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Car Hire Bordeaux Airport Bordeaux AirportŠ France
France officially the French Republic is a country located in Western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. France is bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, and Spain. France is also linked to the United Kingdom via the Channel Tunnel, which passes underneath the English Channel. France possesses a wide variety of landscapes, from coastal plains in the north and west to mountain ranges in the south-east (the Alps) and the south-west (the Pyrenees). The French Alps contain the highest point in Western Europe, Mont Blanc at 4810 m. There are several other elevated regions such as the Massif Central, the Jura, the Vosges, and the Ardennes which are quite rocky and forested. France also has extensive river systems such as the Loire, the Rh™ne, the Garonne and the Seine. French cuisine is characterized by its extreme diversity. French cuisine is considered to be one of the world's most refined and elegant styles of cooking, and is renowned for both its classical and provincial styles. Famous French foods include French breads, Blanquette de veau, Boeuf a la mode, Coq au Vin (rooster simmered in wine),Cheeses, Lamb Navarin, Oysters are generally eaten raw; cooking oysters is uncommon. Pot-au-feu, a kind of beef stew. Steak au poivre Soufflˇ, Cuisses de grenouilles (Frog legs), Escargots (edible snails).
Bordeaux is a port city in the south-west of France, It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, Bordeaux is one of Europe's military, space and aeronautics research and construction centreÕs. Also missile engines and Dassault's planes and construction plants. It is the core of France's strategic nuclear research and physics experiments.
Bordeaux is well known for its wine and it draws its name from the city around which it has been produced since the 8th century. Thus the city is known as the world's wine capital, hosting the wine industry's biggest event Vinexpo. The city is built on an arc of the river Garonne, and is thus divided into two parts the right bank to the East and left bank in the West. Historically, the left bank is the most developed of the two.
Bordeaux airport is situated 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) from Bordeaux, it can be accessed from junctions 11a or 11b off the ring road surrounding Bordeaux.
The Airport has a range of facilities available for all types of travelers including among many a bank, bureau de change ATMs and a post office. A number of bars and restaurants, Shops which include newsagents, a gift shop, perfumery and a duty-free shop
The Airports Address is Bordeaux Airport, Cedex 40, 33700, Merignac, France Airport Code is BOD
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