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Green vineyard slopes and a winding track around Saint-Émilion in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Pascal MOULIN, CC BY-SA

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Nouvelle-Aquitaine for food and wine lovers: château visits with tasting around Bordeaux from 15 euros, the Cité du Vin and the Fêtes de Bayonne in July.

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  • 1culinary experience

Food festivals in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Truffle ecomuseum, a stone building under a blue sky in Sorges, PérigordPère Igor, CC BY-SATruffleUsually Jan, Feb

Truffes en Folie

The truffle festival of Sorges, in the Périgord: controlled truffle markets, cooking demonstrations and a truffle omelette contest. 2026 edition: 28 January to 1 February.SorgesView
Place de la Bourse and the water mirror in BordeauxPatrick Despoix, CC BY-SAWineJul 7 to 11

Bordeaux Fête le Vin

Bordeaux’s wine festival on the quays of the Garonne, from 7 to 11 July 2027, during the Tall Ships Races: free entry, tasting pass to taste.BordeauxView
Revellers in white and red walking past the Bayonne town hall during the Fêtes de BayonneBelarra64, CC BY-SAStreet foodJul 14 to 18

Fêtes de Bayonne

Five days in white and red, 14 to 18 July 2027: what to eat and drink at the Fêtes de Bayonne, the farmers’ counter, the Pass Fêtes and getting there without a car.BayonneView

Culinary experiences in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Rows of vines under a clear sky at Château Cos d'Estournel in the MédocMegan Mallen, CC BYWinery visit30 to 90 minutes

Winery visits around Bordeaux

Château tours and tastings on the edge of Bordeaux, in Pessac, Léognan and Le Taillan: tasting from 15 euros, guided tours with tasting from 15 to 25 euros.BordeauxView

Cities and towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Bayonne cathedral spires and riverside houses reflected in the NiveDaniel VILLAFRUELA, CC BY-SA1 listing

Bayonne

Fêtes de Bayonne
Place de la Bourse in Bordeaux mirrored in the Miroir d'eau with a tram passingMarie-Michèle Mailhot, CC BY-SA2 listings

Bordeaux

Bordeaux Fête le VinWinery visits around Bordeaux
Truffle ecomuseum in a stone building at Sorges in the PérigordPolymagou, CC BY-SA1 listing

Sorges

Truffes en Folie

Map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Food festivals in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, month by month

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Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the largest region of mainland France, in the south-west, with Bordeaux as its capital. Its main wine country surrounds the city: the Bordeaux vineyards along the Garonne and Dordogne rivers and the Gironde estuary. Red Bordeaux is a blend led by Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot, and harvest, in September and October, is the busiest time at the châteaux.

For a first visit, the châteaux on the edge of the city are the easiest to reach. In this guide, a tasting at Château Pape Clément starts at 15 euros, and guided tours with tasting cost 15 to 25 euros at Pape Clément, Château du Taillan and Château Malartic-Lagravière. In the city itself, the Cité du Vin, a museum of wine cultures, includes a glass at its Belvédère in the 23 euro ticket. Every two years, Bordeaux Fête le Vin brings winegrowers to the quays of the Garonne: from 7 to 11 July in 2027.

Inland, in the Dordogne, the Périgord is truffle country: the village of Sorges, north-east of Périgueux, holds its truffle festival, Truffes en Folie, in winter (28 January to 1 February in 2026).

In the Basque Country, the Fêtes de Bayonne fill the town centre for five days and nights in white and red, from 14 to 18 July 2027, with a farmers’ counter and special menus in the restaurants.

Getting there

High-speed TGV trains link Paris with Bordeaux Saint-Jean station, the fastest in just over two hours. Bordeaux also has an international airport at Mérignac, west of the city.