Beautiful Escape to Bordeaux with Véronique
Beautiful Escape to Bordeaux with Véronique
Bordeaux “Between Vineyards & Ocean”
Day 1
Individual transfers between BORDEAUX AIRPORT or TRAIN STATION and your hotel in the heart of BORDEAUX : QUALITY BORDEAUX CENTRE.
Located in the heart of the largest pedestrian district in Europe near the Grand Theatre, the Hotel offers sophisticated, modern decor combined with outstanding quality and inviting accommodations. At disposal : a private bar. The 84 rooms have the following amenities : Air conditioning – Flat-screen LCD TV with satellite channels – Telephone – Wi-Fi – Mini-bar – Nespresso Machine – Bathroom with hair-dryer – Bus drop off at 5mn walk from the hotel.
Dinner in a restaurant next to the hotel and Accommodation.
Day 2
Breakfast
10 am, Visit la Cité du Vin.
12 :30pm- Lunch at the gourmet market next to la Citée du Vin.
3.00pm, Enjoy 1 hour tour in a city coach followed by a 2 hours walking guided tour of Bordeaux with your local guide. BORDEAUX, city of art of the 18th century and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on foot (2 hours maxi – no entry in the monuments).
Walking Tour in the OLD BORDEAUX with the Place de la Bourse, St Pierre’s Church & Disctrict, the Place du Parlement, the former royal market square…
Then visit the GOLDEN TRIANGLE, monumental legacy of the Enlightenment with the Tourny Alleys, the Intendance Cours, the Clemenceau Cours, the Grand Theatre, masterpiece of neo classical architecture built by Victor Louis, the Cours du Chapeau Rouge with its private hotels….
Dinner in Bordeaux.
Day 3
Breakfast
9am – Departure with our Minibus to ST EMILION Unesco Part Heritage (around 1h drive).
Welcome in a Château Grand Cru St Emilion, wine tasting.
12 :30pm Lunch at a traditional restaurant in St Emilion area.
3 pm – meet our local English speaking guide for a visit by foot of this medieval village and of Saint-Emilion’s unique underground monuments. The tour covers several centuries of History and legend from the settling of the monk Emilion to the carving out of the amazing monolithic church. You will be able to see paintings in the Chapelle de la Trinité and learn the secrets of the catacombs. (around 1h30: 45mn in the monuments + 45mn in the village – Provide good footwear as steep streets).
End of the afternoon free at leisure to enjoy the charm of this village.
Drive back to BORDEAUX, Dinner and Accommodation.
Day 4
Breakfast
Transfer by tramway to Bordeaux Station and Departure by train to the BAY OF ARCACHON (around 50mn journey).
10.45am, Panoramic Commented tour of ARCACHON in little Train with the Winter Town and its magnificent old villas until the Pereire Beach (50mn approx.).
12.00pm, Boat crossing from Arcachon to Bélisaire Pier in CAP FERRET.
12.30, Sea-food lunch at the restaurant “Pinasse Café” next to the Pier overlooking the Dune du Pyla (lunch inside).
Beginning of the afternoon free at leisure.
4.30pm, Return Boat crossing from Bélisaire Pier to Arcachon.
Return Train to BORDEAUX.
Evening and Dinner free at leisure in BORDEAUX.
Day 5
Breakfast
Departure with our minibus to LA BREDE, south of Bordeaux (around 30mn drive).
The Château of La Brède is an exceptional historical, architectural and natural building. This site has been listed as an Historic Monument since 1951. It was in this castle that Charles Louis de Secondat, baron of La Brède and Montesquieu, better known as Montesquieu, was born on January 18, 1689. In this heaven of peace, he found again the happiness of a simple life and an environment favourable for writing and thoughts.
9.30am, Guided tour of this domain which will reveal its history and its heritage remarkably preserved over the centuries, by the family of Montesquieu. The discovery of the many fully furnished rooms will lead you in the footsteps of the writer.
Free time in the park before or after the visit (1h guided tour possible in English – Group of up to 30pers – Allow 1h30 on site).
11.00am, transfer to Château LA LOUVIERE, Grand Cru Classé PESSAC LEOGNAN
Welcome, Visit of the winery and the cellars followed by a tasting of 2 wines with 4 cocktail pieces and a Lunch in the Cloister Room of the castle, elegant stone room of 150m² (menu 3 courses, 1/3 wine and coffee included).
In the afternoon, drive to the South of the Department (about 45mn drive) for a guided tour of the Malagar Estate.
In 1927, François Mauriac inherited the Domaine de Malagar from his great-grandfather. Now owned by the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, it allows visitors to immerse into the world of the famous 20th century writer. Here everything speaks of the author and his work, the vineyard, the pines, the cypresses that he himself planted when he returned from Tuscany.
In Malagar, an area so dear to the heart of François Mauriac and a source of inspiration, one goes from the majestic panorama over the Garonne valley to the intimate world of the journalist and Nobel Prize in literature.
3.30pm, 45mn guided tour of the House and FREE visit of the exhibition in the Red Cellar and of the Garden (allow 1h30 on site – visit in English possible).
Back to BORDEAUX at the end of the day, Dinner and Accommodation.
Day 6 – Half Day Medoc.
Breakfast
Morning and Lunch free at leisure in BORDEAUX.
2.00pm, Departure with our guide and our minibus for the famous “Route des Châteaux” in the Medoc Region.
3.00pm, Welcome at Château du TAILLAN, Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel, for a visit “step by step” from harvest to bottling, to an entertaining discovery of winemaking’s art. It all starts with a tasting of our white wine, in the ambiance of the vat room; then, you appreciate our red wine in its aging cellars, where oak barrels are housed. Finally, our rosé wine is served in our “concept-store” boutique. All this, with the expert explanations of our wine-tourism host and a slate of dried fruits and cheeses.
5 pm – Panoramic drive, “route des châteaux” you will pass by Châteaux Palmer, Margaux, Beychevelle, Pichon Longueville, Mouton Rothschild…
In the late afternoon, Stop at Château KIRWAN, Grand Cru Classé 1855
Welcome, private guided visit of the cellars followed by the tasting of one Vintage of Chateau Kirwan, Grand Cru Classé with 3 appetizers.
Dinner in the Dining Room of the Chateau: 4-courses Menu, 1/3 wine and coffee included
Back to BORDEAUX around 10.00pm and Accommodation.
Day 7
Breakfast
Depending on your flight times, individual transfers to BORDEAUX Airport or train Station.
End of our services.
