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• Léon Gambetta Monument: the Centrepiece Now Missing from Allées De Tourny

  

  For many years throughout the 20th century, this proud portrayal of statesman Léon Gambetta was the centrepiece of Allées de Tourny in central Bordeaux. Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Wine-lover Thomas Jefferson’s Five Days in Bordeaux

  

  A plaque on the wall of the US Consulate in Bordeaux commemorates the legacy of Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States (from 1801 to 1809)... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• A Stroll in Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc

  

  Fifteen kilometres to the north-west of Bordeaux lies Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc. The quiet town is more of a place to live than a place to visit, but the central... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Introducing the Former Hôtel Des Postes (and Seminary, Factory, Hostel, Mint...

  

  On Rue du Palais-Gallien, just metres from the city-centre hub that is Place Gambetta, the seemingly timeless “Poste – Télégraphe – Téléphone” signage on what i... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Saint-Jean-des-Palus Chapel: Deteriorating by the Day

  

  To the side of a main road that runs parallel to the Garonne, connecting Bordeaux with the Médoc wine-growing territory, a 19th-century place of worship is... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL