Bordeaux

Bordeaux is a city in the Gironde region of southwest France, standing on the River Garonne. It's the country's fifth largest city, with a population of 259,809 in 2020, and another million living in its associated towns. Wikivoyage

Population 267,991 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in France

Visas and entry What your passport needs for France

Tourist office · 640 m Office de Tourisme Centre-Ville

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival

October

The Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival (French: Festival international du film indépendant de Bordeaux, FIFIB) is an annual film festival held in Bordeaux (France) typically in October.

Official site Wikipedia

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage; descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

Marché Pey Berland
1. Monday: closed
2. Tuesday: closed
3. Wednesday: 07:00–15:00
4. Thursday: closed
5. Friday: closed
6. Saturday: closed
7. Sunday: 09:00–15:30
Times vary by day

Wednesday
07:00–15:00
Sunday
09:00–15:30
150 m from the centre
Marché Saint-Seurin
1. Monday: closed
2. Tuesday: closed
3. Wednesday: closed
4. Thursday: closed
5. Friday: 07:00–14:00
6. Saturday: closed
7. Sunday: closed
07:00–14:00
730 m from the centre
Marché de Saint Michel
1. Monday: closed
2. Tuesday: closed
3. Wednesday: closed
4. Thursday: closed
5. Friday: closed
6. Saturday: 06:00–14:00
7. Sunday: closed
06:00–14:00
1.1 km from the centre
Marché Neuf
1. Monday: 06:00–14:00
2. Tuesday: 06:00–14:00
3. Wednesday: 06:00–14:00
4. Thursday: 06:00–14:00
5. Friday: 06:00–14:00
6. Saturday: closed
7. Sunday: closed
06:00–14:00
1.1 km from the centre
Marché d'Arlac
1. Monday: closed
2. Tuesday: 07:00–14:00
3. Wednesday: closed
4. Thursday: closed
5. Friday: closed
6. Saturday: closed
7. Sunday: closed
07:00–14:00
1.2 km from the centre
Marché des Capucins
Covered hall
1. Monday: closed
2. Tuesday: 06:00–14:30
3. Wednesday: 06:00–14:30
4. Thursday: 06:00–14:30
5. Friday: 06:00–14:30
6. Saturday: 05:30–14:30
7. Sunday: 05:30–14:30
Times vary by day

Tuesday
06:00–14:30
Wednesday
06:00–14:30
Thursday
06:00–14:30
Friday
06:00–14:30
Saturday
05:30–14:30
Sunday
05:30–14:30
1.2 km from the centre
Marché Marie Brizard
1. Monday: closed
2. Tuesday: closed
3. Wednesday: closed
4. Thursday: closed
5. Friday: closed
6. Saturday: closed
7. Sunday: 07:00–14:00
07:00–14:00
1.4 km from the centre
Marché de Gaviniès
1. Monday: closed
2. Tuesday: closed
3. Wednesday: closed
4. Thursday: closed
5. Friday: closed
6. Saturday: 08:00–13:00
7. Sunday: closed
08:00–13:00
1.4 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 96 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Bordeaux-Saint-Jean 2.3 km, Talence-Médoquine 3.2 km, Caudéran-Mérignac 3.9 km, Mérignac Arlac 4.0 km, Cenon 4.0 km, Le Bouscat Sainte-Germaine 4.6 km, Bègles 4.7 km, Pessac 5.6 km, Bruges 5.9 km

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