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Bordeaux Cathedral was consecrated in 1096. Of the original Romanesque edifice, only a wall in the nave remains. The Royal Gate is from the early 13th century, while the rest of the construction is mostly from the 14th-15th centuries. A separate bell tower, the Tour Pey-Berland, is next to the cathedral.
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Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, is a Theatre in Bordeaux, France, first inaugurated on 17 April 1780. It was in this theatre that the ballet La Fille Mal Gardée premiered in 1789, and where a young Marius Petipa staged some of his first ballets.
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Touring the vineyards and sampling the local wines are one of the greatest pleasures when visiting Bordeaux. It is the second largest wine-growing region in the world. It produces some of the best and most prestigious wines.
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Musée des Beaux Arts (Fine arts museum), is one of the finest painting galleries in France with paintings by painters such as Tiziano, Veronese, Rubens, Van Dyck, Frans Hals, Claude, Chardin, Delacroix, Renoir, Seurat, Matisse and Picasso.
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The Église Sainte-Croix is a Roman Catholic abbey church in Bordeaux, southern France. It is annexed to a Benedictine abbey founded in the 7th century, and was built in the late 11th-early 12th centuries. The façade is in Romanesque style.
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The Basilica of St. Michael, Bordeaux, is a Flamboyant Gothic church in Bordeaux, France, built between the end of 14th century and the 16th century. The pulpit represents Saint Michael slaying the dragon.
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This colossal sand dune, 35 km west of Bordeaux, stretches for almost 3 km. The largest in Europe, it's spreading eastwards at 4.5m a year. The view from the top (115 m above sea level) is magnificent.
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The spicy scent of the pines, the sound of the grasshoppers. The monotonous and relaxing landscapes, where plains of bracken and heather alternate with forests of tall pines. The hot air, urging you to bathe in the heavenly cold ocean. The endless sand beaches and dunes.
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By plane to Bordeaux airport, or by car or train 350 mi / 5 hr from Paris