Places to see in Bordeaux - Bordeaux has many places to see, some of the famous among them are, Basilique Saint-Seurin, a religious and spiritual architectural treasure; CAPC Musée d'Art Contemporain, an art gallery; Cathédrale Saint-André; Esplanade des Quinconces, a square with a fountain monument; Jardin Botanique, a botanical garden; Musée d'Aquitaine museum; Musse Des Beaux Arts museum; Musée des Arts Décoratifs art gallery and more.

Bordeaux Restaurants - The centre of town has plenty of traditional old-style restaurants. Quai Armand Lalande, is home to La Dame de Shangh, a floating nightclub, bar and fusion French/Chinese restaurant. Take shelter in the Musée Arts Decoratifs’s tea hidden in the lodge walls of an elegant townhouse, if it’s raining outside. Brasserie Le Noailles French restaurant offers Garden dining; Cassolette Café is a place for French family-style cooking; La Tupina is famous for traditional regional cuisine; L'Entrecôte is a place for thin-sliced meat heated underneath by tea-light candles and unlimited homemade frites (chips) and Restaurant Baud et Millet especially for cheese freaks.

Bordeaux Night Life - The night life in Bordeaux is splendid with lots of bars and clubs. Absolut Lounge bar serves food with cocktails; Bar de l'Hôtel de Ville disco club for gay people; Bodega Bodega, the biggest and best Spanish bar in town; Café Brun bar is a peaceful heaven with perfect atmosphere for an evening aperitif; Chez Auguste bar serves coffee, aperitifs and cafe fare to the bookish young people of Bordeaux; Connemara pub; Le Calle Ocho bar draws fans of salsa and Latin music and the atmosphere is highly charged.

Bordeaux Shopping - Pâtisserie Baillardran’s sticky canelés and macaroons are a treat. St-Michel church has a flea market out front. Bradley’s Bookshop stores quality books and magazines. Cadiot-Badie offers a whole range of delicious chocolate specialties to take home. Near the Place des Grands Hommes is this highly respected fromagerie. If you love cheese, this shop will delight you. Galerie bordelaise shopping centre is filled with chain stores and clothing shops. Marché Saint-Michel features stalls selling fresh fruits and vegetables, foodstuffs, and used clothing. Finally there’s rue Ste Catherine, with many original items to be found along its tributaries and squares.