Bordeaux, France
Bordeaux is a port city in southwestern France, the center of the Aquitaine region and the capital of a traditional wine region. It is situated on both banks of the Garonne River. It is famous for its eponymous red wine, hence its name.
Bordeaux is one of France's cultural monuments, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is about its historical centre, the "Moon Port", which is considered "an exceptional urban and architectural ensemble created during the Enlightenment". Bordeaux is the French city with the most listed buildings after Paris.
Bordeaux is more of a modern industrial city that is constantly growing. But that doesn't prevent its old town from having around 5,000 surviving buildings from the 18th century.
If one were to list the landmarks of all sizes and kinds, it would simply take an enormous amount of time. But there is no mention, for example, of the three magnificent churches on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela - Saint Michel, Saint Søren and Saint Andre Cathedral.
Then, in Bordeaux, it's the turn of the vast Esplanade de Cancons with the Monument of the Girondins - extraordinarily created with fountains and bronze sea animals. And just how eye-catching are the 18th-century Town Hall and the Museum of Fine Arts with its magnificent collection of paintings by Dutch and other masters.