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• All About the City of Bordeaux's Coat of Arms (and Logo!)

  

  This mosaic interpretation of the city of Bordeaux’s shield of arms can be seen in the Parc Floral and is one of many designs to be spotted throughout the... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Merging Past and Present Views of Bordeaux

  

  Loyal readers of the blog will know that before-and-after photos are a recurring feature. Meanwhile, there is currently a growing trend for old and new views... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Saint-Savin's Road to Argentina 1978 and the Attempted Kidnap of Michel Hidalgo

  

  The small town of Saint-Savin, 50 kilometres to the north of Bordeaux, formed the backdrop to one of the shortest and strangest chapters in the history of the... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Exshaw’s Mansions: Little Britain in Bordeaux and Cussac-Fort-Médoc

  

  In the Saint-Genès district of Bordeaux stands a mansion house with Victorian traits which wouldn’t look out of place in the UK. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Invisible Bordeaux Guided Walking Tours Now Available as Free PDF Downloads

  

  People who go googling for “free walking tours of Bordeaux” can rejoice: the four walking tours conceived by Invisible Bordeaux are now available as free PDF... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• What Happened to the Statue of Sadi Carnot?

  

  Let's rewind 100 years to 1914 and Place Jean-Jaurès in central Bordeaux (known at the time as Place Richelieu), where the lens of the postcard photographer... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Ghost Signs Galore on Cours Gallieni

  

  Cours Gallieni was historically one of the main arteries into and out of Bordeaux, forming the main road to Pessac and the primary escape route to Arcachon. Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Accessible Bordeaux: How Wheelchair-friendly is the City?

  

  Meet Jérôme Mabon, creator of the États Critiques movie review blog and occasional contributor to Bordeaux cultural webzine Happe:n. Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• 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