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The secrets of Place des Quinconces: from Château Trompette to the forgotten bunker under the esplanade

Before becoming one of the largest squares in Europe, Quinconces was a fortress the people of Bordeaux hated. A few centuries later, it hides a 43-metre column, an aborted Bartholdi project and even a 1943 German bunker.

The madd-bordeaux: an 18th-century mansion and a 19th-century prison turned into a design museum

Reopened on 22 April 2026 after three years of works, madd-bordeaux is one of the most surprising museums in the city. A private mansion built in 1778 by a wealthy parliamentarian, an 1886 prison hidden behind its walls, and today contemporary design rooms set inside the former cells. Welcome to the finest dialogue between confinement and creation Bordeaux has to offer.

Jardin des Remparts: the best-kept secret of the Douves district

Perched on the old medieval fortifications of Bordeaux, just steps from the Marché des Douves, the Jardin des Remparts is a 3,400 sq m peaceful haven that few Bordelais know. Between century-old plane trees, 14th-century remains and street art, a dive into one of the city’s true secrets.