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The walking tours are an offshoot of the Invisible Bordeaux website, which documents the city’s more unusual sights and obscure stories. 

As well as the original blog, you can follow Invisible Bordeaux on Instagram, Facebook, X/Twitter, and Youtube. And full credit to Adam Roberts at Invisible Paris whose original concept inspired all of the above.

These walks are additionally available as interactive guided tours for iPhones via GPSmyCity.com. Recommended real-world guided tours include those provided by the official Bordeaux tourism bureau Bordeaux Tourisme & Congrès, Bordeaux Walking Tours, and Marie Hallier.

All map data ©OpenStreetMap and contributors, CC-BY-SA.

If you would like to provide feedback about this walking tour, or perhaps have spotted something that has changed or a landmark that has inexplicably disappeared, please send an email to invisiblebordeaux@gmail.com!

Text and pictures ©2024 Tim Pike. 

Ces visites guidées sont une émanation du site web Invisible Bordeaux, qui documente les sites les plus insolites et les histoires oubliées de la ville. 

Outre le blog d’origine, vous pouvez suivre Invisible Bordeaux sur Instagram, Facebook, X/Twitter et Youtube. Et chapeau bas à Adam Roberts, d'Invisible Paris, qui a lancé le concept. 

Ces promenades sont également disponibles sous forme de visites guidées interactives pour iPhones via GPSmyCity.com. Parmi les visites avec un guide, citons celles proposées par Bordeaux Tourisme & Congrès, Bordeaux Walking Tours et Marie Hallier. 

Toutes les données cartographiques ©OpenStreetMap et contributeurs, CC-BY-SA. 

Si vous souhaitez faire part de vos commentaires sur cette balade, ou si vous avez repéré un élément qui a changé ou un point de repère qui a inexplicablement disparu, veuillez envoyer un courriel à invisiblebordeaux@gmail.com !

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