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Private tour in Bordeaux François-Rémy R
Bordeaux's Architecture/History Walking Tour
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François-Rémy, at your service: PhD, art historian, and no ordinary guide. I would be honoured to give you a tour you will never forget! Discover Bordeaux’s Essentials with a focus on monuments and historical anecdotes. If you fear my speech is a specialized mumbo jumbo, be reassured, because I made it delightful, pragmatic and well-balanced between entertainment and erudition. What to expect? Strolling from one monument to another and commenting on them with merry and expert reports. I love to illustrate my comments with many high-quality printed images, revealing details of monuments and enriching the experience. Thanks to my photographs and deep archivist research, I have many engaging documents you will appreciate at my disposal. I devoted my life to art and history because of people’s indifference towards heritage and museums. However, learning how to look and understand the world can delight life. Searching relentlessly in historical sources made me the witness of a vivid but forgotten world that I love to resurrect. My guiding experience started in 2014 when I was a volunteer guide in the churches of Bordeaux. After being a guide for several museums, I passed an art history master’s degree and a PhD in heraldic stained glass windows in the churches of Bordeaux and Gironde. I also teach art history in a private school and give regular lectures for academic societies and cultural events. Bordelais since 1991. Graduated in 2024 from the prestigious École Pratiques des Hautes Études (Paris). Specialties: local history, heraldry, symbols and emblems, iconography, ornamentation, and architecture. Hobbies and interests: worshipper of the Muses (music, poetry, fine art, reading everything I can), museum junkie, guide in other worlds by being game master for role play, basketball, and table tennis (you know what they say… mens sana in corpore sano).
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Overview of your Bordeaux tour
Experience a captivating walking tour that brings Bordeaux's history to life ! Stroll from one iconic monument to another, guided by passionate commentary, fascinating anecdotes, and a multidisciplinary perspective. High-quality printed images to enhance your view (remote architecture details and more). Starting by the Pey Berland Square will allow you to discover the Palais Rohan, a former archbishop’s palace that became the town hall, but also, the Cathedral and its bell tower. On our way to picturesque old streets, I will show you Saint Paul’s Church and make you aware of its Baroque style. The Saint James Street will lead us to the awe-inspiring medieval belfry : la Grosse Cloche! Through the old town, we will reach the glorious Place de la Bourse, a Royal Square of the XVIIIth century known as the postcard emblem of Bordeaux. The grand finale will be the Grand Théâtre, a renowned architecture that inspired the Opéra Garnier in Paris, under the gaze of the Muses that crown the edifice.
Your Bordeaux tour itinerary
By order of visit : - Palais Rohan (façade and statues, exterior) - Saint Andrew's Cathedral (north portal, exterior) - Pey Berland Tower (exterior) - Saint Paul's Church (exterior façade, quick stroll inside if open) - Saint James Street - Picturesque old streets - Grosse Cloche (exterior) - Porte Cailhau (exterior) - Place de la Bourse - Grand Théâtre (exterior) This order can be inverted on request, if so the meeting point will be the outdoor stairs of the Grand Théâtre (place de la Comédie), under the statue of Clio (Muse of History), the last statue on the right side (facing the monument). Any other customization is possible on request. I can meet you at your hotel or apartment in downtown Bordeaux.
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Type: Walking
I recommend that you bring comfortable shoes, a raincoat or an umbrella (depending on the weather). Binoculars can help to better see remote architecture details.
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Place Pey Berland, Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, 33000, France
Place Pey Berland : on the stairs of the Cathedral (Townhall on you right and Cathedral behind your back). The guide will wear a navy blue sailor hat. Or, on request, if the order of the visit is inverted, the meeting point is the outdoor stairs of the Grand Théâtre (place de la Comédie), under the statue of Clio (Muse of History), the last statue on the right side (facing the monument).
- You can request a specific meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout.
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