Bordeaux: Art, History, Wine

Bordeaux: an elegant old city with an important past and a newly polished style, and a wine region known for grand names like Haut-Brion, Margaux, and Lafitte-Rothschild. A beautiful part of France, the region of Bordeaux stretches between the Atlantic Ocean and the luscious valley of the Dordogne, providing just about everything anyone could ever want: great food, highest quality wines, a beautiful landscape, significant history and magnificent art and architecture. The city of Bordeaux, which sheltered the French government during three wars, is a remarkably intact testament to the 18th century prosperity of an important port city.
What you will see and learn about in an ArtSmartTalk:

• The charms of Bordeaux's Mascarons - the faces that peek at you from archways and facades
• An artistic and historical legacy that led to the naming of Bordeaux as a World Heritage Site
• The vineyards and wines of Bordeaux - history and legend
• Why the Spanish painter Goya has a statue in Bordeaux
  
• Modern and Historical Bordeaux working together

Are you planning a trip to the Bordeaux area of France? Would you like to get more out of what you'll see, and have some help in planning your itinerary? Would you like to know about this fascinating city that is too often overlooked by travelers? Would it just be fun to have the pleasure of learning more about this beautiful area? Is your book group reading about France, and you'd like to arrange an armchair visit for them?
Contact me for more information about small group ArtSmartTalks.
Also available (and if location makes an in-person talk impractical): customized email or hard copy packets with art and art history information to fit the itinerary for an upcoming trip - A great way to get more out of your travels. Contact me for more information.

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