Gironde
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Gironde is a department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in Southwestern France.Cities
- - the capital.
Other destinations
- - Beach resort
- medieval castle founded in XIII century.
Get in
- Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD)
See
Château de RoquetailladeThis natural defensive site has always been inhabited by humans since the stone age. Today you will find two castles inside a protective wall. The first castle dating from the XIth century has lots many of its original fortifications. The second castle was built in 1306 with the permission of JKing Edward the 1st, and is still lived in by the same family since.
Eat
-Noisettines du Medoc : A confectionery made in Medoc since 1981 in the north of Aquitaine.
It is based on high quality hazelnuts, gauged and unshelled. http://www.noisettines.fr
It is based on high quality hazelnuts, gauged and unshelled. http://www.noisettines.fr