Bordeaux

The world’s wine capital is disappointingly shabby, but is currently undergoing some renovation and clean-up projects which, while not adding to its aesthetic value at present, will ultimately make this large, wealthy metropole with its classical architecture easier on the eye. Bordeaux is sited on the Garonne River, 20 miles (32km) in from the Atlantic, and is France’s fifth largest city with a population of 650,000. In days of yore it started out as a Roman trading ... More about Bordeaux