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• Sylvain Dornon : the Arcachon Baker Who Stilt-walked from Paris to Moscow

  

  The scene is Arcachon, in the latter years of the nineteenth century, and local baker Sylvain Dornon (pictured left) has taken it upon himself to popularise... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Gare d’Orléans: the Railway Station Turned Multiplex Cinema

  

  The weather was hot on Sunday July 17th 1853 as the first train from Paris pulled into Gare d’Orléans (later also known as Gare Bordeaux-Bastide), some... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Forgotten Wartime Camp in Eysines

  

  We are in a residential quarter in the suburb of Eysines, barely 300 metres from the town’s parish church. The unusual thing about the quiet neighbourhood is... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Parc Rivière: the Central Park with a Difference

  

  During my time documenting the Bordeaux area, I’ve done my best to uncover some of the city’s best-kept secrets, and Parc Rivière is one such example of the... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Every Street Tells a Story: My Afternoon with Bordeaux 2066

  

  Over recent months I’ve become a loyal reader of one of the city’s most likeable blogs: www.bordeaux2066.com. The concept is simple: the two authors have taken... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• An Update on Stade Bordeaux Atlantique, the Next Big Sporting Arena

  

  Shortly after launching this website I headed over to the Lac district of Bordeaux to get an idea of where the city would be building its new 43,000-seater... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Les Grands Magasins : Bordeaux Department Stores Past and Present

  

  For many locals, a day spent in downtown Bordeaux is synonymous with a shopping trip in the Rue Sainte-Catherine quarter, but if you peel away the uniform... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Invisible Bordeaux: as Seen on TF1

  

  Invisible Bordeaux was one of a number of contributors to a lengthy report about the city broadcast by national TV station TF1 during the lunchtime news... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Musée National De l’Assurance Maladie: Showcasing France’s Healthcare System in...

  

  A mansion in Lormont, just off a narrow road which runs alongside the A10 motorway, forms the backdrop to what is undoubtedly one of the most unusual attraction... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Invisible Bordeaux Featured in Direct Matin Bordeaux7

  

  If you follow Invisible Bordeaux on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, you may already be aware of the fact that the blog was featured this week in local... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Gare Saint-Louis: Once a Railway Station, Now a Deserted Shopping Mall

  

  We find ourselves in a run-down part of a Leclerc shopping centre in the Chartrons district of Bordeaux. The building in question used to be one of the city’s... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Talking Past, Present and Future with Bradley’s Bookshop

  

  These are difficult times for independent bookstores, but one shop which continues to weather the storm is Bradley’s, the only English-language bookshop in... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Bordeaux Waterfront... as Featured on Old Postcards

  

  My Invisible Paris and Invisible Lyon counterparts and I regularly look to old postcards as a source of inspiration for subjects which end up being featured on... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Jean Hameau: the La Teste Doctor Who Paved the Way for Pasteur

  

  A name that seems etched into the collective consciousness of La-Teste-de-Buch, on the southern ridge of the Bassin d’Arcachon, is that of Dr Jean Hameau,... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Carrelets: the Picturesque Estuary-side Fishing Huts

  

  Dotted along the banks of the Gironde Estuary are countless wooden fishing huts which have been built on stilts. Their main implement is a square-shaped... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Legacy of Camille Godard

  

  The city and people of modern-day Bordeaux owe much to the man celebrated by this monument which can be found in the heart of the leafy Parc Bordelais: Camille... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• When It Rained Stones on Arcachon’s Orthopedic Clinic

  

  This waterfront orthopedic clinic in Arcachon, which specialised in the treatment of osseous tuberculosis, was allegedly the scene of a series of paranormal... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• La Grande Brasserie De l'Atlantique : a Bordeaux Beer Institution

  

  In this, the first-ever guest post on the blog, Bordeaux-based translator and authority on all things beer-related, Chris Tighe, casts his well-informed eyes... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Invisible Bordeaux on tooBordo Webradio Feature!

  

  The good people of Bordeaux webradio station tooBordo have released their first “carte postale audio” of 2014, which features… Invisible Bordeaux! Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• 2013 in Review: Five Personal Favourites

  

  Once again, all the subjects covered by the website over the past twelve months have been a delight to compile and research. But here are five subjects which... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL