The old wine-trade quarter north along the river — antique shops, wine bars, a Sunday market and the modern Cité du Vin nearby. Quieter, bohemian and characterful, a tram-ride or riverside walk to the centre; a favourite with returning visitors.
A look around
What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.
1/3
€130–220
typical per night in France
The sensible middle
Cheapest in BordeauxPriciest
Typical prices for Bordeaux — neither steal nor splurge.
Where it sits
The circle is Chartrons and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
Bordeaux–Mérignac (BOD)~22 min drive12.0 km
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- Place de la Bourse15 min walk1.2 km
- Grand Théâtre15 min walk1.2 km
- Miroir d'eau15 min walk1.3 km
- Saint-Pierre quarter17 min walk1.4 km
- Rue Sainte-Catherine19 min walk1.6 km
- Cathédrale Saint-André22 min walk1.8 km
- Pey-Berland Tower22 min walk1.8 km
- Marché des Capucins27 min walk2.3 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 3.La Cité du Vin — A swirling, decanter-shaped museum of wine on the river — immersive, hands-on and global, ending with a tasting in the glass-topped belvedere over the city. The essential stop even if you never leave town for a vineyard.
- 11.The Garonne quays — The reclaimed riverbank runs for kilometres as a promenade of lawns, cycle paths and skateparks past the old warehouses — the city's front garden. Walk or rent a bike from the Miroir up to the Cité du Vin.
- 14.Chartrons & its market — The old wine-merchants' district — antique shops on Rue Notre-Dame, wine cellars, and a Sunday-morning riverside market for oysters and white wine by the water. The most Bordelais way to spend a lazy morning.
When are you staying?
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