Well, what a wonderful city - Bordeaux! Everything is beautiful there - both nature, and architecture, and even people there are some more friendly and fun. And shopping here is first-class! No worse than Paris (well, this is for the sake of the red sense, but still). First of all, Bordeaux is famous for its delicious local wines. Therefore, a couple of bottles just need to bring friends to the sample, and for yourself.
The bulk of the store is - on the left bank of the River Garonna. First of all, you can go on Place Des Grands-hommes and adjacent Cours De L'Intendance Streets, Cours Clemenceau and Allee De Tourny.
There is a large number of branded shops. Jimmy Choo, Kenzo, Christian Lacroix, Celine, Givenchy, Guess, D & G, Tommy Hilfiger, Valentino, Puma, Giorgio Armani and others. Prices there are not the lowest, you need to admit, but it is high-quality things.
Next, follow by Streets Cours De L'Intendance and Allee De Tourny who lead to Le Grand-Théâtre de Bordeaux.
E9xs.jpg Firstly, it is the focus of the cultural life of the city, a sort of core. From there takes its beginning the longest pedestrian street of Europe - Rue Sainte Catherine. which is littered with hundreds of famous boutiques, where prices, again, are high. There is also a number of shopping centers (Galeries Lafayette, Galerie Bordelaise, Galerie Bordelaise, Fnac, etc.), but closer to Victoria Square is falling.
Next, you can look into the old trading house on Avenue du lac "Bordeaux-Lac", At which the native Auchan and Ikea is located, as well as departments with all sorts of goods "Leroy Merlin", "Décathlon", "Kiabi", "Darty", "Boulanger", "Conforama" and others.
If you find yourself in the area of the Saint Michel Church in the south of the city, then do not look at swap meet . Every morning, the long rows of shops with souvenirs, antiques, clothing, furniture and others are built up to the church.
Antique flea markets can also be found in the areas of Rue Des Remparts, Rue Boufard and Rue Notre Dame.
Prices in such markets are very very low, do not miss the opportunity to buy an interesting thing, because the motto of the market is "looking for and finding", and this is a pure truth. One of their advantages of the market is that you can bargain, and even you need, so, a completely cute thing you can buy for the sulking pennies. The market is open every day from 7 am to 14:00, at PLACE CANTELOP - Place Meynard.
If you are going to a picnic, look at Marche des Quais, market-on-promenade On Sunday (on Quai Des Chartrons).
This is a huge grocery market, more precisely, a shopping row of 300 meters, where you can buy fresh vegetables, fish and seafood, cheeses, ready meals and baking, and so famous French truffles and cannel - gentle cupcakes with rum and vanilla covered with caramel crust.
Fish here, by the way, sell freshly cast, and I also recommend purchasing fresh oysters here.
Naturally, you can buy in this market and local wine, prices for it are not at all. Near the market there are dozens of cafes and a bistro, where you can eat a little, because the head of all these flavors on the market is simply spinning! Either, actually, buy products and go to the picnic - Although many are arranged right on the warm stones of the embankment, where such a beautiful and romantic look.
The market is working from 9 am to 9 pm, although many shops are minimized much earlier.
Another place that needs to be visited - it is Store "Baillardran" In Galerie Des Grands-Hommes.
This is a delicious store, because here you can buy and try an incredible amount of sweets and desserts, including cannel, fragrant French croissants and chocolate products. The store itself is also a rather curious spectacle, because it is performed in the ampir style, and the rich finish make the department literally the desserts museum. It is simply impossible to stay indifferent. The department has a running day from 9 am to 9 pm.
Now More about wines, the main value of Bordeaux.
Bordeaux Wine has long been famous for its subtle taste, quality and unsurpassed aroma. We must admit, basically, these are a lot of fault, but they are definitely trying to try.
Here is the five most famous wines that you should buy or try here:
- Château Latour (Chateau Latur);
- Château Margaux (Chateau Margo);
- Château Lafite Rothschild (Chateau Lafit Rothschild);
- Château Haut-Brion (Chateau O-Brion);
- Château Mouton Rothschild (Chateau Muton Rothschild).
But why not watch wine cheaper, but the same tasty? For example, a good wine can be bought for 20-30 euros. Ideally buy wines with an excerpt for more than 7 years. Although not bad Young wines of the regions of Burga, Medoka, Provole and Bad Even without long exposure there will be very good. By the way, Ideally buy wine, which was released in the yield, namely, in 2000, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010.
Another moment. There are a lot of wine stores in Bordeaux, but, in fact, it is not particularly important where exactly buying wine. There may be only the difference in price, but not as. That is, you can go to the supermarket and buy a bottle-other there, and you can go to a specialized wine salon and buy there.
In general, one of the main wine house is considered Maison Du Vin. (on La Maison Du Vin de Bordeaux, next to Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux).
There you will certainly tell everyone and show, there even you can go through the science of winemaking. There are tastings there (it costs somewhere 30 euros), during which you will be taught to distinguish wines from each other and tell different secrets. The list for tasting includes the most luxurious fault of France.
Naturally, you can buy in Bordeaux wines produced in other regions of the country. The undisputed competitor Bordeaux is Burgundy. There is a long-standing struggle between the winemakers of these two districts, and we don't care, so we can buy a bottle of good delicious Burgundy wine For example, Leroy, Ramonet or Fairelry. If you want to buy champagne - get champagne from grape varieties
Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, produced in Champagne Province.
So, Bordeaux is a very beautiful, cozy, dear city, the journey where it simply cannot steal from memory. Even after several glasses of local delicious wine.