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Cité du Vin
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Cité du Vin

Cité du Vin is a museum as well as a place of exhibitions, shows, movie projections and academic seminars on the theme of wine located in Bordeaux. Within 15 km there are 260 more places to visit, starting with Cathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux (3.5 km). Its story is told in 8 languages on Wikipedia.

Photo: Cité du Vin, Chris06 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where
In Bordeaux
inside the commune
How well known
Top 3%
#878 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Apr–Oct
highs of 19–28°C
In brief

Museum in Bordeaux

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#878 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Bordeaux

Cité du Vin is in the commune of Bordeaux, with 102 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

A month-by-month guide

The warmest stretch in Bordeaux is April to October, at 19–28°C in the afternoon.

Jan11° / 3°87 mm
Feb13° / 3°67 mm
Mar16° / 6°62 mm
Apr19° / 8°74 mm
May22° / 11°68 mm
Jun26° / 14°68 mm
Jul28° / 16°46 mm
Aug28° / 16°53 mm
Sep25° / 13°72 mm
Oct20° / 10°74 mm
Nov14° / 6°109 mm
Dec11° / 4°105 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Bordeaux, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Talence station, 4 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Bordeaux’s full climate →
About

Cité du Vin

Museum as well as a place of exhibitions, shows, movie projections and academic seminars on the theme of wine located in Bordeaux, France.

Cité du Vin is in Bordeaux, Gironde.

Cité du Vin on Wikipedia ↗

Type
Museum
Covered in
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Bordeaux, Gironde
Official site
laciteduvin.com/fr
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Plan your visit

Know before you go

Hours09:30–19:00
Entrance fees
  • EntryA fee is charged
Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.
The map

Where it sits

Orange is Cité du Vin; numbered in green, the places near it.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Bordeaux. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Bordeaux, with 267,991 people, is the largest of the 8. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

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  1. 1Bordeaux
  2. 2Cenon
  3. 3Lormont
  4. 4Floirac
  5. 5Le Bouscat
  6. 6Bruges
  7. 7Artigues-près-Bordeaux
  8. 8Carbon-Blanc
1 · It’s in this commune

Bordeaux

267,991 people

2 · 2.4 km east of it

Cenon

26,834 people

3 · 2.9 km northeast of it

Lormont

25,769 people

4 · 3.4 km southeast of it

Floirac

18,300 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Cité du Vin isPeople
BordeauxIt’s in this commune267,991
Cenon2.4 km east of it26,834
Lormont2.9 km northeast of it25,769
Floirac3.4 km southeast of it18,300
Le Bouscat4 km west of it25,081
Bruges4.4 km northwest of it20,020
Artigues-près-Bordeaux4.9 km east of it8,687
Carbon-Blanc5.3 km northeast of it8,331
Make a day of it

More near Cité du Vin

Our list has 260 more within 15 km, among them 5 attractions, 2 museums and a fort.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Cité du Vin: the answers

Where is Cité du Vin?

Cité du Vin is in Bordeaux, in Gironde (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).

What is Cité du Vin?

Museum as well as a place of exhibitions, shows, movie projections and academic seminars on the theme of wine located in Bordeaux, France.

How well known is Cité du Vin?

Cité du Vin has 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #878 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Cité du Vin?

April to October are the warmest months in Bordeaux, with afternoon highs of 19–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Cité du Vin?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux (3.5 km), Pont Jacques-Chaban-Delmas (500 m), Base sous-marine de Bordeaux (1.1 km) and Pont de pierre (2.9 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.