Itinerary · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bordeaux in 3 days: contemporary art and wine culture
A long weekend in Bordeaux moving between today's art scene, classic collections and wine heritage — from the CAPC to the Bassins des Lumières, the Fine Arts Museum to Saint-André Cathedral, ending at the Cité du Vin and Saint-Seurin basilica.
3 days · 6 stops · Quick stop
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Overview
Numbers follow the order of the route, day by day — the dashed line is indicative, not a precise driving route.
Day 1
Contemporary Bordeaux, between concrete and light
Two faces of art today: the CAPC's committed exhibitions inside a former colonial warehouse, then the 360° immersive show at the Bassins des Lumières, set in a Second World War submarine base.
Contemporary art and colonial memoryMuseum · Bordeaux
CAPC musée d'art contemporain de Bordeaux
The CAPC is Bordeaux's contemporary art museum, an established institution. It is located at 7 rue Ferrère in Bordeaux, Gironde. The museum programs temporary…
Immersive in a submarine baseMuseum · Bordeaux
Bassins des Lumières
Les Bassins des Lumières sont un centre d'art numérique et immersif installé dans l'ancienne base sous-marine de Bordeaux depuis 2020. Le lieu propose des…
Day 2
Fine arts and flamboyant Gothic
The Fine Arts Museum's permanent collection, spanning the 15th to the 20th century, before a ten-minute walk to Saint-André Cathedral, whose towers have dominated the city for eight hundred years.
Eight centuries of paintingMuseum · Bordeaux
Galerie des Beaux-Arts
Le Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux est un établissement municipal situé en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, dans le centre-ville de Bordeaux. Fondé au début du XIXe…
Gothic cathedral downtownChurch · Bordeaux
Cathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux
Cathédrale primatiale Saint-André de Bordeaux, siège de l'évêque et première église du diocèse de Bordeaux. Édifice de style gothique, elle se situe place Pey…
Day 3
Wine, heritage and trade
Morning at the Cité du Vin, a striking building on the banks of the Garonne devoted to the history of wine worldwide; afternoon in the Romanesque Saint-Seurin basilica, one of the city's oldest sanctuaries, before heading off.
Wine culture and architectureMuseum · Bordeaux
Cité du Vin
The Cité du Vin is a cultural institution located in Bordeaux, in the Gironde department. A museum and cultural center, it is dedicated to the theme of wine…
Thousand-year-old Romanesque basilicaChurch · Bordeaux
Basilique Saint-Seurin de Bordeaux
La basilique Saint-Seurin de Bordeaux est un édifice religieux de style roman situé en Gironde, dans la région Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Elle constitue l'un des…
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