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• Étang De Cousseau Nature Reserve: Towers, Telescopes and One of La Gironde's...

  

  Imagine my surprise when I was out on my bike somewhere between Lacanau and Carcans-Maubuisson, on a stretch of cycle path which is among the prettiest there... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2023 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Join Slowrush on Their Mission to the Centre of the Northern Hemisphere (i.e....

  

  The small village of Puynormand - and its unusual claim to being the centre of the northern hemisphere - has twice featured on the Invisible Bordeaux blog. Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2023 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Hanging Gardens for All: Introducing the Green Walls of Bordeaux

  

  Every so often the hustle and bustle of central Bordeaux can get just a little bit overpowering, wouldn’t you say? When that happens there can surely be... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2023 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Introducing the (very Unusual) Public Bookcases of Eysines

  

  I’m no longer sure how this occurred, but I somehow came across a 2019 social media post announcing the installation of some new and highly unusual public... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2023 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Ten Unusual Sights to See in Bordeaux… at Least, According to ChatGPT!

  

  OK, everyone else is doing it, so why shouldn’t Invisible Bordeaux? As I’m a bit short on time these days (but the blog will hopefully be back sometime soon wit... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2023 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Late Gilles Bertin, the Reformed Punk Rocker/bank Robber Who Spent 30 Years...

  

  During the recent Musical Écran festival organised by the Bordeaux Rock association (coincidentally also part of the most recent Invisible Bordeaux blog item),... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2022 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Operation Frankton 80th Anniversary Events and Conferences in Bordeaux

  

  Throughout November and December 2022, a host of commemorations and events will be held to mark the 80th anniversary of Operation Frankton, which ranks as one o... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2022 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Welcome to the Bordeaux Rock 1977-1987 Listening Party!

  

  Back in the late 1970s/1980s, the rock music scene in Bordeaux was renowned throughout France as being particularly active and dynamic. Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2022 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• On the Trail of 'Les Fugitifs' in Bordeaux

  

  Among France’s box office hits of the 1980s, Les Fugitifs is one of the most fondly-remembered by cinema-goers, and still gets regular screenings on... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2022 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Recommended Reading: Mathias Cisnal’s Guide to the Mériadeck Quarter

  

  Architect and friend of the blog Mathias Cisnal has penned a book, published by Éditions Le Festin, about his specialist subject: the district of Bordeaux... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2022 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Day a West German Military Aircraft Crash-landed in the Fields of Eysines

  

  It is 11:30 on Saturday July 2nd 1988, deep in the farmlands of Eysines, and the relative silence is broken by the sound of a Transall C-160D military... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2022 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Sean Bouchard Tells All About Record Label Talitres Ahead of the 'Talitres In...

  

  In order to know everything there is to know about the 'Talitres In Waves' event being held on September 17 in Bordeaux, and more widely about the independent... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2022 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Back to Puynormand and the Place Where the Greenwich Meridian and the 45th...

  

  (Very) long-time readers of the blog will no doubt fondly remember the time, back in 2014, when I hooked up with fellow blogger Vincent and my son Dorian to... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2022 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Bordeaux 'My City' Feature in the August 2022 Issue of The Simple Things

  

  Invisible Bordeaux has provided words and pictures for a five-page spread about the city of Bordeaux for UK magazine The Simple Things, currently available... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2022 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• [Musical Interlude] More Invisible Bordeaux Themes in the Latest E.P. Released b...

  

  As loyal readers will know, in recent months my musical project Slowrush has once more taken precedence over Invisible Bordeaux in terms of time and energy... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2022 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• What Signals Can Be Picked up Today at Pessac’s Radar Test Tower?

  

  In Pessac’s Bersol industrial estate, in the space of land flanked by the Rocade ring-road to the east, and the A63 motorway to the south, new, modern office... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2022 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Podcast #16 - Sophie Poirier and 'Le Signal'

  

  The Invisible Bordeaux podcast is back! In this latest French-language episode we meet up with Bordeaux-based author Sophie Poirier to talk about her latest... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2022 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Bordeaux’s Changing Faces: the Bridge, the Wasteland, and the Flyover

  

  To the north of Bordeaux, close to where the Aubiers high-rise estate was built in the 1970s, three features on the landscape show how much the city has... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2022 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Uncovering the Hidden Side of Parc Lescure with Laurent Brun

  

  Among the glossy books published lately, one managed to tick many boxes that are dear to Invisible Bordeaux. Sport: check! History: check! Heritage: check!... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2022 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Ten Unusual Sights In... Saint-Médard-en-Jalles!

  

  The town of Saint-Médard-en-Jalles, to the north-west of Bordeaux, is a typical suburban succession of housing estates, shops, and offices. Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2021 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL