Bordeaux, France Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

Bordeaux, France, is the world's largest wine town. This port city located on the south bank of the Garonne River in southwestern France was established during the Enlightenment and is also known as the Port of Moon. The cityscape of Bordeaux still maintains the neoclassical style formed in the early 18th century. It is the city with the most protected buildings in France besides Paris. The city and buildings are harmoniously unified here. The local excellent geographical climate is very suitable for grape planting and wine brewing. Since Bordeaux people grew up soaking in red wine, this city is also known as a city born on taste buds.

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Bordeaux is the capital of the Aquitaine region and Gironde in southwestern France. It is the closest port in France to West Africa and the American continent, and a strategic location on the Atlantic coast of Europe. Bordeaux is located in a typical Mediterranean climate zone. The local blue water and blue sky are unique, and the natural environment is second to none in France. The year-round sunshine has formed a large vineyard in Bordeaux, and its wine is famous all over the world. The busy port trade has given the city many more business opportunities to communicate with the outside world, and the municipal development is extremely prosperous. Victor Hugo once commented on Bordeaux: "This is a peculiar city, primitive, and perhaps unique. Combine the two cities of Versailles and Antwerp and you get Bordeaux."
Bordeaux was founded in the 3rd century BC and was originally used by the Celts in northern France for tin and iron trade. In 56 BC, the early settlers of Bordeaux were suppressed by General Crassus of Caesar, and the city was named Burdigala. After that, the Romans began to plant colonies on the banks of the Garonne River. vineyard , the local wine became famous, and Bordeaux became one of the showcases of the Roman Empire's wealth because of its magnificent palaces and temples; after the decline of the Roman Empire, Bordeaux fell into silence and was once reduced to ruins due to the invasion of the Germans in 276; the rebuilt Bordeaux was followed by the Visigoths, ancient Arabs (Saracen), and Normans; in the 12th century, Bordeaux became an overseas territory of the British Plantagenet dynasty. In the following 300 years (1154-1453), Bordeaux earned countless wealth from port trade and red wine revenue, and the city expanded several times due to the gradually increasing population; shortly after the end of the Plantagenet dynasty, Bordeaux returned to French territory and was successfully transformed into a modern port in the 18th century.

Scenic spot qualifications:

World Heritage

Scenic spot features:

Cultural tours, photography, sightseeing, historical tours, wine, ancient cities, ports