Bordeaux Wine Route

Stormy Sky Over Saint-EmilionYou might consider the town of Bordeaux as the natural base for this exploration, but the traffic around and in Bordeaux is a challenge. The better option is to stay first a few days in Bordeaux, then find a base out of town to visit the area. Leaving or entering the Bordeaux limits by car can be a misery because lots of commuters live out of town and drive to work, and the freeways are often jammed. In Bordeaux itself you can walk or use its new glitzy tramway to feel the pulse of this great wine capital.
There are quite a number of good hotels in Bordeaux and we’ve used in the past both the Continental Hotel (doubles : 85 or 104 Euros)which is centrally located (we’re giving these addresses without sponsorship…), and the very cheap Hotel F1 chain (33 Euros a room – all rooms can accomodate 1, 2 or 3 people)), which is located on the other side of the Garonne, at a 15 mn walking distance from downtown (they have a parking). You can reserve you Hotel F1 room through the internet (they’re very basic but good value and fill up fast).
In spite of having all the features of a wine-tourist trap (like Beaune in Burgundy), with its collection of luxury wine shops and well-polished old streets, Saint Emilion is still a lovely place from which you can plan your exploration of the Bordeaux region without being bothered by the traffic. Once in Saint-Emilion, try not to loose your time with window shopping on wine paraphernalia that you’d probably find anywhere in the world, and start your time travel in this lovely small town.

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