Bordeaux Bicycle

Turning off the total length of cycle routes to Bordeaux, you would have achieved the equivalent of the Suez Canal, and the range of a Scud-A missile. A 143 km long, the bike paths in the French metropolitan city helped influence his ascension in the first level European cycling cities rows. 
To further promote this event, launched by Mayor Alain Juppe held until January 20, 2012, in collaboration with the event is top french designer Philippe Starck. He and thousands of Bordelais will meet and share views, opinions and ideas of design for what has been coined the 'Bordeaux bicycles'. Its purpose is to interweave with the needs of the public of the city - the need for a compact, easy to carry and walk, oftransportation light so that it looks as elegant as the Bordeaux itself - and available for everyone to take in the landmarks and artistic city. 
Speaking of which, there is a route in the center of Bordeaux, which is five miles long, and has some of the most famous and interesting attractions Bordeaux. It can be easily cycled using a bicycle provided by the city. Find a bike is not difficult either; There are 139 cycle plants around Bordeaux and can be found in most places in the bus and tram stops. From these stations you can pick up and leave a bicycle in charge of 1 € for the day. What impresses most is that you can leave a bicycle while pop into a restaurant for lunch, and grab a different one when finished - the freedom and comfort of this seriously reduces stress and cost of traffic emissions .

Saint-Michel 

Saint-Michel in the Aquitaine Museum 

The journey begins in the magnificent Basilica of Saint-Michel, right on the edge of the Garonne River and near the Pont de Pierre. There is a meeting in Saint-Michel, which is an easily recognizable and accessible for cyclists point. Find the nearby Cours Victor Hugo and follow it west to the Museum of Aquitaine. Along the way, keep your eyes on the right of an art installation of a green car whose front tentatively projecting from a multi-storey carpark. Once you get to the Museum of Aquitaine, feel free to walk around inside, reveling in its historical, archaeological and ethnological discoveries. With its arches and pillars of the 19th century, this museum helps offset the epitome of Bordeaux as a UNESCO City. 

Museum of Aquitaine Grands Homme Marche 

Leaving the museum, turn right onto Rue Duffour Dubergier and see the cathedral of Bordeaux, Saint-André left. It stands as an imposing rock among pebbles in a city adorned with buildings whose roofs are light brown, and whose facades display rows of food and drink quality - restaurants in Bordeaux makes you want to jump off the bike and slide through the doors as if in a trance. But it is in the 'Market Great Men' for now. Follow Rue Pere Jabrun Rue Louis Gross, through the narrow streets made ​​for cyclists who want to avoid traffic. Crossing Cours de l'Quartermaster and go straight until you emerge in a large bulging market. It is one of the many traditional markets in the city, and from 10 am-8 pm Monday through Saturday. 

Marche de Grands Cap Homme and Sciences 

Head east now, towards the Garonne river. Once you reach it, turn left and parallel along its shores cycle. There are bike paths all the way over here, making it even more comfortable and enjoyable for users. This will be the longest leg of the journey, but Cap Sciences, Bordeaux amazing science museum, is a worthy reward. There are dozens of events, workshops and exhibitions at the museum, and schedule 14: 00-18: 00 (and until 7 pm on weekends) it becomes an activity after the perfect meal. On the way to the museum, however, note that this section of the walk is a great vantage point to enjoy the panoramic scenes of the river and city. Look back and count the arches under the Pont de Pierre, for example, before heading onwards.

Bordeaux 

Cap Sciences in Water Mirror 

From here, it's a return trip in the same way to one of the most unique attractions of Bordeaux and a must-see: the Water Mirror. Outside the gates of the 18th century Place de la Bourse is faulted weather forecast. Fog descends around a particular place along the river banks, but this "fog" is actually dense vapor water, created by the computerized system below the water surface. Feel free to take the bike for a while and walk, or sprint through the cold misty fog - it's definitely a safe way to cool yourself off after touring bike a hot day. At night, the reflection of the spectacular building is reflected in the water surface of half inch shimmering effect. It's instant-win money any photographer. 

The mirror of water that depends on you ... 

Of course, the time of day will determine what to do next. You can float on your back to the point of meeting of Saint-Michel, or take a tangent - always other options available will make things easier when deciding what to do things. For example, since the water mirror turn left through the Pont de Pierre, the first bridge ever built in town, and follow the tree-lined avenue Thiers for a couple of miles to Cenon; you will find yourself in a completely different way to what you left behind. It's as if someone took a ruler and divide the city into two, with the architecture, streets and alleys of one hand, and flowering shrubs with green rolling pastures on the other. Although the city center strives to be environmentally green, Cenon and beyond is literally the greenest part of Bordeaux, and is ideal for a spot of rural cycling. 

With the number of cyclists in Bordeaux tripling in fifteen years, and 7-9% of its residents commuting by bike every day, there has never been a better time to two wheels around itself a complex and artistic city like this .