La Cité du Vin
Guide
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≈ A$39MuseumAllow 2–3 hPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A swirling, gold-tinted building on the river with an interactive exhibition on wine around the world and through history, ending in a glass-walled tasting room at the top with views over the Garonne.
A brief history
It opened in 2016; its curves are meant to suggest wine swirling in a glass and the eddies of the river.
Tips
- Best time
- Afternoon, finishing with the view at the top
- Cost
- About €22 (check)
- Allow
- 2–3 h
- Hours
- Usually daily 10:00–18:00, later in summer (check)
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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
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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