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Dedicate two hours to exploring old Bordeaux on foot. Climb the 228 steps of the massive Basilique St-Michel’s stone tower for panoramic city views.

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This prestigious school for sommeliers also offers brief introductions to the wines of Bordeaux for lay people. Ten dollars earns guests the right to taste red wines from the Médoc, Graves/Pessac-Léognan, and St-Emilion.

3, cours du 30 Juillet; Bordeaux; 011-33-5-56-00-22-82

The Bordeaux Tourism Office offers daily bus trips to key appellations from April 1 to November 15. Tours visit St.-Émilion on Wednesdays and Sundays, Graves and Sauternes on Fridays, and the Médoc on Thursdays and Saturdays.

Bordeaux Tourism Office; 12, cours du 30 Juillet; Bordeaux; 011-33-5-56-00-66-00; www.bordeaux-tourisme.com

Designed by American Bill Corre in the style of a Scottish links course, Le Chateaux is challenging thanks to fast greens and brisk winds off the Atlantic. Of the 20 courses in the region, it is the best.

Northern Médoc; Chemin de Courmateau; 011-33-556-70-31-31; www.golf-du-medoc.com

This museum has a number of Renaissance and Impressionist masterpieces by greats like Titian, Rubens, and Renoir.

20, cours d'Albret, Jardin de la Mairie Bordeaux; Bordeaux; 011-33-5-56-10-20-56

Hit the museum at the Chateau Mouton-Rothschild to see wine labels decorated with artwork commissioned from such artists as Picasso, Miro, Dali, and Warhol.

Northern Médoc; Le Pouyalet; 011- 33-5-56-73-21-29

A converted warehouse is the backdrop for modern art from the likes of Sol Le Witt and Keith Haring at CAPC Musee d’Art Contemporain.

7, Rue Ferrère; Bordeaux; 011-33-5-56-00-81-50

Nicolas Frion teaches cookery classes at his celebrated restaurant Le Chapon Fin on Wednesday and Saturday mornings. Classes highlight seasonal regional ingredients like foie gras and lobster.

5, rue Montesquieu; Bordeaux; 011-33-5-56-79-10-10; www.chapon-fin.com/cookery_school.pdf

Home to the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, and the international glitterati it attracts every May, the Palais des Festivals also hosts a year-round slate of music, theatre, and dance events.

1, blvd. de la Croisette; Cannes; 011-33-4-93-39-01-01; www.palaisdesfestivals.com

Cannes’ largest and most legendary casino, the Croisette is the sort of place you’d expect to find in nearby Monte Carlo. Men wear jackets and the higher end gaming rooms charge an admission fee ($16).

1, esplanade Lucien Barrière; inside Palais des Festivals; Cannes; 011-33-4-92-98-78-00; www.lucienbarriere.com

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