What to do and see in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France: The Best Budget-friendly Things to do

November 26, 2021 Hector Krause

Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the largest administrative region in France, located in the southwest of the country.
Restaurants in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

1. Chateau Cantenac

2 Lieu Dit Cantenac Route Departementale 670, 33330 Saint-Emilion France +33 5 57 51 35 22 [email protected] http://www.chateau-cantenac.fr
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5.0 based on 972 reviews

Chateau Cantenac

Passionate about our heritage and our wines, we enjoy sharing our stories and our know-how with visitors. Our tours are welcoming, educational and punctuated with family anecdotes. Come discover the unique and charming story of the family, the estate and the production of a Grand Cru from the vine to the glass : the terroir and the work in the vineyard, winemaking and wine aging. The tour ends with a comparative and educational tasting of our wines. Tours with tastings by appointment only! Please call us or send us an email to make a reservation. It may be possible to drop-in for a wine tasting during the week (if someone is available), but please note that we are open on weekends only by appointment. Have a fabulous day and we look forward to welcoming you to our family winery!

Reviewed By MGrech - Zejtun, Malta

We have visited many wineries around the world but this has definitely been the most interesting. AJ is an excellent host and her tour is pleasant, fun and she shares so much detail and knowledge on the steps that are involved in the production of such fine wine. Madame Roskam is truly lucky to have a daughter in law like AJ! The tour will leave a wonderful memory of Saint Emilion.

2. St. Andre Cathedral

Place Pey Berland, 33000, Bordeaux France +33 5 46 44 67 29 https://www.bordeaux-tourism.co.uk/offre/fiche/cathedrale-saint-andre/PCUAQU033FS0002B
Excellent
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4.5 based on 2,362 reviews

St. Andre Cathedral

This beautiful 17th century church is one of Bordeaux's main attractions.

Reviewed By JElliot32 - New South Wales, Australia

Bordeaux's cathedral is massive Gothic pile, very reminiscent to us of many other Gothic churches we visited around France and Spain. But there was also plenty more about St Andre's to ensure we did not succumb to 'cathedral overload' here. Its towering spires, highly decorated doorways and flying buttresses all catch your eye from the square outside, while from the inside the ribbed vaults of the soaring ceiling and the light shining through the stained-glass windows are awe-inspiring. Best of all though were the cathedral's magnificently decorative rose windows. Also of note is that Eleonor of Aquitaine married here in 1137.

3. Rocher de la Vierge

Entre le Port-Vieux et le Port des pêcheurs, Biarritz France http://www.thingstodoinbiarritz.com/virgin-on-the-rock.html
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4.5 based on 2,973 reviews

Rocher de la Vierge

Reviewed By NamrataMoorthy - Versailles, France

Gorgeous and stunning views of the coastline from this point. Must visit for some splendid photographic opportunities!

4. Place de la Bourse

Place de la Bourse, 33000, Bordeaux France https://www.bordeaux-tourism.co.uk/offre/fiche/place-de-la-bourse/PCUAQU033FS00043
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4.5 based on 6,857 reviews

Place de la Bourse

Reviewed By Effecrisse - Milan, Italy

The square is really marvelous, we can be breathless at night thanks to a spectacular lighting and to the Miroir d'Eau just in front of the palaces that perfectly reflect on it. You can take fabulous pictures there!

5. Musee National Adrien Dubouche

8 B Place Winston Churchill, 87000 Limoges France +33 5 55 33 08 50 http://www.musee-adriendubouche.fr/
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4.5 based on 379 reviews

Musee National Adrien Dubouche

In its fully renovated setting, the Adrien Dubouché National Museum holds the largest collection of Limoges porcelain in the world. It also contains representative works from the key stages in the history of ceramics. The museum route follows a journey through time that starts in Antiquity and crosses continents and civilisations, leading visitors towards the most recent designs. Everyone can marvel at the virtuosity of the masterpieces on display in an area dedicated to manufacturing techniques. The Adrien Dubouché National Museum and its prestigious collections thus contribute to the international reputation of ceramic arts and the promotion of the exceptional know-how that has made Limoges so famous.

Reviewed By stealthyrunner - Fort Myers, United States

During our time in France, we visited the Musee National Adrien Duboche which is the national porcelain museum several times. The porcelain art on display is truly world-class and worth the visit or several visits. Additionally, their educational exhibits are outstanding showing the porcelain process and the history of porcelain from ancient middle-eastern and Japanese displays to completely modern exhibits. Quite honestly, I knew literally nothing about porcelain but was absolutely amazed and entranced by the art and the exhibits. I cannot encourage you enough to visit the museum it's well worth the trip. As I said, we went several times and enjoyed every visit and always found something additional to catch the eye. DO GO AND ENJOY, YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID.

6. Church of Notre Dame la Grande

Place Charles De Gaulle, 86000, Poitiers France +33 5 49 41 22 56 [email protected] http://www.ot-poitiers.fr/eglise-notre-dame-la-grande/poitiers/tabid/29040/offreid/ca31a7a7-8d29-43ab-8fad-790c3df4bbf4/detail.aspx
Excellent
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4.5 based on 890 reviews

Church of Notre Dame la Grande

Reviewed By Derek-simpcar - Farnham, United Kingdom

To see a medieval church still with its interior decoration in tact is so unusual it produces a real wow factor. It reminds us that was what the majority of churches were like before subsequent generations painted them over or demolished them. It’s a truly beautiful survivor that shouldn’t be missed

7. Parc de Blossac

Poitiers France +33 5 49 41 39 37 http://www.tourisme-vienne.com/fr/activite/257/parc-de-blossac
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4.5 based on 490 reviews

Parc de Blossac

Reviewed By 648pennyk

If you are visiting Poitiers park Blossac is certainly a place to be, huge green colourfull with an amasing panoramic view. Its the best place to take a walk,have picknic, even play...with many happenings running in you can visit it at any time of the year and it will always be interesting.

8. La Grande Dune du Pilat

route de Biscarrosse RD 218, 33115 Pyla-sur-Mer France +33 5 56 22 12 85 [email protected] http://www.ladunedupilat.com
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4.5 based on 5,264 reviews

La Grande Dune du Pilat

The highest dune in Europe, a unique landscape with an incredible panoramic view over the ocean, forest and Arcachon Bay but also and more importantly, a living, natural space that needs to be looked after and protected. Since December 2007, the Syndicat Mixte de la Grande Dune du Pilat has been working to protect and preserve this national piece of heritage that belongs to us all. From the top of this giant (109 meters high, 2,7 kilometers long, 500 meters wide), you can see many remarkable sites of the region.

Reviewed By sandyt186 - Mold, United Kingdom

Visited while cycling through France and Spain. Parked up our bikes and walked up the dune and along the crest for magnificent panoramic views over the Gulf of Acheron, absolutely breathtaking,like something from a David Attenborough programme.The colours were startling,a real wow experience and worth the effort to climb up.

9. Boulevard des Pyrenees

Pau, Communaute d'Agglomeration Pau-Pyrenees France http://www.pau.fr/evenement/5736/14-boulevard-des-pyrenees-jardins-reveles.htm
Excellent
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4.5 based on 975 reviews

Boulevard des Pyrenees

Reviewed By 253talithap - Pau, France

A very nice walk with a wonderful view of the mountains, go on a clear day though because otherwise you will not see the mountains and half of the experience will be gone. If you look carefully there are little markers on the rail that tells you what each mountain that you see is called.Yes there are cafes and restaurants along the way and it's very close to the town center. There is also the funicular that brings you to the lower part of the town and at the end of the walk there is the chateau de Pau. I live in Pau so I walk there often but I would recommend for tourists.

10. Winter Town (Ville d’Hiver)

Old District, 33120 Arcachon France +33 5 57 52 97 97 http://www.lepetittraindarcachon.fr
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4.5 based on 1,161 reviews

Winter Town (Ville d’Hiver)

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