2023-07-07 05:09:00
As the peloton arrives this Friday for the 82nd time in its history in Bordeaux, let’s take the opportunity to shed some light on the Cité du Vin which has become one of the city’s totems in the space of seven years. Also with several new features this year.
A contemporary and daring architecture. ©City of Wine
More and more people are familiar with the Cité du Vin in Bordeaux. ATith more than 400,000 visitors each year, it is the fourth most visited museum outside Ile-de-France. It was even ranked seventh museum in the world by National Geographic magazine. Since 2016, the place located quai de Bacalan on the banks of the Garonne has become an essential place that any good tourist, even without being a wine drinker, must visit.
Already the architecture of the building surprises with the curves of its exterior shape and its 55 meter jib, which imposes its presence in the sky of Bordeaux. Its wooden vault is reminiscent of the frame of a boat. Or that of a decanter. The environmental impact of the building is apparently perfectly controlled.
An invitation to travel through time and space
The perfect place to become an expert on wine. ©City of Wine
La Cité du Vin presents itself as a “spectacular” to discover this beverage, from Antiquity to the present day, on five continents. Through 18 modules divided into six universesits illustrious Permanent Exhibition over more than 3,000 m2 how wine, a universal heritage, has inspired people and shaped both their lives and their territory for millennia.
It should also be noted that the Permanent Exhibition has been renewed for the first time since its opening. Indeed of new multimedia productions, new scenographic layouts and new digital equipment such as the tour companion have been set up to offer visitors an ever more original and exciting experience. Something to perfect your oenological culture.
For information, The Permanent Exhibition lists approximately nine hours of content. And the average visit lasts between two and three o’clock, ideal for discovering the spaces on offer at your own pace. Rest assured there are always temporary exhibitions, green gardens, the rooftop which offers a panoramic view of the city of Bordeaux. Besides with your entrance ticket, you are entitled to a small tasting from a selection of wines from around the world.
Sensory tasting journey
A unique place for multiple experiences. ©City of Wine – Anaka
Completing the cultural offere, two great novelties are on the menu of the Cité du Vin this year: Atelier Bordeaux 360° and Via Sensoria, the sensory tasting journey. With the Atelier Bordeaux 360°, participants are immersed in an immersive room equipped with a large screen. At the foot of an oyster shack in the Arcachon basin, or at the top of a roof top in Bordeaux, passing through the diversified landscapes of the Médoc and those more hilly of the Libournais, they discover for an hour four types of Bordeaux wines in the company of a sommelier.
As for Via Sensoria, it is a sensory tasting journey, in place until November 5th. Again for an hour, participants stroll through pavilions on the theme of the four seasons, mixing artistic proposals and pairing drinks and seasons. Accompanied by a sommelier animatorthey taste four wines of the worldor some original soft drinks, specially associated with artistic worlds and the four seasons. An entire program.
The Cité du Vin building is freely accessible. But if you want to take advantage of the permanent exhibition, the belvedere on the 8th floor and the tasting workshops, it comes down to 22 euros per adult. 9 euros for a child between 6 and 17 years old. Good tasting.
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