2012
spring
ISSN :1767/5537
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AQUITAINE TOURIST BOARD NEWSLETTER INFORMATION
SOMMAIRE SUMMARY
NEWS from
AQUITAINE
[BUSINESS TOURISM ] 3
• Horse-riding and personal training • The Basque country on horseback • Green Périgord Vert in a horse-drawn caravan
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Wine tourism
• The Grand Hôtel de Bordeaux et Spa • Meet the winemakers • The 2012 Bordeaux Wine Festival
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Accommodation • A new look for the Burdigala • Maison Fredon in Bordeaux • The Boutique Hôtel in Bordeaux
6 • The Bordeaux’s Hôtel Particulier • Bordeaux A’Part a home away from home • The “All suite Appart Hotel” in Pau 7
• Maison Antzika, on the Basque coast • In Lot-et-Garonne, the Malbentre campsite
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News in brief
• Tarnos receives the European Ecolabel • The Béarn Pyrenees, a region of Art and History • Bordeaux, on Tripadvisor.com
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Online
• www.handiplusaquitaine.fr • www.bordeaux-hotel.com
Other ideas for trips and visits… • The Cap Ferret half-marathon (p6) • The secrets of a very surprising cigar: “made in Béarn” (p7)
Last November, the Landes’ leading business tourism names came together to form the Landes Business Tourism Club for professional visits and event organisation. The Club includes professionals capable of covering every aspect of event organisation, from catering to transportation via meeting space, technical equipment, furniture, accommodation and other business-specific services for training days, conferences, conventions etc. The Landes region is an original, peaceful and exceptionally beautiful area for a business event. For 40 good reasons to choose the Landes, visit: Tel : +33 5 58 06 06 97 - +33 6 88 03 20 32 © J.-J. Brochard/CRTA
Horseback holidays
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• The Basque Country on horseback or by bike
Cap 40, the Landes Business Tourism Club
clubaffaires@cdt40.com http://www.lecap40-landes.com
The Terres Basques agency in Bordeaux This agency has been established for 18 years, become a leading name in the Basque tourist industry in the process. The company have recently established a new office in Bordeaux, christened Bordeaux by Terres Basques. The agency can guarantee the success of your events with a combination of professional expertise, a network of well-respected partners and a range of original products and activities: gala evenings in famous châteaux, boat races on the Bay of Arcachon, Citroën 2CV rallies, sunset picnics on the Arguin Sandbank… A whole host of options to make your visit truly unforgettable! © Terres Basques
Cycling breaks
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• Freewheeling along the Atlantic coast • Cycling the Bay of Arcachon
www.terresbasques.com bordeaux@terresbasques.com 1