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• New Video: the 'mascarons' on Place De La Bourse

  

  Hundreds of sculpted masks, or “mascarons” (from the Italian “mascherone”), can be seen on the exteriors of buildings in Bordeaux. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2017 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• You Are Here: Browse the Invisible Bordeaux Map!

  

  A blog such as Invisible Bordeaux is, in essence, a linear compilation of content with articles stacked up in chronological order, with the most recent items... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2017 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Le Juif Et La France: When the anti-Semitic Propaganda Exhibition Came to Wartim...

  

  Bordeaux’s wartime history remains an opaque affair. Throughout that dark period, the city was the scene of many events, some of which were of huge strategic... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2017 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• La Maison Aux Personnages: Art House in the Middle of Our Street

  

  Invisible Bordeaux recently came across one of the city’s most unusual – and, it turns out, controversial – permanent art installations: a house located on a... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2017 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Mérignac’s 4:1-scale Tracksuit Bottoms and Moccasins

  

  We’re in Mérignac, between the Pin Galant concert hall and its associated tram stop and, yes, that might just be a massive sculpture representing a gentleman's... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2017 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Farewell 2016: the Year’s Most-read Invisible Bordeaux Items

  

  It's been another interesting twelve months feeding the beast that is Invisible Bordeaux, with highlights including some memorable evenings performing The Shuma... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Château Descas: the Wine Merchant’s Warehouse Turned Nightclub... Which is Now a...

  

  Every day, thousands of vehicles drive along Quai de Paludate and past Château Descas, which is simultaneously one of the most spectacular and one of the most... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Pylône De Bouliac: the Vertical Line on Bordeaux’s Horizon

  

  One sight which is visible from most points along the waterfront in central Bordeaux is the Bouliac radio mast, the tallest man-made structure in Gironde and th... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• #InvBdx5, the Fifth Anniversary Competition: and the Winner Is...

  

  Congratulations Charlotte Grandjean, who is the winner of the competition which ran on social media to celebrate Invisible Bordeaux's fifth anniversary! Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• #InvBdx5: Win Two Nights B&B at Novotel Bordeaux Lac + Two CityPass Tickets...

  

  On December 1st 2016, Invisible Bordeaux will be celebrating its fifth anniversary. Hurrah! And to do this in style, the blog has partnered with the good... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• New Video: 'Welcome Arthur', the 2016 Remake

  

  A few weeks ago, reader Conchi shared a link on her Facebook page which led to the Institut National de l'Audiovisuel's website and a delightful if somewhat... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Philippe Serra's Alhambra Scrapbook

  

  In the days that followed the recent publication of a piece about the Alhambra concert hall, I was struck by the number of stories shared by people in... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Swimming in Sunflowers: Gironde’s 'piscines Tournesol'

  

  What is the connection between the 1968 summer Olympic Games in Mexico City and the Gironde towns of Braud-et-Saint-Louis, Cestas, Lesparre-Médoc and... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Inside Cestas’s PIC (Plate-forme Industrielle Du Courrier)

  

  One of the more unusual outings on offer over this year’s European Heritage Days weekend was a guided tour of the PIC, or Plate-forme industrielle du courrier,... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• New Video: the Extreme Gironde Roadtrip!

  

  Over the past few weeks, you have possibly enjoyed the accounts of the joint Invisible Bordeaux/Bordeaux 2066 roadtrip to the four corners of la Gironde:... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Gironde Four Corners Road-trip > Part 3: West (La Salie and Its Wharf)

  

  This is the third and final part of a travelogue following Bordeaux 2066’s Vincent and me on our quest to visit the extreme northern, eastern, southern and... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Gironde Four Corners Road-trip > Part 2: South (Captieux and Its Former...

  

  In the first part of this travelogue recounting an attempt to visit Gironde’s four cardinal points over the course of a single day, Bordeaux 2066’s Vincent and ... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Don't Miss the Shuman Show at l'Atelier 53 on October 14th!

  

  There will be another chance to enjoy the Shuman Show on Friday October 14th at l'Atelier 53 in Mérignac! You may remember that this is the first instance of a... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Gironde Four Corners Road-trip > Part 1: North and East (Le Verdon and Its...

  

  Loyal readers will remember past adventures in the company of Bordeaux2066’s Vincent Bart, which include travelling to the point in Puynormand where the... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Visiting the City Using "Bordeaux Safari" as My Guide

  

  “Bordeaux Safari” is a distinctive yellow guidebook which can be spotted in bookshops in and around the city. Its publishers, Deux Degrés, recently got in... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL