Aquitaine Tourist Information and Visitor Guide
Acquitaine offers the best of all worlds. Over 100km of Atlantic beach are suitable for everything from sheltered sun-bathing to world-class surfing. Historic cities such as Bordeaux, chic Biarritz and medieval Bergerac are just waiting to be explored. If you enjoy the clean mountain air and pretty summer pastures head for the magnificent Pyrenees Mountains.
Aquitaine Highlights
- Font de Gaume, Dordogne- see 25,000 year old paintings and engravings in their original setting
- Musee National de Prehistoire, Les Eyzies de-Tayac- find out more about the lives of the people who lived in Tayac many thousands of years ago
- Bordeaux National Opera House - 12 large columns give the building a classical beauty; the interior decoration in its original colours of blue and gold
- Catacombs and Cave Church, St. Emilion - beneath the village the rock has been scoured out to leave a cathedral size church and catacombs
- La Côte d’Argent - at over 100km long, this is the longest beach in Europe
- Chapel of Saint Fides - Pujols - contains spectacular wall paintings from the 15th century, including a Saint George slaughtering the dragon
- Basque Museum, Bayonne - an excellent display explaining all things Basque, including pelota, one of the fastest ball games in the world
Plan your visit to Aquitaine
- Aquitaine Hotels - view and choose a place to stay in Aquitaine
- Aquitaine Short Breaks - offers and ideas in Aquitaine
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