The Great Men Square

The Place des Grands Hommes, in Bordeaux

The Place des Grands Hommes is a lively circular square of the Golden Triangle of Bordeaux, around its covered market. The Bordeaux audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this place of life, surrounded by streets bearing the names of the great thinkers of the Enlightenment.

The circular square of the thinkers of the Enlightenment

The Place des Grands Hommes is one of the most original and lively squares of the Golden Triangle of Bordeaux. Of circular shape, it constitutes the point of convergence of a network of radiating streets, which bear the names of great figures of the thought of the eighteenth century, the Age of Enlightenment: Montesquieu, Voltaire, Rousseau, Diderot and other philosophers and writers who marked their era. In its centre stands a covered market, the Marché des Grands Hommes, a modern building where you find stalls of fresh products, food shops and catering, which makes it a very prized gourmet place. Surrounded by elegant boutiques, lively and convivial, the Place des Grands Hommes mixes the spirit of the Enlightenment, trade and the Bordeaux art of living.

What to see

Here you enjoy the lively circular square, the point of convergence of streets bearing the names of the great thinkers of the Enlightenment, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Rousseau or Diderot, with in its centre the covered Marché des Grands Hommes, a gourmet place with stalls of fresh products, surrounded by elegant boutiques. The Place des Grands Hommes mixes the spirit of the Enlightenment and the art of living. It is a must-see stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Place des Grands Hommes lies in the heart of the Golden Triangle, in Bordeaux, reachable on foot and by public transport. It is a freely accessible public space; the covered market and the boutiques have their own hours. It is particularly lively during the day.

What is on the Place des Grands Hommes in Bordeaux?

A covered market, the Marché des Grands Hommes, a gourmet place with stalls of fresh products and catering, in the centre of a circular square from which radiate streets bearing the names of the great thinkers of the Enlightenment.

Where is the Place des Grands Hommes?

In the heart of the Golden Triangle, in Bordeaux, in France.