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Invisible Bordeaux
http://www.invisiblebordeaux.net/
The online guide to some of the sights, stories, curios and lesser-known landmarks to be enjoyed in and around Bordeaux, France.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 322 )
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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 -
2013 in Review: the Year’s Most-read Invisible Bordeaux Items
The end of 2013 will soon be upon us and the time is therefore right to finish off the calendar year with a couple of items that look back on some of the... Read more
Posted on 21 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
The Strange Saga of the Benedictine Monks, the Sand, the Cuttlefish and the...
It was Adam over at Invisible Paris who first spotted this 1895 advertisement for a unique range of dental hygiene products: “Dentifrices des RR. PP. Bénédictin... Read more
Posted on 14 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
The Shop Fronts of Bordeaux
In spite of the fact that there is still no Starbucks in Bordeaux (although this will change in early 2014), in recent years much of the city has inevitably... Read more
Posted on 07 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Ferry 'cross the Gironde: the Lamarque-Blaye Boat Connection (and Ghost Railway...
Four-and-a-half kilometres of murky Gironde waters separate the towns of Lamarque and Blaye. Bridging this gap between the Médoc and Blayais territories is a... Read more
Posted on 30 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL