Invisiblebordeaux

LATEST ARTICLES ( 327 )

• 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

• What Remains Today of La Cité Lumineuse?

  

  For more than 35 years, arguably the most prominent of Bordeaux’s waterfront buildings was to be found in the Bacalan district to the north of the city. Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2021 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• This Used to Be a Parking Lot: Bordeaux’s First Miyawaki Mini-forest is Taking...

  

  Taking the lead from the cities of Paris and Toulouse, Bordeaux has joined what is a pan-European trend in converting a small plot of inner-city land into a... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2021 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Bringing 'Chaban De Bordeaux' Back to the Modern-day City

  

  [CLIQUEZ ICI POUR DÉCOUVRIR CE DOSSIER EN FRANÇAIS]Some time ago I picked up a book called 'Chaban de Bordeaux' for a token euro in the Quai des Livres bookstor... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2021 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• [Musical Interlude] A Little Bit of Invisible Bordeaux in the Latest E.P....

  

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

  Posted on 11 July 2021 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The 10k Radius Cycling Challenge

  

  Lockdowns, eh? One of the defining responses to the constraints imposed on citizens to curb the spread of Covid-19 has been to at least make the most of what... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2021 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Parc De l’Ermitage Sainte-Catherine: the Quarry That Became a Hilly Park with a...

  

  It has taken Invisible Bordeaux a long time to check out Lormont’s Parc de l’Ermitage Sainte-Catherine, but that day finally a few weeks ago. Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2021 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Parc Ausone, Delivering Fresh Air, Greenery and Art to Bruges (except on Mondays)

  

  Parc Ausone, to be found in the suburb of Bruges, is a recent addition to the local landscape and provides an unusual combination of woodland paths, play... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2021 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL