Heritage Tour Bordeaux UNESCO
Some 1810 hectares of the city of Bordeaux were listed as a unesco World Heritage site on 28th June 2007.This remarkably large area encompasses almost the whole of the city inside the outer boulevards, including the "Port of the Moon" (so called because of the crescent shape formed by a bend in the Garonne) and the opposite riverbank.
5.1 km
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max. 16 m
min. 5 m
49 m
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Styles : DiscoveryIn town Theme : Patrimony | ||||
Starting point
33000 Bordeaux
Tourist Office
A beautiful neoclassical building, completed around 1820.
Monument aux Girondins
A statue entitled "Liberty Breaking her Chains" stands atop a 43-metre...Read more
Maison Gobineau
Wine house of Bordeaux The architect of the Grand-Théâtre...Read more
Grand Théâtre
The Grand Theatre was built by Victor Louis from 1773 to 1780. This...Read more
Hôtel Acquart
Spectacular neo-classical decor. Two huge caryatids support the first...Read more
Eglise Notre-Dame
Constructed by the Jacobins. The Notre-Dame church is characteristic...Read more
Cour Mably
Part of the former Dominican monastery, now the headquarters of the...Read more
Porte Dijeaux
Built by Voisin, 1748-1753, sculpted by Francin. One of the city's...Read more
Palais Rohan, Hôtel de Ville
The Palais Rohan was built by Joseph Étienne and Richard-François...Read more
Cathédrale Saint-André (12e - 16e siècles) et Tour Pey-Berland (15e siècle)
This square, laid out in the 19th century, together with Cours d'Alsace-et-Lorraine,...Read more
Musée d'Aquitaine
Built to house the school of arts and sciences, this building has...Read more
La Grosse Cloche
The Grosse Cloche is the only vestige of a 13th century defensive....Read more
Place Fernand-Lafargue
This former market place (1155) was the site of the stocks.
Place du Palais
This square marks the site of the Palais de l'Ombrière (12th-18th...Read more
Porte Cailhau
A panoramic view 23 metres above the river. This former fortified...Read more
Maison du Pélerin
Pilgrim House. Beautiful set of buildings built in 1760. It is nowadays...Read more
Eglise Saint-Pierre
Saint-Pierre Church. Built in the 14th-15th centuries on the site...Read more
Place du Parlement
Created in 1754 on orders from the royal administrator, Marquis de...Read more
Place de la Bourse
The royal administrator, Boucher, commissioned the extraordinary place...Read more
Fontaine des trois Grâces
According to a drawing of Louis Visconti.
Hôtel des Fermes
Goods arriving at the port of Bordeaux were recorded in this building,...Read more
Miroir d'eau
A key feature of the Garonne waterfront redevelopment project. It...Read more
Palais de la Bourse
The Royal Square, together with this hotel de la Bourse where the...Read more
Hôtel Boyer-Fonfrède
This lovely townhouse is famous for its spiral staircase, audaciously...Read more
Hôtel Saige
Inspired by the Mancini Palace (Rome).
Hôtel de Laubardemont
Interesting example of Bordeaux architecture during the reign of Henri...Read more