Gironde is a department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in Southwestern France.
Cities
- Bordeaux — the capital.
- Saint Emilion
- Soulac
- Villenave-d'Ornon
Other destinations
- Arcachon - Beach resort
- Château de Langoiran medieval castle founded in XIII century.
- Euronat
Understand
Get in
- Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (IATA: BOD)
Get around
See
- Château de Roquetaillade. This natural defensive site has always been inhabited by humans since the stone age. Today you will find two castles inside a protective wall. The first castle dating from the XIth century has lots many of its original fortifications. The second castle was built in 1306 with the permission of JKing Edward the 1st, and is still lived in by the same family since.
Do
For vineyard tours and wine tasting, see Bordeaux#Taste wine.
Eat
-Noisettines du Medoc: A confectionery made in Medoc since 1981 in the north of Aquitaine. It is based on high quality hazelnuts, gauged and unshelled. http://www.noisettines.fr
Drink
See also: Bordeaux#Taste wine