The Golden Triangle

The Golden Triangle, in Bordeaux

The Golden Triangle is the chic and commercial district of Bordeaux, with fine eighteenth-century façades. The Bordeaux audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this elegant sector, a showcase of luxury and the classical architecture of the town.

The elegant district with classical façades

The Golden Triangle is the most elegant and chic district of Bordeaux. It owes its name to its triangular shape, delimited by three great ways of the centre: the Cours de l'Intendance, the Allées de Tourny and the Cours Georges-Clemenceau. This sector, laid out during the great transformation of the town in the eighteenth century, is lined with magnificent buildings with classical, harmonious and adorned façades, typical of the Bordeaux golden age. It is today the heart of luxury and refined trade of the town: there you find the great fashion boutiques, the prestige brands, the jewellers, the cafés and the elegant hotels. A place of shopping and strolling, the Golden Triangle concentrates all the refinement and the art of living of Bordeaux, in an architectural setting of exception.

What to see

Here you wander in the chic district delimited by the Cours de l'Intendance, the Allées de Tourny and the Cours Georges-Clemenceau, lined with magnificent buildings with classical eighteenth-century façades, among the great fashion boutiques, prestige brands and elegant cafés. The Golden Triangle concentrates the refinement of Bordeaux. It is a must-see stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Golden Triangle lies in the heart of Bordeaux, between the Cours de l'Intendance, the Allées de Tourny and the Cours Georges-Clemenceau, reachable on foot and by public transport. It is a freely accessible public district; the boutiques, cafés and hotels have their own hours. It is particularly lively during the day.

Why is the Golden Triangle of Bordeaux called this?

Because of its triangular shape, delimited by the Cours de l'Intendance, the Allées de Tourny and the Cours Georges-Clemenceau; it is the chic and commercial district of the town, with fine classical eighteenth-century façades.

Where is the Golden Triangle of Bordeaux?

In the heart of Bordeaux, in France.