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I am planning a long weekend in April (Easter) and was wondering the best way to go from London to Bordeux.
I was thinking of driving so I could pack the car full of good wine!
Also what's the best location for checking out the area.
I would appreciate any input on the subject.
Thanks,
KelseyQ
What Bordeux where you thinking of? There are a few in Europe, I'm assuming you mean the one in the UK
Since you're talking about good wine, I'm assuming you mean Bordeaux, France. A nice town to stay in is St. Emilion. There are a couple of small, pleasant hotels and lots of wine shops! If you wander further East to Le Dordogne region, there are fantastic towns and hotels.
Yes France,
and i did think St, Emilion looked quite nice, just trying to figure out a route....
xO
KelseyQ
It's going to be a long drive...Bordeaux to Calias is a good 9 hour drive, and that is if you take the direct boring motorway route.
Have fun anyway!
If it is just for the weekend i would try to get a cheap flight to bordeaux. i know Virgin Express offers flights from Brussels and there are flights from Amsterdam as well. So i guess there should be cheap flights from the Uk to Bordeaux.
From Bordeaux daytrips are arranged to Saint-Emilion. And i think you can get there by public transport as well. So you don´t necessarily need a car.
And Bordeaux itself is a great city to visit so maybe stay in Bordeaux and take day-trips when you think you´ve seen enough of the city...
Taking plane and renting a car rather than driving from London should be a better mean to reach bordeaux. Eurostar and a TGV connexion is also a solution. But you will need more than 3 or 4 days if you want to see much of this area. Of course St Emilion looks like the unavoidable place to visit but you have got also the Medoc (Pauillac harbour and atlantic beaches), Dordogne (middle ages castles), Bordeaux itself and the less known area "entre 2 mer" for sauternes.
All the best.
The point of the trip, besides a nice weekend, is to fill up the car with wine!
Don't you think the drive would be scenic at all?
KQ
hello, I am philippe and I was born in Dunkerque (just near Calais) I and I live in Bordeaux since 18 years.
By car, the road is long for a week end, about 9h from Calais to Bordeaux by the freeway.
I often went to London, I know all transportation very well from London to Bordeaux, as well as the places and castles to visit. If I can be you of any utility, My MSN Adress is screen.product@tiscali.fr.
You can ask all questions that you want, I will try to answer best there.
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