Bordeaux Mystery Quest: Self-Guided UNESCO Walk

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Monument aux Girondins

  This is the starting point of the city game. The monument of the Girondins was erected between 1894 and 1902 in memory of the Girondins deputies who were victims of the French Revolution between 1793-1794. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this cafe. It's fun. You will love it:)

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• Place des Quinconces (Pass by)

  The Quinconces is one of the main squares of the city center of Bordeaux in France. It hosts funfairs and fairs of all kinds thanks to its large area. You will see this square next to the starting point of the city game.

  Admission ticket free
• 2
  Banque de France

  The Banque de France is the central bank of France. It is a bicentennial institution, of private capital when it was created in 1800, then became the property of the French State on 1 st January 1946 during its nationalization by Charles de Gaulle. This is its Bordeaux subsidiary. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place. It's fun. You will love it:)

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Place de la Bourse

  Place de la Bourse is a square in Bordeaux, France and one of the city's most recognisable sights. Built from 1730 to 1775 along the Garonne River, it was a multi-building development designed by architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this cafe. It's fun. You will love it:)

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4
  Grand Théâtre

  The building is still considered one of the most beautiful theatres in the world and was the work of renowned architect Victor Louis. In addition to its aesthetic value, the building has exceptional acoustics thanks to the wooden structure surrounding it. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn its story.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 5
  Église Notre-Dame de Bordeaux

  The Church of Our Lady (formerly St. Dominic ) is a church built in a style baroque at the end of the 17th century in the city of Bordeaux located place of the Rosary in Mably street, down and near the Grand Theater. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place. It's fun. You will love it:)

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• Saint-Pierre (Pass by)

  This is the most beautiful neighborhood in Bordeaux. You will pass through it as you play the city game. Located in the heart of Vieux Bordeaux (Old Bordeaux), it hosts great monuments, streets, and more.

  Admission ticket free
• 6
  Porte Dijeaux

  La Porte Dijeaux is a gate of the city of Bordeaux. It is classified as a historical monument on June 2, 1921. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place. It's fun.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 7
  Centre Jean Moulin

  Created in 1967 at the instigation of Jacques Chaban-Delmas, the Centre National Jean Moulin brings together under the same roof a Second World War documentation center and a museum dedicated to the history of the Resistance, Deportation and the Free French Forces. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place. It's fun.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 8
  Vieux Bordeaux

  The whole tour goes through the Old Town of Bordeaux where you will solve clues to discover amazing attractions and local stories.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 9
  Musee d'Aquitaine

  The Museum of Aquitaine (French: Musée d'Aquitaine) is a collection of objects and documents from the history of Bordeaux and Aquitaine. The different collections include more than 70,000 pieces. They trace the history of Bordeaux and Aquitaine from Prehistory to today. 5,000 pieces of art from Africa and Oceania also testify to the harbor history of the city. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place. It's fun.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 10
  Place de la Victoire

  Victory Square is one of the main squares of the city of Bordeaux. Bordered by stone buildings of neo-classical inspiration, it also sees an old city gate standing in its center, inspired by ancient triumphal arches, the Porte d'Aquitaine. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place. It's fun.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 11
  University of Bordeaux - Victoire Campus

  Founded during Roman times in 286, the university had been created by the Romans. At this time, the city was an important administrative center and the school had to train administrators. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place. It's fun.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 12
  Grosse Cloche

  The Grosse Cloche is one of the oldest belfries in France, in the heart of the city. The gateway where the bell is hung also had a defensive function and served as a prison. Young people who misbehaved were confined there, shut in by a door 10 cm thick with enormous bolts. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place. It's fun.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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