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Private Bordeaux UNESCO Walking Tour with a Licensed Guide
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Visit the Essential Sites of Unesco Bordeaux on this small group Bordeaux Walks with a licensed guide. Avoid the free tours Bordeaux and visit the City with an official local guide knowledgeable in Bordeaux's History & Culture.
Highlights
- Admire Europe’s Largest 18th Century Architecture Ensemble
- Flexible Tour to Include Your Interests
- English speaking licensed guides, local experts
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Discover Bordeaux, the Sleeping Beauty, on this private tour. Inscribed as a Unesco World Heritage Site since 2007, it is one of the most fascinating French towns classified a “City of Art and History” and home to one of Europe’s largest collection of 18th Century architecture. Discover an impressive architectural ensemble that includes the neoclassical Grand Theater, the Golden Triangle district ...
Discover Bordeaux, the Sleeping Beauty, on this private tour. Inscribed as a Unesco World Heritage Site since 2007, it is one of the most fascinating French towns classified a “City of Art and History” and home to one of Europe’s largest collection of 18th Century architecture.
Discover an impressive architectural ensemble that includes the neoclassical Grand Theater, the Golden Triangle district and the Rohan Palace that is today's Bordeaux Town Hall. On this walking tour of Bordeaux, admire ‘Place de la Bourse’ architecture, sculptured décor and water mirror that bring out a sense of unity that celebrates the tight union between the city and the Garonne River.
Your accredited/licensed tour guide can be flexible on the itinerary but will definitely include the most famous landmarks:
The Rohan Palace
The Palace was built between 1171 and 1784 by architect Bonfin under the patronage of Ferdinand Maximilien Mériadec de Rohan. The Rohan Palace, after being the siege of the Archbishop of the revolutionary court and an imperial Palace, is today the Town Hall of Bordeaux since 1835. Inside, behind its Louis XVI style facade, is one of the most beautiful staircases of France a masterpiece of stereotomy. The Rohan Palace faces the Saint Andrew Cathedral and Pey Berland tower.
The Golden Triangle
Under the name of Golden Triangle lies a district of Bordeaux that englobes Cours Georges-Clemenceau, Cours de l'Intendance and the Allées de Tourny. These three very large streets form a Triangle of which each tip ends with a square: Gambetta, Comedie and Tourny. Historically, this is where all the most luxurious shops and financial institutions were located. In the 18th century, the wealthiest persons of Bordeaux started building Private Mansions, vaste and luxurious city houses, built for a single family and its servants.
Place de la Comédie
This impressive square is located between the Grand Theater of Bordeaux and the houses that face it to the west. The impressive portico composed of 12 Corinthian columns of the Grand Theater, designed by architect Victor Louis, dominate the whole composition of the square. The Theatre was inaugurated in 1780 and originally the ground sloped up so that carriages could drive inside the colonnade. In 1899 the building is classified as a Historical Monument. Today, the Theater is home to the National Opera of Bordeaux.
The Grand Theatre
The inauguration of the Grand Theatre of Bordeaux took place on April 7, 1780. It took Victor Louis more than 7 years to achieve the construction commissioned by the Governor of Guyenne, Louis Armand du Plessis, Duke of Richelieu. Built in a Neoclassical style, the Grand Theatre impresses with its main façade composed of a portico of 12 Corinthian columns above which stand 12 statues - nine muses and 3 goddesses of Classical Mythology.
Place de la Bourse
The Royal Square, today Place de la Bourse, is considered to be the most elegant façade located on the quays of Bordeaux. Initially, the architectural program completed the installation of a statue of Louis XV that was inaugurated on the 19th of August 1743. Construction of the square took more than 25 years and the hard work of two 'Intendants' (Civil Officers) and three architects. The architectural style is directly modeled on the works of Mansart for Versailles. Eventually, the statue of Louis XV was taken off its basement in 1792 and replaced by the fountain of the Three Graces.
If you are interested in other visits of Bordeaux, don't hesitate to browse our other walking tours that begin with Place des Quinconces and include a visit of the quartier des Chartrons district linked to the wine growing history of Bordeaux and that we mention on our wine tours.
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Meet your guide at your hotel, accommodation or dedicated meeting point in Bordeaux
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2 hours Private guided walking tour of Bordeaux with your personal licensed tour guide
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End of the tour in central Bordeaux
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Know before you book
- Tour available all year round (except May 1st, Dec 25th and Jan 1st)
- Group size of 1 to 30 participants maximum
- Tour is operated in English, other languages on request
- Tour involves some walking, comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- This tour is not recommended for persons with reduced mobility
- This tour is not wheelchair accessible
Meeting point
Your Hotel, accomodation or dedicated meeting point in Bordeaux
Departure
We will come and pick you up at your accommodation in Bordeaux or at a dedicated meeting point to be confirmed at time of booking.
Return
Bordeaux city center.
Reviews
5.0/5 (1 reviews)
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Bermbr
04, May 2023
Great introduction to the city with the super guide Karim Tripadvisor review: Bordeaux historical walking tour We went for a friends birthday extravaganza...
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- 2 hour walking tour of Bordeaux
- English speaking licensed guide
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- Entrance fees, tasting fees or activity fees
- Personal insurance and expenses
- Gratuities for the guide
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Where will we meet our licensed tour guide?
Your guide will meet you directly at your hotel or accommodation in Bordeaux. If you are coming from outside, we will set a convenient meeting point for you. The end of your guided walking tour in Bordeaux will take place in the city center. -
Are your Bordeaux Walks adapted to everyone?
Our Bordeaux walking tours involve an important amount of walking. Even though our walking tours tend to stay on easy to walk sidewalks and streets, the city of Bordeaux still has some cobbledstone streets that are difficult to walk on. Therefore we strongly advise that you book this tour only if you are in a good physical condition. This tour is certainly not adapted to persons who have walking difficulties and it is not wheelchair accessible. -
Is the price per person or per group?
The pricing for our walking tours is per group of minimum 1 persons to maximum 30 persons. -
What is the difference between your Bordeaux Guided Walking Tours & Free Tours?
What makes a guided walking tour in any town or city in the world so unique or outstanding is the personality, knowledge and qualifications of the tour guide. All our guides are local guides who either originate from the city where they guide in or have been there for a number of years.
All possess the French Diploma that allows them to conduct tours in monuments, museums and historical city centers. This very specific diploma means that your guide is proficient in French History, Culture, Architecture & Art History and will be there to make detailed descriptions of the monuments and sights you will visit. All our guides also include great anecdotes to their lively comments making for very contemporary visits that stand out from the basic, very common ones offered by free tours! -
Can we adapt the tour to fit our wishes?
Absolutely, since this is a private tour we will customize the walking tour to your wishes. Let our team of travel professionals know what are your main points of interest and they will designe the tour accordingly. -
Is this Guided Walking Tour of Bordeaux only available in English?
No, our talented, in-house multi lingual guides will be happy to conduct the tour in French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese and Portuguese.
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