Nearby: visit the Gironde

Composed of a covered hall and a large open-air space, the Montalivet market is one of the largest in France.

A must-see for holidays, it is open every day and all year round, you will find there around 200 stands during the summer season. Fresh fruits and vegetables, local meats and fish, local products, Medoc sausages, jewerly, clothing…

You can also take advantage of its tasting stands! Medoc or Arcachon oysters, grilled prawns, cooked dishes…

The citadel of Blaye is now part of the network of major Vauban sites and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the Vauban Lock. A landmark in French history and the lives of illustrious figures, the citadel offers magnificent views over Europe’s largest estuary, the Gironde, and is the perfect place to spend a romantic break for two.

The citadel promises a pleasant stroll through its narrow streets to meet its craftsmen, restaurateurs and shopkeepers. Don’t hesitate to follow one of our guides to learn all about its history and enter its underground passages.

The city of Bordeaux, at the heart of the wine-growing region, is a port city on the River Garonne in south-western France. It is famous for its Gothic cathedral of Saint-André, its manor houses built in the 18th and 19th centuries, and its art museums such as the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux. The public gardens follow the curves of the quays along the river. The Place de la Bourse, at the centre of which stands the Trois Grâces fountain, is reflected in the water mirror.

Travelling the roads of Bordeaux means discovering the largest and best-known fine wine region in the world… 117,000 hectares, 57 appellations, a wide variety of famous wines, but also an ancestral heritage and remarkable architecture.It also means tasting legendary grape varieties, more diverse than in other regions: for the reds, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot…. For the whites: Sémillon, Sauvignon and Muscadelle.

Located at the southern entrance to the Arcachon Basin, it stretches 616 m from west to east and 2.9 km from north to south, and contains around 55 million cubic metres of sand, in the town of Pyla-sur-Mer, which is administratively part of the municipality of La Teste-de-Buch, near Arcachon, in the heart of the Landes de Gascogne.

The Cordouan lighthouse was built over four centuries ago on a rocky islet in the open sea, at the entrance to the Gironde estuary. Sometimes referred to as the “lighthouse of kings” or the “king of lighthouses”, it is distinguished from other lighthouses by its extraordinary history.