A regional guide to France, covering Bordeaux and the area around it. It provides all the information one would need to know during a holiday there, be it for a weekend or for a lengthier stay. Restaurants, local produce and where to buy it for self-catering, the local wines, good hotels at varying prices, the sights to see and the chateaux to visit, the evening strolls and the daytime hikes in the hills, the best beaches, the right cafes and bars and the night clubs, are all covered. The book is part of a series of guides to France. Each guide is written by a team of experienced travel journalists who live in the locality that they are writing about. Each year they change the focus of interest of each member of the team (food, shopping, and walks, for example) in order to offer a fresh approach to each aspect.