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Place de la Bourse and Miroir d'eau, Bordeaux

France Gironde Bordeaux

Place de la Bourse and Miroir d'eau, Bordeaux
Photo: Phillip Maiwald (Nikopol), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bordeaux's grand 18th-century Place de la Bourse faces the Garonne river, and in front of it the Miroir d'eau, the world's largest reflecting pool, a thin sheet of water on granite that reflects the palaces. Every few minutes it produces a cooling mist. Children love to splash in it.


Bordeaux's elegant old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visit the Cité du Vin, a museum of wine with a tasting at the top, and take a day trip to Saint-Émilion or the Médoc vineyards.

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