Things to do in Bordeaux

What to see

• La Cité du Vin — The immersive museum of world wine cultures in its golden curved building, ending with a tasting on the top-floor Belvédère over the city and river.
• Old town, Saint-Pierre quarter — Cobbled lanes, Place du Parlement, the Porte Cailhau gate and the Grosse Cloche belfry, the old heart of the city.
• Miroir d'Eau and Place de la Bourse — The water mirror opposite the stock-exchange square, shifting between reflection, mist and dry pavement through the day.
• Cathédrale Saint-André and Pey-Berland tower — The great Gothic cathedral with its sculpted Royal Portal, and its separate bell tower to climb.
• Place des Quinconces and Monument aux Girondins — One of Europe's largest squares, with its fountain-column monument and the tourist office on the square.
• Bassins des Lumières — Immersive digital art exhibitions inside a former submarine base, near the Cité du Vin.