2018 Primetime Emmy
& James Beard Award Winner
While views of the world-class vineyards might have stayed the same for centuries, downtown Bordeaux has undergone a rapid transformation over the past decade. Here’s a city where you’ll find gloriously preserved 18th-century merchant houses next to contemporary museums, skate parks, bustling organic markets, and an ever-growing selection of wine bars and restaurants. A port city that turned in on itself for a few decades in the 20th century, Bordeaux is now wide awake.