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62 results for Bordeaux

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Destination: Bordeaux

20 June 2019

After decades of decline, a museum celebrating the French city’s love of wine, markets offering fresh seafood and canny commercial investment have transformed the once-seedy banks of the Garonne.

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Destinations: Nantes, Dinard and Bordeaux

21 February 2019

Three French towns to call home.

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The Menu - Food Neighbourhoods 128: Bordeaux, Chartrons

2 April 2019

We head to the photogenic Chartrons neighbourhood of Bordeaux, a destination for dining and strolling around historic streets while evading the tourists who flock to the downtown district.

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The Urbanist - Tall Stories 363: Cité du Vin, Bordeaux

26 June 2023

Amy van den Berg explores a museum that’s bringing tourism back to the city in one of France’s most famous wine regions.

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Africa/Middle East

17 January 2008

Quick quiz question. Which part of France has the highest birth rate? Paris? Bordeaux? Marseille? The answer lies further south. Some 5,000 miles further south.

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The Globalist - Tuesday 10 April

10 April 2018

Will all the international outrage following a chemical attack in Syria change the situation? Plus: the story behind the success of horror films in cinemas the world over and why 2017 could be a very good year for Bordeaux…

Radio

The Monocle Daily - Monday 20 June

20 June 2016

We discuss the UK’s referendum on EU membership, analyse Donald Trump’s political campaign and examine Israel’s internal-security profiling. Plus: we review the Asian newspapers and visit the new Cité du Vin in Bordeaux.

Radio

Monocle on Design - ‘Not Black or White’, Jorge Penadés and Galerie Revel

7 March 2023

We visit a craft and design exhibition in the heart of London’s Marylebone and check in with Spanish designer Jorge Penadés, whose recent project was inspired by hollow cardboard tubes. Plus: we meet the team at Galerie…

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The Briefing - Thursday 1 February

1 February 2018

We find out how a memo has caused a crisis of trust between the FBI and the White House and examine the significance of Poland’s controversial bill on the Holocaust. Plus: the Serpentine prepares to make its global debut…

Radio

The Menu - The wine wonderland

17 June 2016

We visit Bordeaux’s brand new culture centre La Cité du Vin, which is all about wine. Plus: some of the greatest delicacies from Ibiza, coffee liqueur from Australian java masters and a recipe for the weekend by Iceland’s…

Monocle Minute

Nibbles, anyone?

17 September 2016

Between cheap stalls at hawker centres and fine-dining establishments, eating out in Singapore leaves you spoiled for choice. But opening a restaurant here is a tough gig. Industry insiders assert that of the 9,000 or so…

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Break from the norm

27 July 2017

Escape the city for a long weekend and discover the anti-Saint Tropez, a Thai-Skandi bolthole and a Canadian island with Japanese blossom. Only problem: leaving.

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Grape minds

19 September 2019

We meet the dynamic new wave of Burgundy-based winemakers who are doing things a little differently.

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Plate expectations

16 April 2015

Our culinary round-up from across the globe sees us sample virtuous vegetables in New York, tempting Turkish ice cream and beautiful Belgian sourdough. And that’s just for starters.

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Basque in the sun

17 September 2009

On the French Atlantic coast, shun the beach in favour of a tree-lined avenue and a delightful covered market, perfect for that most Gallic of pastimes: people-watching.

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Contributors

28 November 2024

Our current issue has come together thanks to the tireless efforts of our global network of creative folk. Find out about a few of the writers, illustrators and photographers we called on to report for Issue 179.