Activities in Southwestern France
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Saint-Emilion Wine Tasting Day Trip from Bordeaux
9 hours (Departs Bordeaux, France)
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Take a day out to visit one of the world's most famous wine regions, Saint-Emilion, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You'll sample the region's fine wine…Not LP reviewed
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Island Hopping
Several islands are scattered around La Rochelle, including the nearby Île de Ré, as well as a trio further south.
Accessible only by boat, the tiny crescent-shaped Île d'Aix (pronounced 'eel dex'), 16km due south of La Rochelle, has some blissful beaches. Between the Île d'Aix and the larger Île d'Oléron (linked to the mainland by a free bridge) is the fortress-island Fort Boyard, built during the first half of the 19th century.
Inter-Îles has sailings from Easter to early November to Fort Boyard (adult/child €18.50/11.50), Île d'Aix (€27/17.50) and Île d'Oléron (€27/17.50), plus sailings to Île de Ré (€18.50/11.50) from Easter to September.
La Rochelle'…
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Thermes Marins
Thermes Marins offers Thalassotherapy (literally, 'sea healing'). Like the other centres in Biarritz that offer this service, Thermes Marins squirts people with high pressure hoses, pummells them and massages them, and then smeares them in mud and seaweed. More and more swear by thalassotherapy both as an antidote to 21st-century problems such as stress, obesity and insomnia and as a cure for physical ailments.
Then again, the sceptical might say that a couple of swift laps swum around the bay or a nice warm bath at home with a kilo of salt, dash of iodine and a rubber duck might do just as much for you.
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École du Vin
Serious students of the grape can enrol at the École du Vin, within the Maison du Vin de Bordeaux (Bordeaux House of Wine), across the street from the tourist office. Introductory two-hour courses are held Monday to Saturday from 10am to noon between June and September (adult €25). To really develop your nose (and your dinner-party skills), sign up for one of three progressively more complex two- to three-day courses (€335 to €600) scheduled between May and October, including châteaux visits.
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Bordeaux Wine Day Trip
9 hours (Departs Bordeaux, France)
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Explore the vineyards that have made Bordeaux wines famous the world over on this full-day wine tour. You'll discover Bordeaux's extraordinary wine heritage and…Not LP reviewed
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Bordeaux Vineyards Wine Tasting Half-Day Trip
5 hours (Departs Bordeaux, France)
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Take a guided tour of wine chateaux in the main Bordeaux appellation on any day of the week. The properties visited change every week and are not restricted to …Not LP reviewed
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Small-Group Saint-Emilion and Pomerol Day Trip from Bordeaux
8 hours (Departs Bordeaux, France)
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Join this small-group day trip to Saint-Emilion and Pomerol in the Libournais wine-making region of France. This full-day guided excursion from Bordeaux offers …Not LP reviewed
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Les Bateliers Arcachonnais
Daily, year-round cruises sail around the Île aux Oiseaux, the uninhabited 'bird island' in the middle of the bay. It's a haven for tern, curlew and redshank, so bring your binoculars. In summer there are regular all-day excursions (11am to 5.30pm) to the Banc d'Arguin, the sand bank off the Dune du Pilat.
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Full-Day Small-Group Medoc Wine Tour from Bordeaux
8 hours 30 minutes (Departs Bordeaux, France)
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Join this small-group wine tour from Bordeaux to the Médoc for a full day of scenic drives and wine tasting. The Médoc produces some of the most renowned red wi…Not LP reviewed
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Les Voies Vertes des Gaves
To get away from Bernadette Soubirous for a day, hire a cycle and head for the mountains along all or part of Les Voies Vertes des Gaves or Mountain Streams Green Routes. This follows the old, long-abandoned Lourdes-Cauterets train line up the lovely Vallée des Gaves all the way to Cauterets, from where you can catch a bus back to Lourdes.
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Saint-Emilion Wine Tasting Day Trip from Bordeaux
9 hours (Departs Bordeaux, France)
by Viator
Take a day out to visit one of the world's most famous wine regions, Saint-Emilion, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You'll sample the region's fine wine…Not LP reviewed
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Spa Kémana
Spa Kémana is one of the three Thalassotherapy (literally, 'sea healing') centres in Biarritz. Each year it's estimated that over 200,000 French allow themselves to be squirted with high pressure hoses, pummelled and massaged, smeared in mud and seaweed - all in the name of Thalassotherapy.
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Thalassa Biarritz
Thalassa Biarritz is one of the three Thalassotherapy (literally, 'sea healing') centres in Biarritz. Thalassotherapy is when people allow themselves to be squirted with high pressure hoses, pummelled and massaged, smeared in mud and seaweed and come away smiling. It's big business in France.
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Medoc 1855 Classification Premium Wine Tasting Day Trip
10 hours (Departs Bordeaux, France)
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Every Wednesday, three chateaux take turns to open to the public to show off their prestigious Medoc wines. If you've ever enjoyed a glass of red, you won't wan…Not LP reviewed
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Daranatz
Bayonne’s long association with chocolate stems from the Spanish Inquisition, when Jews who fled Spain set up their trade in the St-Esprit neighbourhood. By 1870 Bayonne boasted 130 chocolatiers (specialist makers of chocolate), more than in all of Switzerland. Daranatz is one of them.
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Grands Crus Classes de Graves Wine Tour and Montesquieu's Chateau
8 hours (Departs Bordeaux, France)
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Spend a leisurely day exploring the splendid terroir of Pessac-Leognan, birthplace of the Bordeaux vineyards. You'll sample the prestigious wines of the Graves …Not LP reviewed
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Small-Group St Emilion Half-Day Trip from Bordeaux
4 hours 30 minutes (Departs Bordeaux, France)
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Join this small-group tour from Bordeaux to discover the beautiful medieval village of St Emilion. Named after a Breton monk from the eighth century whose follo…Not LP reviewed
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Bordeaux Shore Excursion: Private Bordeaux and St-Emilion Tour
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When your ship arrives in Bordeaux, spend your time in port on a private city shore excursion of Bordeaux and St Emilion – two of the area’s most delightful tow…Not LP reviewed
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Bordeaux Shore Excursion: Private St-Emilion Half-Day Trip
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St Emilion is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a beautiful place to spend your time in port in Bordeaux. On this half-day shore excursion, you’ll tour this char…Not LP reviewed
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Bordeaux Wine and Culinary Tour
9 hours (Departs Bordeaux, France)
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Food and wine are a huge part of life in France and the area of Bordeaux is no exception. While you’re in Bordeaux, one of the premier wine regions of France, t…Not LP reviewed
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Bordeaux Shore Excursion: Full-Day Private Medoc Wine Tour
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When your cruise ship arrives in Bordeaux and you have only a single day to see the best of this area, book a private wine tour to the Médoc, one of France’s mo…Not LP reviewed
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Inter-Îles
Inter-Îles has sailings from Easter to early November to Fort Boyard (adult/child €18.50/11.50), Île d’Aix (€27/17.50) and Île d’Oléron (€27/17.50), plus sailings to Île de Ré (€18.50/11.50) from Easter to September.
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Cycling
Cycle paths link Arcachon with the Dune du Pilat and Biscarosse (30km to the south), and around the Bassin d'Arcachon to Cap Ferret. From here, a cyclable path parallels the beaches north to Pointe de Grave.
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Cycle Paths
Cycle paths link Arcachon with the Dune du Pilat and Biscarosse (30km to the south), and around the Bassin d'Arcachon to Cap Ferret. From here, a cyclable path parallels the beaches north to Pointe de Grave.
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Medoc Art and Wine Day Trip from Bordeaux
8 hours 30 minutes (Departs Bordeaux, France)
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Calling all wine lovers! Don't miss the chance to visit the heart of Bordeaux's premier wine-growing region ' the marvelous Medoc. This art and wine tour takes …Not LP reviewed
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Planète Musée du Chocolat
Delve into this real-life Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for an indulgent exploration through the world of chocolate, from its earliest beginnings to the mass production of today.
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