Bordeaux Self Guided Tour of Wine, Wealth and Slave Ships

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About this activity

Bordeaux does not want to tell you how it got so rich. Look at the golden facade of Place de la Bourse and see carved faces of African women, quiet witnesses to a fortune built partly on the slave trade. Follow the Garonne's moon-shaped curve past a bell tower that stands apart from its cathedral on purpose, meet a 13-year-old bride who became the most powerful woman in Europe, hear about a shepherd boy calmly told a judge he preferred the taste of little girls because it was tender, and learn about a bronze monument that a WWII foundry worker quietly refused to melt down.

Skip fixed schedules and crowds. Walk this self-guided tour of Bordeaux at your own pace, pause when a canele shop catches your eye, resume right where you left off. A good fit for curious walkers who want Bordeaux audio tour storytelling at their own pace. Download the app, press play, let Bordeaux's stones tell the truth. Over 25,000 travelers have used our self-guided tours, backed by a full refund guarantee.

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At a glance

Duration: 2–3 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Audio guide: German, Russian, Portuguese, English, Italian, Polish, French, Dutch, Spanish
Operated by: Tourific

Ages: Adults (14–65 years)

What is included

Included

Included: 1-year access to audio on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like
Included: Audio and written guide included
Included: 100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund
Included: Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded
Included: Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation

Not included

Not included: Any physical devices or headphones
Not included: Human tour guide at location

Itinerary

Place de la Bourse

12 min

Look up at a golden facade hiding a secret nobody points out on postcards
Stop 2

8 min

Decode why every Bordeaux wine label hides its grape behind a place name instead
Stop 3

8 min

Trace a dragon legend that ends with six hostages and a broken promise
Porte Dijeaux

7 min

Search for a hidden community whose name may still be carved into this gate
Stop 5

10 min

Encounter a memorial shaped like a tree that names what this city built its wealth on
Tour Pey-Berland

Passing by

Spot why this bell tower stands apart from its own cathedral on purpose
Grosse Cloche

10 min

Hear how a king silenced an entire city by taking away its bell
Porte de Bourgogne

6 min

Count the missing piece from a painter's grave that's never been found
Porte Cailhau

7 min

Look up at a king whose military triumph ended in the strangest possible way at home
Grand Theatre

Passing by

Look up at twelve rooftop statues above a theatre that once governed all of France.
Monument aux Girondins

12 min

Trace the story of bronze fountains that a foundry worker quietly refused to melt down.
Stop 12

10 min

Decode a theatrical façade the Church designed to win back souls it was losing.
Cathedrale Saint-Andre Bordeaux

Passing by

See where a thirteen-year-old bride married weeks before becoming Queen of France.
Tour Pey-Berland

Passing by

Puzzle over a bell tower that stands strangely apart from the cathedral it belongs to.
Musee d'Aquitaine

Passing by

Piece together the mystery of a tomb that may or may not hold France's greatest mind.
The Frog and Rosbif

8 min

Pause at a pub that claims a darker past, tied to the region's most feared witch-hunter.
Pont de Pierre

8 min

Cross the city's first bridge, where a stray cat once outwitted the devil himself.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

This is a self-guided audio tour on the "Tourific self-guided tours" app. To activate the tour, check your email for instructions from Tourific or your booking platform sent right after booking. Can't find it? Search for "Tourific" in your email inbox and spam folder OR contact us via support.

End point

Using your ticket

You will need to download the "Tourific self-guided tours" app from the Google Play Store or App Store

Right after booking, you’ll receive an email from Tourific or the tour booking platform with instructions to access the tour.

Having trouble finding the email? Just search for “Tourific” in your inbox or spam folder.

The tour is valid for 1 year and can be listened to any number of times. So feel free to download tour and experience a few stops before going on the tour.