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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 ( 340 )
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Video: 1924-2019 Aerial Timelapse of the Mériadeck Quarter
After spotting a tweet published by one Matt Guenoux, featuring an aerial timelapse of Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport taking shape based on pictures... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
The 1959 Bordeaux-Mérignac Air Disaster: the Night TAI Flight 307 Crashed into...
It is 22:18 on Thursday 24 September 1959. At Bordeaux-Mérignac airport, a Douglas DC-7C propeller-driven aircraft (the very one pictured above, registered... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Invisible Bordeaux Podcast Episode #2 - Nirina Ralantoaritsimba (artist,...
The second episode of the monthly Invisible Bordeaux podcast is now available for your listening pleasure and features quality French-language conversation... Read more
Posted on 08 February 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Introducing the Invisible Bordeaux Podcast! Episode #1 - Vincent Bart (FLBP)
While it may have been relatively quiet here on the blog, the Invisible Bordeaux machine has in fact been very busy behind the scenes, hard at work developing... Read more
Posted on 19 January 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
All About the Invisible Bordeaux Seven-year Itch!
The Invisible Bordeaux blog was launched seven years ago, on December 1st 2011, and ever since has delivered a steady succession of articles, interviews and... Read more
Posted on 01 December 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
First Arcachon Bay Performance of the Shuman Show in Lanton on December 14th!
On Friday December 14th at 9:00pm, Café Baryton in Lanton will be hosting the first Bassin d'Arcachon performance of the Invisible Bordeaux live spin-off, the... Read more
Posted on 14 November 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Seeing the Gironde Estuary Through the Eyes of Tour Guide Marie Hallier
After occasionally bumping into tour guide Marie Hallier at various functions in Bordeaux and featuring an article she had written about the colour of the... Read more
Posted on 20 October 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Bordeaux Ghost Signs Featured in easyJet Traveller In-flight Magazine
As you may have gathered, Bordeaux is making regular appearances in easyJet Traveller, the in-flight magazine available on board all easyJet aircraft as they... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
The Great Landes Forest Fire of 1949
A Sud Ouest article about a solemn ceremony recently held in Cestas to remember the victims of a massive forest fire which occurred back in 1949 prompted... Read more
Posted on 22 September 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Gironde Estuary Cycle Tour 4/4: Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne > Bordeaux
After cycling to Mirambeau, on to Royan and back down to Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne, it was on to our home straight, although the first stop on this, our final... Read more
Posted on 12 September 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Gironde Estuary Cycle Tour 3/4: Royan > Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne
Having cycled from Bordeaux to Mirambeau and on to Royan, here we are on day three of a tour of the Gironde estuary, which started off with us following... Read more
Posted on 02 September 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Gironde Estuary Cycle Tour 2/4: Mirambeau > Royan
In the first part of this cycling road trip around the Gironde estuary, my travelling companions and I made it as far as Mirambeau, slightly inland in the... Read more
Posted on 24 August 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Gironde Estuary Cycle Tour 1/4: Bordeaux > Mirambeau
A few weeks back my wife Muriel, my father-in-law Michel and I hopped onto our respective bikes with the sole aim of departing from Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc, cyclin... Read more
Posted on 19 August 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
'Five Places to Pretend You're in a French Movie in Bordeaux' Feature in...
Once again, Invisible Bordeaux has delivered a "listicle" to the good people of easyJet Traveller magazine, and you can read the article on board the airline's... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Pont De Cubzac : the Many Lives of Eiffel’s Iron Wonder Over the Dordogne
We have travelled some 20 kilometres to the north-east of Bordeaux to view one of the most spectacular bridges in the area: the iron wonder that is Pont de... Read more
Posted on 22 June 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
The Clocks of Bordeaux 2/2
You may have just finished exploring the first set of clocks compiled by Invisible Bordeaux. But still there are more, starting with this lovely timepiece to... Read more
Posted on 01 June 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
The Clocks of Bordeaux 1/2
OK, so it's happened to us all: you're in Bordeaux, possibly slightly jetlagged and confused, and you've forgotten your watch and your mobile phone, and... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Yves Gourribon’s Self-made Neighbourhood in Le Bouscat
In the north-western suburb of Le Bouscat, alongside the railway line which runs from Bordeaux to Le Verdon, a housing estate serves as a reminder of a period... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Phare De Richard: When Size Matters on the Gironde Estuary
On the left bank of the Gironde Estuary, in Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac a little to the north of Pauillac, the quaint Phare de Richard offers an instant glimpse into... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Another Selection of Old Postcards Overlaid on Modern-day Bordeaux
Once again, Invisible Bordeaux has been busy touring the city with a batch of old postcards in one hand and a camera in the other. Read more
Posted on 27 April 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL
