A full-day tour to nearby wine chateaux is the most popular shore excursion in this city. A city tour is also a good choice, visiting the historic buildings of the Bourse, the Girondin monument and its horse fountains, the Grand Theatre and the Cite Mondiale du Vin for wine and shopping.
Language:
French
Currency:
Euro (EUR)
Driving Directions and Parking Information
Bordeaux Port Atlantique
152 Quai de Bacalan
CS 41320
33082 Bordeaux, France
Bordeaux Port Atlantique is located approximately 20 minutes from Aéroport de Bordeaux-Mérignac.
Leave the airport through Rue Rene Cassin, then turn left onto Rue Caroline Aigle and left onto Cite Maurice Bastie/Rue Rene Cassin. Follow Rue Rene Cassin to the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Av. René Cassin/D1563 heading to Mérignac - Centre/Bordeaux. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on Av. René Cassin/D1563. Take the ramp to A10/Paris/A89/Lyon/Libourne/Bordeaux-Lac/Bordeaux-Caudéran. Merge onto A630. Take exit 4C toward Bordeaux-Centre. Continue on Bd Aliénor d'Aquitaine. Use the left 2 lanes to turn slightly left onto Rue Lucien Faure. Keep left to continue toward Cr Henri Brunet, turn left onto Cr Henri Brunet. Turn right onto Quai Hubert Prom and continue onto Rue des Étrangers. Continue straight onto Pl. Victor Raulin and the destination will be on the right .
Port Médoc
Anse de la Chambrette, 33123
Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France
Port Médoc is located approximately an hour and a half from Aéroport de Bordeaux-Mérignac.
Leave the airport through Rue Rene Cassin, then turn left onto Rue Caroline Aigle and left onto Cite Maurice Bastie/Rue Rene Cassin. Follow Rue Rene Cassin to the roundabout, take the 3rd exit towards Avenue de Beaudesert/D213 heading to La Haillan/St Medard/Lege Cap-Ferret. Follow the roundabouts towards D213 and Chemin du Phare, then towards D211. Keep heading towards D211 through the roundabouts until you reach the roundabout that has an exit D1215 towards Saulaunes/Lacanau, and take that exit. Continue straight to follow D6, then take the D104 exit. Turn left onto Route de Brach/D104 and continue to follow D104 for 8.5km. Turn left onto Route de Carcans/D207 (signs for Carcans/Lacanau/St Laurent). Sta on D207 until you hit the D3 exit and follow D3 for 12km. Turn left onto Place de l'Eglise/D4 (signs for Vendays-Montalivet) then turn right onto Place de l'Eglise/D101. Continue to follow D101, then turn left onto Rue de la Cote d'Argent/D101. Keep following D101, then after 17km, take the 2nd exit onto Route de Lesparre/D102 for 4km. Turn left onto D1215, drive 24km, then take the 3rd exit onto Rue Henri de Bournazel/D1215. Continue on D1215 for 1.5km, then turn right onto Allee de Declide, then right onto Boulevard de la Sterne, and finally a right onto Allee des Avocettes. Your destination will be on the left.
Port de la Lune
59 Quai de Paludate, 33800
Bordeaux, France
Port de la Lune is located approximately 20 minutes from Aéroport de Bordeaux-Mérignac.
Exit the airport heading southwest on Rue René Cassin and turn left onto Rue Caroline Aigle. Turn left onto Cité Maurice Bastié/Rue René Cassin. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Av. René Cassin/D1563 heading to Mérignac - Centre/Bordeaux. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto the A630 ramp to A62/Toulouse/A63/Bayonne/Bassin/D'Arcachon/Pessac. Merge onto A630 and take exit 21 toward E72/Bordeaux-Centre/Gare-Saint-Jean/M.I.N. Continue onto A631 and then continue onto Bd des Frères Moga. Turn left onto Rue de la Seigliere, turn right onto Quai de Paludate and the destination will be on the left.
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