Invisiblebordeaux

LATEST ARTICLES ( 340 )

• Podcast #10 - Fleur Explore Bordeaux

  

  The tenth episode of the French-language Invisible Bordeaux podcast is now available and features Fleur, the independent tour guide and blogger whose local... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Exploring the Ruins of Abbaye De La Sauve-Majeure

  

  A few weeks ago I at long last got to visit one of the Bordeaux area’s most renowned UNESCO World Heritage sites: the ruins of Grande-Sauve Abbey, or Abbaye de... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Podcast in English - The 1959 Bordeaux Air Disaster

  

  Invisible Bordeaux has switched back into English for this latest podcast, which revisits the tragic story of that night in 1959 when a Transports Aériens... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Gironde's Finest Water Towers

  

  So yeah, water towers don’t get much press, do they? They stand tall and proud above our villages, towns and cities, “at a height sufficient to pressurize a... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• 2019 European Heritage Days: the Invisible Bordeaux Selection!

  

  It's that time of year again! The annual European Heritage Days will be upon us on September 21st and 22nd and, as always, in and around Bordeaux there are... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Podcast #8 - Jean-Pierre Gauffre (radio Personality, Writer, Actor and Director)

  

  The eighth episode of the monthly French-language Invisible Bordeaux features one of Gironde's most famous radio voices, that of Jean-Pierre Gauffre, who... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Lodoïs Lataste’s Ode to Bordeaux (and Anthem to Mutuality)

  

  A few weeks ago I was once again out and about overlaying old postcards on the same modern-day views of Bordeaux. Among those pictures connecting the early... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Finding the Little Boy in the Old Photograph

  

  This story starts in the garden outhouse of a colleague, who earlier this year was doing some renovation work in the Bordeaux-Caudéran residence she moved into... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• A Stroll in the Ginko Eco-district

  

  In recent years, there has been much talk about the Ginko eco-district to the north of Bordeaux, a dense new-build residential area that aims to tick all the... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Invisible Bordeaux Podcast #7 - Philippe Serra Takes Us Back to the Alhambra

  

  The seventh episode of the monthly French-language Invisible Bordeaux podcast is now available and is a serious case of time travelling with former musician... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Maison Gobineau, One of Bordeaux’s Earliest… Cinemas!

  

  One of Bordeaux’s most distinctive sights is Maison Gobineau, the triangular-shaped building at the southern tip of Allées de Tourny that many compare with New... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Invisible Bordeaux Podcast #6 - Jérôme Mabon Talks Bordeaux and the Movies

  

  The sixth episode of the monthly French-language Invisible Bordeaux podcast is now available and will take you into the wonderful world of Bordeaux at the movie... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Ghosts of the Tanaïs Château and Military Barracks in Blanquefort

  

  Château Tanaïs is a mysterious disused mansion that is located towards the north-western tip of Blanquefort, to the immediate north of Bordeaux. Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Upcoming Shuman Show Dates in Bordeaux: June 14th and July 5th!

  

  There will soon be two new chances to enjoy Bordeaux performances of the Invisible Bordeaux live spin-off, the Shuman Show! Please therefore proceed in an... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Invisible Bordeaux Podcast in English - Mike Foster (Bordeaux Expats)

  

  The fifth monthly Invisible Bordeaux podcast is now available for your listening pleasure and I hope you're sitting especially comfortably... because this... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Real and Fake Ghost Signs of Rue De La Rousselle

  

  Rue de la Rouselle, which connects cours d’Alsace-et-Lorraine and cours Victor-Hugo, is one of the prettiest little side-streets of old Bordeaux. Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• RoboCup 2020: the Robot Football World Cup is Coming to Bordeaux!

  

  Just a little heads-up here because in June 2020, 3,500 competitors from 45 countries and 40,000 spectators will be descending on Bordeaux for RoboCup, the... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Invisible Bordeaux Podcast Episode #4 - Deux Degrés

  

  The third episode of the monthly Invisible Bordeaux podcast is now available for your listening pleasure and features quality French-language conversation with... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Clocks of Bordeaux 3/3

  

  A few months ago, Invisible Bordeaux published two compilations of clocks than can be seen in the streets of the city (you'll find the pieces here and here). Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Reopening Soon: Inside Bordeaux’s Fully-revamped Natural History Museum

  

  After ten years of extensive refurbishment work, the Muséum de Bordeaux - Sciences et Nature, the city’s natural history museum, will be reopening to the genera... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL