🍷 Cité du Vin Weekend Escape: Wine, Culture & River Views

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*Perfect for oenophiles • architecture lovers • Bordeaux explorers*

### **🌅 DAY 1: Wine Immersion Begins**
**✈️ 9AM:** Arrive in Bordeaux (fly/train from Paris in 2hrs)
**🏨 11AM:** Check into **La Grande Maison** (luxe wine-themed suites)

**🏛️ 1PM:**
- **Cité du Vin Museum** (3hr self-guided tour + wine aroma workshop)
- **Must-do:** Rooftop tasting with 360° Garonne River views

**🚶 4PM:**
- Stroll along **Quais de Bordeaux** (mirror d'eau photo stop!)
- Wine bar hop in **Chartrons district**

**🍽️ 8PM:**
- Dinner at **Le 7** (Cité du Vin's Michelin-starred restaurant)
- Nightcap at **Baud et Millet** (100+ wines by the glass)

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### **🍇 DAY 2: Vineyard Adventures**
**🚐 9AM:**
- **Saint-Émilion Half-Day Tour** (book with Ophorus Tours)
- Underground cellars & Romanesque church visit

**🧺 1PM:**
- Picnic lunch at **Château La Dominique** (red wine-infused pool views)

**⛵ 4PM:**
- **Garonne River Cruise** with wine pairing (Bordeaux River Cruise)
- Sunset from **Pont de Pierre**

**🍷 8PM:**
- Natural wine tasting at **Le Bar à Vin** (by Bordeaux Wine Council)

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### **🛍️ DAY 3: Cultural Goodbyes**
**☕ 9AM:**
- Breakfast at **Black List Café** (hipster coffee + pastries)
- Last-minute shopping at **Marché des Capucins**

**✈️ 12PM:** Depart with suitcase full of wine!

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### **📸 Iconic Moments:**
1. Cité du Vin's golden architecture at dusk
2. Vineyard rows from Saint-Émilion tower
3. Mirror d'eau reflections
4. Rooftop wine glass toast

**💡 Pro Tips:**
✔️ Buy Cité du Vin "Discovery Pass" for full access
✔️ Tram B stops right at museum
✔️ September = Bordeaux Fête le Vin

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