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Gironde Gironde is a coastal region of Aquitaine in south-west France, surrounded by the departments of Landes, Lot-et-Garonne, Dordogne, Charente-Maritime and the Atlantic Ocean on the west. Gironde is the largest department in France.

Gironde has almost 130 km of sandy beaches and is known as the Côte d’Argent (Silver Coast). There are also a series of lakes along the Gironde coastline, making this a popular area for water sports.

The Gironde estuary is the largest in Europe. Many rivers run across the centre of the department, through the fertile vineyards for which Gironde is probably best known. The town of Bordeaux is in the middle of the department.

The east of the department has 480,000 hectares of pine woodland popular with walkers and hikers

Quinconces fountain, Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine3

Prefecture - Bordeaux

Places of Interest

Andernos, Carcans, Hourtin and Montalivet – popular coastal resorts

Arcachon – coastal resort next to the Dune de Pilat (largest dune in Europe)

Aureilhan, Cazaux, Hourtin-Carcans, Lacanau, Parentis – inland lakes

Blaye – historic town

Bordeaux – city of culture and UNESCO world heritage site

Château de la Brede –impressive castle with a moat

Château de Malle – historic building with Italian style gardens

Creon, Cadillac, Libourne and Monsegur – bastide towns

Libourne and Saint-Emilion – historic towns and both UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Pauillac – center of the Medoc wine industry.

Soulac-sur-Mer – coastal beach resort with a 12^thcentury abbey

Weather in Gironde

Weather Today in Bordeaux

Travelling to Gironde

Ferry Travelling to Gironde by Ferry

French Terminal	St Malo	Caen	Le havre	Roscoff	Cherbourg	Dieppe	Calais	Dunkerque
Approx. journey time to Bordeaux	5hr 15min	5hr 30min	6hr 10min	6hr 35min	6hr 45in	6hr 45min	7hr 55min	8hr 05min