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Bordeaux & French Basque
Country's Best…
Bird's-Eye Views
» Bordeaux city panorama ( Click here ) Best seen from the cathedral belfry.
» St-Émilion rooftops ( Click here ) Slog up the bell tower for views of this hilltop
hamlet.
» Biarritz ( Click here ) Biarritz' lighthouse offers coast and city vistas.
» Pic du Jer ( Click here ) Look out over Lourdes from this rocky outcrop.
» Pic du Midi ( Click here ) Catch the funicular to this former observatory for eye-
popping Pyrenean views.
Souvenir Shopping
» L'Intendant, Bordeaux ( Click here ) 15,000 bottles of wine, and counting.
» La Winery, Arsac-en-Médoc ( Click here ) Ground-breaking winery with 1000
different Bordeaux wines.
» St-Émilion ( Click here ) With one wine shop for every eight residents, wine
shopping in St-Émilion's a breeze.
» Bayonne ( Click here ) For Bayonne's famous ham, visit Pierre Ibaïalde or the
covered market.
» Cognac ( Click here ) Take home some of this superb brandy.
Beach Retreats
 
 
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