Bordeaux Self Guided Tour of Wine, Wealth and Slave Ships

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2 to 3 hours (approximately)
Offered in: German and 6 more

Bordeaux does not want to tell you how it got so rich. Look at the golden facade of Place de la Bourse and see carved faces of African women, quiet witnesses to a fortune built partly on the slave trade. Follow the Garonne's moon-shaped curve past a bell tower that stands apart from its cathedral on purpose, meet a 13-year-old bride who became the most powerful woman in Europe, hear about a shepherd boy calmly told a judge he preferred the taste of little girls because it was tender, and learn about a bronze monument that a WWII foundry worker quietly refused to melt down.
Skip fixed schedules and crowds. Walk this self-guided tour of Bordeaux at your own pace, pause when a canele shop catches your eye, resume right where you left off. A good fit for curious walkers who want Bordeaux audio tour storytelling at their own pace. Download the app, press play, let Bordeaux's stones tell the truth. Over 25,000 travelers have used our self-guided tours, backed by a full refund guarantee.

What's Included

1-year access to audio on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like
Audio and written guide included
100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund
Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded
Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation
Any physical devices or headphones
Human tour guide at location

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

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End point
Eco-Citizen House Bordeaux

Itinerary

Duration: 2 to 3 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Place de la Bourse

    Look up at a golden facade hiding a secret nobody points out on postcards

    12 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 2

    Decode why every Bordeaux wine label hides its grape behind a place name instead

    8 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 3

    Trace a dragon legend that ends with six hostages and a broken promise

    8 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 4
    Porte Dijeaux

    Search for a hidden community whose name may still be carved into this gate

    7 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 5

    Encounter a memorial shaped like a tree that names what this city built its wealth on

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • Tour Pey-Berland (Pass by)

    Spot why this bell tower stands apart from its own cathedral on purpose

    Admission ticket free
  • 6
    Grosse Cloche

    Hear how a king silenced an entire city by taking away its bell

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 7
    Porte de Bourgogne

    Count the missing piece from a painter's grave that's never been found

    6 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 8
    Porte Cailhau

    Look up at a king whose military triumph ended in the strangest possible way at home

    7 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • Grand Theatre (Pass by)

    Look up at twelve rooftop statues above a theatre that once governed all of France.

    Admission ticket free
  • 9
    Monument aux Girondins

    Trace the story of bronze fountains that a foundry worker quietly refused to melt down.

    12 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 10
    Église Notre-Dame de Bordeaux

    Decode a theatrical façade the Church designed to win back souls it was losing.

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • Cathedrale Saint-Andre Bordeaux (Pass by)

    See where a thirteen-year-old bride married weeks before becoming Queen of France.

    Admission ticket free
  • Tour Pey-Berland (Pass by)

    Puzzle over a bell tower that stands strangely apart from the cathedral it belongs to.

    Admission ticket free
  • Musee d'Aquitaine (Pass by)

    Piece together the mystery of a tomb that may or may not hold France's greatest mind.

    Admission ticket free
  • 11
    The Frog and Rosbif

    Pause at a pub that claims a darker past, tied to the region's most feared witch-hunter.

    8 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 12
    Pont de Pierre

    Cross the city's first bridge, where a stray cat once outwitted the devil himself.

    8 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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