Bordeaux | Aquitaine Region | South West France

Bordeaux, the capital of Aquitaine, is situated 350 miles southwest of Paris. One of the best known cities in France, its fine wines are appreciated the world over by millions of connoisseurs.

A major center of communications and commerce, Bordeaux is the western terminus of an excellent road, rail and canal network between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

Bordeaux, an 18th century architectural gem, owes its beauty to architects spanning a number of periods: Jacques Gabriel Les Allées de Tourny, Victor Louis Le Grand Théâtre, Jacques d'Welles the municipal stadium, and Richard Rogers, who designed not only the Beaubourg Centre in Paris, but also the Bordeaux Court of First Instance.

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Other towns in the Aquitaine region:

The Dordogne
Bordeaux
The Bassin d'Arcachon and Arrachon
Lacanau  
Biarritz
Bayonne
Saint Jean de Luz
Dax
Pau
Pays Basque