Chartrons
Guide
Photo: Matthew Perosi · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeWalkAllow 45–90 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
The old wine merchants' quarter along the river north of the centre: stone warehouses turned into antique shops and cafés, a village-like main street and a market on the quay on Sunday mornings.
A brief history
Merchants from Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands and Germany settled here from the 1600s to ship the region's wine around the world, storing it in long cellars behind their houses.
Tips
- Best time
- Sunday morning, for the quayside market
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 45–90 min
- Free days
- Always free
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Source: Seed (CC0). Written in Flewaway's words by AI from this open data, not yet checked by a person. Prices, hours and rules change, so check before you go.
Good to know
- Area
- Chartrons and the Bassins à flot: The old wine merchants' quarter north of the centre, with the Jardin Public, antique shops and, further on, the old docks and the Cité du Vin.
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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