Aquitaine: Hotels and Accommodation
Accommodation in Aquitaine
Aquitaine has more than 2,800 historic monuments and 9,200 protected movable objects. This gives the region an exceptional density of cultural sites, combined with landscapes ranging from the Atlantic coast and river estuaries to wine-growing areas.
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Culture
Bordeaux, Port de la Lune, is one of the world's largest urban ensembles on the UNESCO World Heritage List. At the mouth of the Gironde, the UNESCO-listed Vauban fortifications in the estuary comprise the Citadel of Blaye, Fort Pâté and Fort Médoc.
The Vézère Valley is home to more than 150 prehistoric sites and around 30 decorated caves. The UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Vézère Valley comprises 15 prehistoric sites that document a dense Palaeolithic settlement. The discovery of Lascaux in 1940 marked an important moment in the history of prehistoric art.
Aquitaine has nine national heritage institutions or ensembles that are open to the public. These include the National Museum of Prehistory in Les Eyzies-de-Tayac. Château de Cadillac and La Sauve-Majeure Abbey are also among Aquitaine's heritage sites entrusted to the French Centre des monuments nationaux.
Geographical setting
In the area around Aquitaine are Château de Bonaguil and Église Saint-Sardos et Sainte-Anne de Laurenque. Further afield in the region are Château des Milandes, Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle and Les jardins de Marqueyssac.
Nature
The Gironde Estuary is considered Europe's largest estuary and covers 635 square kilometres. Banc d’Arguin has been a nature reserve since 1972 and extends for approximately 4 by 2 kilometres at low tide.
The Landes lakes of Aureilhan, Léon and Biscarosse offer a peaceful atmosphere near the Atlantic coast. The protected Dune du Pilat offers numerous free activities through the Grand Site.
Food and drink
The wine-growing region around Bordeaux includes 60 recognised appellations and 7,000 winegrowers. The Cité du Vin in Bordeaux is a contemporary architectural attraction on the quays of the Garonne and features a belvedere overlooking UNESCO-listed 18th-century heritage.
Activities
The Canal des 2 Mers à vélo is a 750-kilometre cycle route connecting the Mediterranean and the Atlantic along the Gironde Estuary, the Canal de Garonne and the Canal du Midi. A 47-kilometre greenway along a former railway line crosses Entre-deux-Mers by bicycle.
Lot-et-Garonne offers 450 hiking routes and has 4,870 kilometres of marked trails.
For additional regional information, visit the page on Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
For the higher-level travel overview: France.
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