Bordeaux City Pass

Discover Bordeaux with this city pass spending less. For those who wish to make the most of their stay, the Bordeaux Metropole city pass will give access to numerous monuments, cultural attractions and to La Cité du Vin (before 12pm only). This pass is available for 24H, 48H or 72H.

Visit: Museum de Bordeaux, 5 Place Bardineau, 33000, Bordeaux France

A contemporary approach to natural history accompanied by interactive mechanisms and a multimedia spectacle.

Duration: 1 hour

Visit: Musee d'Aquitaine, 20 cours Pasteur, 33000, Bordeaux France

Since 1987, set in the heart of the city, the Musée d'Aquitaine retraces the history of the region, from prehistory through to the present day. The museum exposes rich regional and extra-european collections of archeology, history and ethnography. This "Museum of civilization" presents each years several temporary exhibitions about history and cultures of the world. It offers to public a varied cultural programming: lectures, screenings, round tables, guided tours, concerts, meetings with foreign communities, educational workshops... Easily accessible from the tram B (stop Musée d'Aquitaine) or A (stop City Hall / Hôtel de Ville).

Duration: 1 hour

Visit: Musee des Beaux-Arts, 20 cours D Albret Jardin de la Mairie, 33000, Bordeaux France

The museum allows visitors to take a close look at masters of European art (Matisse, Picasso, Renoir, Rubens...) as well as Bordeaux’s native painters (André Lhote, Odilon Redon…). The south wing is dedicated to classical 16th to 18th century painting and the north wing hosts 19th and 20th century art. Located in front of the city hall gardens, the gallery hosts the major temporary
exhibitions.
11 am to 6 pm. Closed on Tuesdays and bank holidays.

Duration: 1 hour

Visit: Museum of decorative Arts and Design, 39 rue Bouffard, 33000, Bordeaux France

A private 18th century mansion has been transformed into the Decorative Arts Museum and Design. It presents a collection of furniture, ceramics, glass, gold, tapestries and a large Design section. At the rear, a former municipal prison has just been made into an exhibition room.
11 am to 6 pm. Closed on Tuesdays and bank holidays.

Duration: 1 hour

Visit: CAPC Musee d'Art Contemporain, 7 rue Ferrere Entrepôt Lainé, 33000, Bordeaux France

Housed in a former warehouse for colonial goods, the Museum of Contemporary Art is dedicated to emerging contemporary work. The permanent exhibition,‘Thus, it was written’ offers a selection of work from forty artists dating from the 1960’s to the present day.
11 am to 6 pm. Closed on Mondays and bank holidays

Duration: 1 hour

Visit: La Cite du Vin, 134 quai de Bacalan Esplanade de Pontac, 33300, Bordeaux France

La Cité du Vin is a unique cultural facility where wine comes to life through an immersive, sensorial approach, all set within an evocative architectural design. La Cité du Vin gives a different view of wine, across the world, across the ages, across all cultures and all civilisations. A must-see experience during any stay in Bordeaux.
To enjoy free access to both the permanent tour and the belvedere for a wine tasting, the CityPass must be validated at the ticket office of the Cité du Vin absolutely before noon.
Additional charge of €5 for entry after 12 pm (to be paid on site).

Duration: 2 hours

Visit: La Fleche Saint-Michel, Place Meynard, Bordeaux France

The Saint-Michel freestanding bell tower, which the people of Bordeaux call “La Flèche” (The Spire), is 114 metres high. In the underground crypt, you can watch a video projection about the Saint-Michel mummies and, for the more courageous, a 47 meters climb to the panoramic terrace to enjoy an unforgettable
view over the city and the Garonne river. Open from April to October

Duration: 45 minutes

Visit: FRAC nouvelle Aquitaine MeCA, Hangar G2 Quai Armand Lalande, 33800, Bordeaux France

Taking up residence in MECA - the new regional centre for the creative and cultural economy, designedby the architect Bjarke Ingels

Duration: 30 minutes

Visit: Musee Mer et Marine, 89 rue des Etrangers, 33300, Bordeaux France

The result of private investment from the entrepreneur Norbert Fradin, this museum presents exhibitions on the universal history of sea navigation, the key modern discoveries in oceanography and the new scientific conquest of the seas: all this over three floors. Many exhibitions are put on throughout the year.

Duration: 1 hour

Visit: Pey-Berland Tower, Place Pey-Berland, 33000, Bordeaux France

Situated to the south-east of the chevet of the Cathedral of Saint-André at Bordeaux, the tower of Pey-Berland serves as its bell tower, built in the 15th century in the Gothic style. Its isolation was due to the wish to provide the Cathedral with magnificent bells which would not threaten the structure with their vibrations. Designated world heritage site by UNESCO.
Open: > June to September: from 10 am to 6 pm. > October to May: from 10 am. to 12.30 pm. and from 2 pm. to 5.30 pm.
Closed 1st January, 1st May and 25th December.

Duration: 30 minutes

Visit: Porte Cailhau, Place du Palais, 33000, Bordeaux France

The Port Cailhau, thirty-five metres tall, was integrated into the city walls. In 1864, it was rented by a public letter writer and a person whose job was to weigh salt. They were both evicted in order to renovate the monument. There is a magnificent view of the oldest bridge in Bordeaux, the Pont de Pierre, from here.

Duration: 30 minutes

Visit: Site Archeologique de Saint Seurin, Place des Martyres de la Resistance, Bordeaux France

This site is probably the cradle of Christianity in Bordeaux, in the Gallo-Roman era. In 1910, excavations in front of the basilica revealed a vast Christian necropolis with rows of graves in layers in the ground, ranging from the 4th to the 18th century. Charlemagne is said to have buried his brave knights who were killed in the Battle of Roncevaux Pass.
Open daily from June to September

Duration: 30 minutes

Visit: Musee national des Douanes, 1 Place de la Bourse, 33000, Bordeaux France

Recounting the evolution of one of the oldest French administrations, the collection evokes the technical nature of the confrontation between smugglers and customs officers. Equally instructive is the evolution of customs policies from antiquity to the present. Amongst fake paintings and other counterfeits, an authentic Monet: ‘The Customs House’.
10 am to 6 pm. Closed on Mondays.

Duration: 45 minutes

Visit: Grosse Cloche de Bordeaux, Cours Victor Hugo, Bordeaux France

Built in the 15th century, this fortified gateway was also a prison. The bell of the ancient belfry (7800 kg) sounded the big events of the city. The astronomical clock was built in 1759. The weather vane on the central dome represents a golden lion, one of the symbols of the Kings of England.
From 1pm to 7pm every day from June to September

Duration: 30 minutes