Bordeaux, is a relaxed and elegant city, somewhere to stroll along the riverside quays and to peel back many layers of history in the old town: Roman remains, medieval turrets, elegant 18th century mansions, a wartime submarine base, stunning 21st century features like the Miroir d’eau.
And it’s a city of wine. Somewhere to tour a vineyard or two, visit a wine shop which stocks several million bottles and linger over a glass or a bottle in any number of pretty squares and side streets. And, of course, it’s the place to visit the stunning Cité du Vin, the world’s largest wine museum.
Our 10 Bordeaux episodes will bring you all the background history and culture you need to really understand the city. In short, here is all the research you’d do yourself if only you had the time!
BORDEAUX : HISTORY & CULTURE
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Episode 1: Introduction to Bordeaux
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Episode 2: A Stroll Around Central Bordeaux
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Episode 3: Roman and Medieval Bordeaux
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Episode 4: Bordeaux’s Riverside Heritage
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Episode 5: Finding World War II in Bordeaux Today
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Episode 6: Bordeaux Wine
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Episode 7: 3 Bordeaux Art Galleries
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Episode 8: Food and Shopping in Bordeaux
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Episode 9: St Emilion and other Day Trips from Bordeaux
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Episode 10: Literary Bordeaux : an Anthology
BOrdeaux: links and reading
Two useful websites for tourists
Bordeaux Tourist Office
Visit Bordeaux
2 Guide Books
Lonely Planet Pocket Bordeaux
Bordeaux France by P G Preston
4 History Books
Eleanor of Aquitaine by Sara Cockerill
Eleanor of Aquitaine by Alison Weir
Histoire de Bordeaux by Madeleine Lassière (in French)
Petite Histoire de Bordeaux by Marion Philip and Xavier Lacarce (in French)
True Stories and Memoirs
Game of Spies by Paddy Ashdown
The Last of the Cockleshell Heroes by William Sparks
The Billionaire’s Vinegar by Benjamin Wallace
Novels set in Bordeaux
The Summer Queen by Elizabeth Chadwick
Dark Summer in Bordeaux by Allan Massie
The Frontenac Mystery by François Mauriac
Thérèse Desqueyroux by François Mauriac
PODCASTS to get you started
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