Bordeaux

Bordeaux, a port city in the south-west of France, located near the European Atlantic coast, is the capital of the Aquitaine region whose inhabitants are called Bordelais. The city is built on a bend of the river Garonne, and hence is divided into two parts: the right bank to the East and left bank in the West, of which the left bank is the more developed.

Bordeaux is France's main military space, aeronautics research and construction complex. With almost 1,00,000 students, the city's university is well known for its research units in crop science, new materials and nanotechnology. With a population of 9,25,523, Bordeaux is also known as "City of Art and History" and has been described on UNESCO World Heritage List as "an outstanding urban and architectural ensemble".

This city has a lot to offer to industrialists and businessmen.

Major Attractions

Esplanade des Quinconces
Colonnes des Girondins
Grand theatre
Allées de Tourny
Cours de l'Intendance
Place du Chapelet
Pont de Pierre
Saint-André Cathedral
Tour Pey-Berland (1440-1450), a massive, quadrangular tower annexed to the cathedral.
Sainte-Croix Church (Church of the Holy Cross).
Basilica of Saint-SeurinPalais Rohan
Palais Gallien,
Porte Cailhau
La Grosse Cloche (15th century), the second remaining gate of the Medieval walls. It was the belfry of the old Town Hall.
Place de la Bourse (1730-1775), designed by the Royal architect Jacques Ange Gabriel as landscape for an equestrian statue of Louis XV.
Place du Parlement
Place Saint-Pierre
Rue Sainte-Catherine

Certain Museums which attracts tourists are

Musée des Beaux Arts
Musée d'Aquitaine
Musée des Arts Décoratifs
Musée D'Histoire Naturelle
CAPC
Musée National des Doines
French Cruiser Colbert
Vinorama
Musée Goupil
Casa de Goya
Cap Sciences
Centre Jean Moulin