Bordeaux, Port of the Moon
Also known as Bordeaux, port de la Lune, Port de Bordeaux, Port de la Lune, port of the Moon
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
France
Inscribed
2007
Area
1,731 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Bordeaux, Port of the Moon is in Bordeaux. The nearest other World Heritage site is Camino de Santiago, France, about 40 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Bordeaux · about 803,000 peopleabout 3 km north-west
- Agen · about 58,000 peopleabout 120 km south-east
- La Rochelle · about 77,000 peopleabout 150 km north
- Brive · about 55,000 peopleabout 170 km east
- Biarritz · about 145,000 peopleabout 170 km south-west
- Limoges · about 152,000 peopleabout 180 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
FranceCultural40 km away
FranceCultural58 km away
FranceCultural96 km away
FranceCultural139 km away
FranceCultural209 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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