The lively, multicultural southern quarter around the Saint-Michel basilica and the covered Capucins market — cheaper, edgier and packed with food. More local and better value, a short walk from the centre; great for eaters on a budget.
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 Saint-Michel & Capucins and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
Bordeaux–Mérignac (BOD)~21 min drive11.8 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.
- Rue Sainte-Catherine11 min walk896 m
- Saint-Pierre quarter11 min walk896 m
- Miroir d'eau11 min walk936 m
- Place de la Bourse12 min walk1.0 km
- Pey-Berland Tower13 min walk1.1 km
- Cathédrale Saint-André13 min walk1.1 km
- Grand Théâtre14 min walk1.2 km
- La Cité du Vin11 min taxi3.6 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 7.Marché des Capucins — Bordeaux's belly — a covered market where locals crowd the oyster stalls on weekend mornings for a dozen with a glass of white wine. The city's best cheap feast; go hungry, go before noon.
- 10.Basilique Saint-Michel — A flamboyant Gothic basilica with a separate spire — France's tallest bell tower in the south — over a square that hums with a flea market and North African cafés. The soul of the multicultural quarter; climb the tower for another great view.
- 12.Porte Cailhau — A fairy-tale medieval gate on the river, all turrets and pinnacles, once the ceremonial entrance to the city. Photogenic from the square, and you can climb inside for the story of old Bordeaux.
When are you staying?
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