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BordeauxCruise port guide

Ships dock at Quai des Chartrons cruise berth. These are the stops worth your time, timed on foot from the terminal.

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Where ships dock

One cruise terminal.

  • Quai des Chartrons cruise berth

Walkable from the pier

Walk times from Quai des Chartrons cruise berth.

  1. 1min

    Moelleuses et Persillées

    Meat restaurant and steakhouse in Bordeaux

  2. 3min

    Papà Lello

    Wood-fired Neapolitan pizza along Quai des Chartrons

  3. 4min

    Le Sobre Chartrons

    Wine cellar and bar on Quai des Chartrons

  4. 4min

    Man Mo Bordeaux

    Fresh dim sum on the lively Chartrons market square

  5. 4min

    Casa Gaia

    Organic, locavore restaurant with wood-fired cooking

  6. 4min

    La p'tite boulangerie Notre-Dame

    Artisan bakery in Bordeaux offering organic bread

  7. 5min

    La Fromagerie de Pierre

    Artisanal cheese and fine foods shop on Cours Portal

  8. 5min

    Cafés Régus

    Traditional coffee roastery with gourmet beans

  9. 7min

    CAPC - Musée d'art contemporain de Bordeaux

    Contemporary art museum in a colonial-era warehouse

  10. 11min

    Esplanade des Quinconces

    One of Europe's largest public city squares

  11. 12min

    Monument aux Girondins

    Elaborate fountain and monument honouring the Girondists

  12. 12min

    Jardin Public

    English-style landscaped park with serene waterways

  13. 15min

    Place de la Bourse

    Bordeaux's iconic 18th-century royal square

  14. 15min

    Miroir d'Eau

    World's largest reflecting water pool

  15. 15min

    Lafitte

    Gourmet southwest French delicatessen and foie gras

  16. 16min

    National Customs Museum

    National customs museum on Place de la Bourse

  17. 16min

    Le Pressoir d'Argent - Gordon Ramsay

    Two-Michelin-starred dining on Place de la Comédie

  18. 16min

    Any'Teas

    Refined tearoom inside historic Passage Sarget

  19. 16min

    Le Marrakech

    Authentic Moroccan tagines and couscous dishes

  20. 16min

    Frères Z

    Handmade Asian noodles on Rue Fondaudège

  21. 16min

    Pharmacie des Grands Hommes

    Convenient pharmacy on Place des Grands Hommes

  22. 17min

    Cap Sciences

    Interactive science and technology centre by the docks

  23. 17min

    Maison Oscura

    Photography bookstore and specialty coffee house

  24. 18min

    Jacques Chaban-Delmas Bridge

    Europe's tallest vertical-lift bridge

  25. 18min

    Madame Pang

    Cocktail and dining bar in the heart of Bordeaux

  26. 19min

    Hasnaâ

    Award-winning bean-to-bar artisan chocolate maker

  27. 19min

    Librairie Mollat

    France's premier independent bookstore

  28. 20min

    Pont de pierre

    Napoleon-era stone bridge spanning the Garonne

  29. 20min

    Barapom

    Artisanal Breton galettes and sweet crêpes

  30. 22min

    Cité du Vin

    Landmark museum dedicated to global wine culture

  31. 22min

    Tour Pey Berland

    Freestanding medieval belfry with sweeping panoramic views

  32. 22min

    Porte de Bourgogne

    Neoclassical triumphal gateway from the 18th century

  33. 22min

    Paulette

    Cosy café-canteen serving homemade daytime lunches

  34. 23min

    Cathédrale Saint-André

    Gothic cathedral where royal weddings took place

  35. 23min

    Palais Rohan

    Handsome 18th-century palace housing city hall

  36. 23min

    Musée des Arts Décoratifs et du Design

    Decorative arts and furniture in an aristocratic mansion

  37. 24min

    Grosse Cloche

    Medieval gateway and historic civic belfry

  38. 24min

    Bordeaux Museum of Fine Arts

    Fine art museum in historic Palais Rohan wing

  39. 24min

    Musée d'Aquitaine

    Comprehensive regional history from prehistory to present

See all 45 stops in the planner

Hidden gems

Worth finding if you have an hour spare.

  1. 3min

    Musée du Vin et du Négoce

    Cellar museum exploring Bordeaux's wine merchant history

  2. 9min

    Darwin Ecosystème

    Creative eco-district in repurposed military barracks

  3. 12min

    Jardin Botanique

    Innovative ecological botanical garden across the Garonne

  4. 26min

    Base Sous-Marine de Bordeaux

    Massive WWII bunker transformed into monumental digital art

  5. 31min

    Marché des Capucins

    Bordeaux's historic food market known as the Belly of Bordeaux

More ports nearby: Pauillac, Le Verdon-sur-Mer, La Rochelle, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Bilbao.