• Central Bordeaux & the Port of the Moon have been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to their historic significance as a place of cultural...
  • Bordeaux’s original port is known as the Port of the Moon because it sat on a semi-circular part of the Garonne River.
  • The affectionate old name for Bordeaux was Le Port de la Lune (The Port of the Moon), reflecting the crescent – or croissant – shaped line of the docks along the...
  • ...Museum of Western Art (NMWA) in Ueno is “Bordeaux, Port de la Lune”—which, in my high-school French, clearly means, “the port of the moon.”
  • A world-class metropolis with more than 350 historical monuments, Bordeaux is a European destination “sans pareil”, and the Port of the Moon...
  • The great seaport of Bordeaux, better known as the port of the moon is an emblem of the city. It has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2007.
  • The last visitor to the port of the moon. Top News. Published on.
  • The Port of the Moon, the port city of Bordeaux in south-west France, is inscribed as an inhabited historic city, an outstanding urban and architectural ensemble.