament sat. It was demolished in 1800, making way for a street that was naturally named rue du P..

This square is surrounded by Louis XV houses with ground floor level arcading, giving it remarkable unity. In the middle is a small English-style garden.

Leading from place de la Bourse to place du Parlement, this street is lined with Louis XV façades - ground floor arcades, two storeys of tall windows topped with grotesque figures, and balconies embellished with ironwork.

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Built in 1495, this theatrical triumphal arch mixes decorative and defensive elements and was dedicated to Charles VIII. The name Cailhau probably comes from the word “cailloux” (meaning “pebbles”) that the River Garonne deposited near this spot. Ins..

Place de la Comédie, place Tourny and place Gambetta delineate a triangular area constituting one of the most beautiful districts of Bordeaux.

This district of offices, administrative buildings and shopping centres has numerous glass and concrete buildings of varying forms, linked by elevated passageways, interspersed by green areas with fountains and ponds. Buildings of interest include th..

Located in the Hôtel des Fermes, this museum tells of the story of customs and excise in France. There are two exibitions, one chronological, the other thematic (customs at the movies, in literature and comic books, the daily life and activities of a..

In this street, there are long-established shops selling wine, seed or salted fish. Their raised ground floor and lower basement layout is typical. At n°25 stands the house of a former mayor of Bordeaux, Michel de Montaigne .

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In the centre of Place de la Victoire stands this 18th C triumphal arch carrying the royal coat of arms and that of the town.

The venerable Porte de Bourgogne (to give it its other name) was built in the 18C.