Tourny Avenues

The Allées de Tourny, in Bordeaux

The Allées de Tourny are an elegant tree-lined promenade of the heart of Bordeaux, a legacy of the eighteenth century. The Bordeaux audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this fine avenue, a witness of the great transformation of the town by the intendant Tourny.

The avenue of the intendant who transformed Bordeaux

The Allées de Tourny are one of the most elegant promenades of the centre of Bordeaux, near the Grand Théâtre. They bear the name of the intendant Louis-Urbain Aubert de Tourny, the great figure who profoundly transformed Bordeaux in the eighteenth century. Under his impulse, the cramped medieval town opened up and modernised: wide avenues were cut, fine squares were laid out, classical and harmonious façades were erected, giving Bordeaux the majestic face of the Age of Enlightenment that today makes its charm and its reputation. These tree-lined avenues, bordered with fine buildings and terraces, are a pleasant place of promenade and market, lively throughout the year. Witnesses of the golden age of Bordeaux, the Allées de Tourny embody the urban elegance of the town.

What to see

Here you stroll on the elegant tree-lined promenade bordered with fine buildings and terraces, near the Grand Théâtre, a legacy of the intendant Tourny who transformed Bordeaux in the eighteenth century, giving it its majestic face of the Age of Enlightenment. The Allées de Tourny embody the urban elegance of Bordeaux. It is a pleasant stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Allées de Tourny lie in the heart of Bordeaux, near the Grand Théâtre, reachable on foot and by public transport. It is a freely accessible public space; the shops, terraces and markets have their own hours. The promenade is particularly pleasant in fine weather.

Who was the intendant Tourny, in Bordeaux?

Louis-Urbain Aubert de Tourny, the intendant who profoundly transformed Bordeaux in the eighteenth century, cutting wide avenues and laying out fine squares and classical façades, giving the town its majestic face of the Age of Enlightenment.

Where are the Allées de Tourny?

In the heart of Bordeaux, near the Grand Théâtre, in France.