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Serious students of the grape can enrol at the École du Vin Offline map
Google map (Wine School; 05 56 00 22 66; www.bordeaux.com/Ecole-du-Vin ) , within
the Maison du Vin de Bordeaux Offline map Google map (Bordeaux House of Wine;
3 cours du 30 Juillet) , across the street from the tourist office. Introductory two-hour
courses are held Monday to Saturday from 10am to noon between June and September
(adult €25).

Sleeping

ECOLODGE DES CHARTRONS €€
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B&B

( 05 56 81 49 13; www.ecolodgedeschartrons.com ; 23 rue Raze; s/d incl breakfast
€98/110) Hidden away in a little side street off the quays in Bordeaux' Chartrons
wine merchant district, this chambre d'hôte is blazing a trail for ecofriendly sleeping
in the city. Owner-hosts Veronique and Yann have added a solar-powered hot-wa-
ter system, energy-efficient gas heating and hemp-based soundproofing, while pre-
serving the soul of this old wine merchant's house.

LA MAISON BORD'EAUX €€
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Historic Hotel

( 05 56 44 00 45; www.lamaisonbordeaux.com ; 113 rue du Docteur Albert Barraud;
s/d from €130/150; ) You'd expect to find a sumptuous 18th-century château
with a conifer-flanked courtyard and stable house in the countryside, but this stun-
ning maison d'hôte is right in the middle of the city.

UNE CHAMBRE EN VILLE €€
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Boutique Hotel

( 05 56 81 34 53; www.bandb-bx.com ; 35 rue Bouffard; s/d €103/115, ste s/d
€126/138) On a street full of antique and art shops, this stylish place blends in well
because each of the five rooms is an individual work of art in its own right.

LA MAISON DU LIERRE €€ Boutique Hotel