Bordeaux & French Basque Country - Discover France: Experience the Best of France - page 549

Shopping

Bordeaux Magnum
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Wine

(3 rue Gobineau) Speciality wine shop.

L'Intendant
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Wine

(2 allées de Tourny) . A central spiral staircase climbing four floors is surrounded by
cylindrical shelves holding 15,000 bottles of regional wine.

Information
Main tourist office ( 05 56 00 66 00; www.bordeaux-tourisme.com ; 12 cours du 30 Juillet;
9am-7pm Mon-Sat, 9.30am-6.30pm Sun)

Getting There & Away
AIR Bordeaux airport ( 05 56 34 50 00; www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr ) is in Mérig-
nac, 10km west of the city centre, with domestic and increasing numbers of interna-
tional flights to most west European and North African destinations.
TRAIN The train station, Gare St-Jean, is about 3km from the city centre at the
southern terminus of cours de la Marne.
Paris Gare Montparnasse €70, three hours, at least 16 daily
Bayonne €28, two hours
Nantes €45, four hours
Poitiers €36, 1¾ hours
Toulouse from €33, 2¼ hours

Getting Around

To/From the Airport
The train station, place Gambetta and the main tourist office are connected to the
airport (one way €7) by Jet'Bus (

05 56 34 50 50) .