Stay in a luxury hotel in Bordeaux with Small Luxury Hotels of the World to savour the fruits of France’s classic wine-growing tradition. You’ll delight in the region’s elegant 18th-century mansions and vineyards sprawling around turreted chateaux.
Luxury things to do in Bordeaux
Romanesque Benedictine abbey, La Sauve-Majeur, was once a resting place for weary medieval pilgrims. Enjoy an exclusive opera performance at 18th-century Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux. Rue Sainte Catherine is Europe’s longest shopping street and you are sure to be tempted by the luxury boutiques in the surrounding Triangle d’Or.
Luxury beach holidays in Bordeaux
Relax on board your private yacht or on a Cap Ferret beach that’s backed by lush forests of pine. The towering Dune de Pilat in Arcachon Bay is the highest sand dune in Europe. Climb a 154-step stairway for an ocean panorama and a distant glimpse of the Pyrenees. It’s an exhilarating sandboard ride back down to the beach below.
Gourmet Bordeaux
Tour the vineyards of St Emilion on the banks of the Gironde. You can create your own boutique blend and design an exclusive label. Local delicacies of confit d'oie, gravette oysters and entrecôte à la Bordelaise are served at grand restaurants around Place St Pierre. From the market at Place des Grands-Hommes, buy an indulgent picnic of locally produced goat’s cheese and vanilla infused canelè cake. Oenophiles can hone their palates at the Ecole du Vin.
Book a luxury hotel in Bordeaux with Small Luxury Hotels of the World to survey endless vineyards from the terrace of your exclusive chateau near Bergerac. You can experience the world-renowned benefits of vinotherapy treatments at the spa of your luxury boutique hotel.