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Chateaux bargains to be had as Chinese investors leave Bordeaux vineyards

Currency restrictions prompt sales, offering potential bargains for new buyers

Bordeaux to spend €10m helping residents replace old fire heating systems

Old wood-burning stove heating systems contribute more to air pollution than cars

New train operator sets sights on west of France

Private company ‘Le Train’ plans to focus on linking up regional cities with direct trains

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Bordeaux-Toulouse rail project: Prefecture bans weekend protests

Environmental protesters say the demonstrations against the high-speed train projects will still take place

Hundreds protest against closure of Bordeaux airport runway

Residents say the closure will see many more planes fly directly over their homes

Union fears more French easyJet bases may close after Toulouse

UK-France flights among those served currently by south-west base

IMAGES: How €100m revamp is set to give Bordeaux airport a new look

Venue said to be ‘making efforts’ after years of low rankings based on Google reviews

British dentist charged in France after death of patient

The dentist has been previously struck off in the UK, according to reports

Work finally starts on new high-speed train line Bordeaux to Toulouse

The €14 billion project is part of plans to improve public transport services in the south-west

Man killed, another seriously hurt in knife attack along Bordeaux riverfront

The attack is thought to have been sparked by a row over the victims’ alcohol consumption, said a police source

Watch: French farmers clash with police and dump manure in Bordeaux

Around 60 tractors formed a rolling barricade around the city in a bid to pressure the regional council

Lidl’s €1.89 bottles of Bordeaux spark protests in south-west France

On same day French farmers block motorway to Spain and say action will continue if demands not met

Why is Bordeaux dropping in list of best places to live in France?

A recent ranking found the city had dropped from 8th place in 2020 to 27th place in 2024

SEE: Beautiful photos of snow in France

Churches, castles, and beaches all covered with dustings of snow after cold spell hit France this week

Discover Bordeaux’s fountains through the man who worked on them

Michel Cessateur has been involved with every fountain in the city since the end of the 1970s and now shows tourists his favourites

Rail firms not interested in London to Bordeaux high-speed train link

2022 launch date has been derailed as currently no operator wants to run the trains

Bordeaux whisky matures in an old Nazi bunker

Two whisky-loving entrepreneurs have turned a bunker designed as a bomb-proof reservoir of diesel for German U-boats into Moon Harbour Whisky

Bordeaux's rejected Christmas tree sold to town in Corrèze

The local mayor bought the traditional decoration after the Bordeaux's eco-friendly mayor refused to have a tree this year

Discover Bordeaux's new art space, set in a former navy base

Seeing submarine basins in new light; Samantha David reports on the new art space in Bordeaux, set in a former navy base.

Parking charges in Bordeaux may be means-tested

Bordeaux may soon charge residents for city parking based on their annual household income, in a move being dubbed “social and supportive” by the newly-elected mayoral team.

High-speed Bordeaux-London rail link seeks operator

Maritime magic and Da Vinci’s genius

Hurry to enjoy a unique double-header of seafaring and invention at a Bordeaux museum

Bordeaux’s past recreated in all its historic glory

It is not so much back to the future as forward to the past in Bordeaux, as The Connexion discovers

Major French ports blockaded in new pension strike

Major ports in France - including Calais, Dunkirk and Marseille - are still being blockaded today (Friday January 17) after unions called for a 72-hour strike, with some ferry services reporting disruption.

Stand by for five-hour UK to Bordeaux rail link

A feasibility study into a direct high-speed London to Bordeaux rail link is under way and set to conclude this spring.

French Bordeaux guide recreates 15th century monuments

Monuments dating back to the 15th century have “reappeared” in the city of Bordeaux (Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine) thanks to a 3D virtual reality project created by a local guide.

French city of Bordeaux postpones metro plans

Plans to build an underground metro system in Bordeaux (Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine) have been cancelled for the foreseeable future, as there are “more urgent” things to do, local authorities have said.

Trouble for Air Force One snappers in France

A prefectoral decree means it is illegal to take or share pictures of aircraft on airport runways in one region

Bordeaux drains painted in cigarette butt waste alert

A team of artists in Bordeaux is painting drain grates and manhole covers to raise awareness of how much dropped cigarette butts contribute to river pollution.

Drop in gilets jaunes as France enacts protest bans

There was a drop in gilets jaunes protesters in France this weekend, with 33,700 in total - according to official figures - as many cities enacted their protest bans in anticipation of escalating violence.

London-Bordeaux direct trains could start in 2020

A direct 4.5-hour train service between London and Bordeaux could be up and running by the end of next year.

Bordeaux mayor Juppé quits

Politician will join the French Constitutional Council

Gilets jaunes: Numbers drop amid renewed violence

Around 41,500 protesters came out across France this weekend for Acte 14 of the gilets jaunes movement, according to government figures, marking a drop in support amid some fresh violence.

Gilets jaunes: Acte 9 sees resurgence across France

The gilets jaunes movement has claimed a resurgence in protesters after this weekend’s “Acte 9” saw between 84,000 and 92,000 people come out across France, including over 8,000 in Paris.

Paris second European city in song lyrics since ‘60s

Paris is the second-most referenced European city in the lyrics of popular English-language music released since the 1960s, a new study has found.

Old US wives’ club now embraces every woman

Bordeaux Women’s Club ( bordeauxwomensclub.org ) aims to help international English-speaking women meet and adapt comfortably into French life and culture.

Thousands march against climate change across France

Over 26,000 people took part in climate change protests across France this weekend, in the second major march event on the issue in two months.

Bordeaux: Restaurants with no local wine denounced

The Bordeaux director of tourism has condemned restaurants in the region that do not sell a single local wine, and called on them to pay as much attention to their wine lists as to their food.

Make most of embassy meeting, campaigners urge

The Gironde branch of campaign group for Britons in Europe, Rift (Remain in France Together) is urging Britons to make the most of a new British embassy outreach meeting in Bordeaux next month.

Ryanair to open new bases at Marseille and Bordeaux

Low cost airline Ryanair is to open two new bases in France - one in Bordeaux and one in Marseille - as part of its 2019 schedule, opening up 27 new flight routes.

Greenpeace protest blackens fountains across France

Environmental activist group Greenpeace has blackened the water of several major fountains in cities across France to protest a project by oil company Total.

Bordeaux-London in 5 hours by train plan

Memorial to slavery

Bordeaux wine giant loses ‘fake’ bottle case

Château Pétrus name confusing buyers

Bordeaux creates new Airbnb hit squad

Crackdown on holiday rentals

Wine expert predicts dramatic change for Bordeaux 2050

A viticulturist and oenologist has predicted that the taste of Bordeaux wine is likely to change dramatically by 2050, should global warming continue at its current rate.

U-turn on temporary street ads in Bordeaux and Nantes

The government is to suspend authorisation for temporary advertisements on city pavements in Bordeaux and Nantes, after opposition from the cities themselves.

Bordeaux ‘owl’ cabins let you escape the city for free

You can now stay in a riverside owl-shaped cabin near Bordeaux for free, as part of the city’s Refuges Périurbains project.

Piano hitchhikers aiming for Hungary stuck in Besançon

Two piano-playing friends from Bordeaux who are attempting to hitchhike, with their piano, to a music festival in Hungary, have so far reached Besançon.

TGV ended up heading for Brittany instead of Bordeaux

However, driver did not need to reverse back up track to turn round in right direction

It is official: 2016 was a great year for Bordeaux wine

Professionals are united in their praise after tasting the latest vineyard offerings

Eurostar takes high-speed route to Bordeaux

Eurostar is launching through tickets from London to Bordeaux using the new high-speed TGV line when first services start on July 2.

Investors in buying mood before property prices and rates rise more

Large French towns are seeing prices rising while mortgage rates are still near the bottom

Bordeaux opens its €83m ‘Guggenheim of wine’

Bordeaux aims to become the world capital of wine with its newest visitor attraction, the futuristic Cité du Vin which opens on June 1 on the banks of the Garonne.

Bordeaux voted ‘best city’ for 2017

How far from a prison sentence to running for French president? Ask Alain Juppé

More than a decade after his political disgrace, Alain Juppé is a strong contender in the 2017 race for president. Michelle de La Rosa Lewis takes a look at the chequered career of a man who divides opinion