Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Gironde

Pont
33000 Bordeaux

The stone bridge, built at the beginning of the 19th century in Bordeaux, is a 487-metre masonry work crossing the Garonne. A symbol of technical innovation, it connects the city centre to the district of La Bastide since 1822.

Eglise romane
33000 Bordeaux

The Abbey of Sainte-Croix de Bordeaux, an ancient Benedictine church of the 12th, 18th and 19th centuries, is a Romanesque jewel classified as a historical monument. Located in Place Pierre-Renaudel, it houses a Dom Bedos organ, an 18th-century masterpiece.

Château fort
33390 Blaye

The Rudel Castle, a medieval vestige of the 12th to 13th centuries in Blaye (New Aquitaine), dominates the Gironde estuary. Built into the citadel of Vauban, it symbolizes the Castral architecture of Aquitaine.

Château de style néo-classique et palladien
33460 Margaux-Cantenac

Château Margaux, a 19th-century neo-palladian wine estate in Margaux, New Aquitaine, is a first classified wine of Bordeaux. Its majestic architecture and prestigious wines make it a jewel of Bordeaux heritage.

Citadelles
33390 Blaye

Blaye's citadel, built between 1685 and 1689 under Vauban, is a 25-hectare military complex overlooking the Gironde estuary, incorporating medieval remains such as the Rudel Castle (XII century).

Tour de l'Horloge
33000 Bordeaux

The Grosse bell of Bordeaux, built in the 15th century, is an ancient belfry and medieval gate emblematic of the city, classified historical monument. Symbol of Bordeaux, it also served as a crossing point for pilgrims of Santiago de Compostela.

Menhirs
33330 Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens

The Menhir de Peyrefitte, located in Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens en Gironde, is a megalith of the Neolithic, the most imposing of the southwest with 5.20 m high and 50 tons. Ranked historic monument in 1889.

Maison à arcades
33490 Saint-Macaire

The arcade houses of the Place du Mercadiou, in Saint-Macaire, are a collection of 15th and 16th century buildings, remarkable for their galleries on the ground floor once housing stalls, in the department of the Gironde.