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This episode 'visits' the Bordeaux of two important past eras: the Roman and the medieval. \xa0A little history, plus lots of ideas for places to visit today: the remains of a Roman amphitheatre, turretted towers and the churches which became stopping points on the pilgrims' route to Santiago de Compostela. \xa0Plus, of course, the story of Eleanor of Aquitaine.\xa0\nReading Suggestions\nEleanor of Aquitaine by Alison WeirThe Summer Queen by Elizabeth Chadwick\nLinks for this post\nThe Mus\xe9e d\u2019AquitaineThe Palais GalienThe Grosse ClocheThe Porte CailhauSaint Seurin ChurchSaint Andr\xe9 CathedralSaint Michel Church\n\xa0\nCity Breaks: all the history and culture you'd research for yourself if you had the time!Check our website to find more episodes from our Bordeaux series or to browse our back catalogue of other cities which are well worth visiting: https://www.citybreakspodcast.co.uk\n\xa0\nWe love to receive your comments and suggestions!\xa0You can e mail us at citybreaks@citybreakspodcast.co.ukAnd if you like what you hear, please do post comments or a review wherever you downloaded this episode. \xa0That would be very much appreciated!