EDBT-Intended Summer School 2022:

Venue

Bordeaux is the capital of the department Gironde in the region Aquitaine, with more than a million inhabitants in its metropolitan area. The campus of Bordeaux is the largest of France in terms of number of students (over 60,000). Bordeaux is a world-renowned city, famed for its vineyards, gastronomy, and high quality of life. Offering a mix of rich historical heritage and modernity, the city is home to remarkable contemporary architectural works. Tourists enjoy wandering through Bordeaux's World Heritage area and its beautiful quarters, discovering the city's sites and monuments by bike, visiting its museums, or taking a promenade by the river. The cultural, artistic, and music scenes of Bordeaux are also very vibrant. Bordeaux is considered a tolerant and relaxed place.

We encourage participants attending the EDBT-Intended summer school, especially if they are coming from a far distance or by plane, to get the most out of their trip to France, for example by attending Highlights 2022, which takes place, in Paris, from June 28th to July 1st—this is the week preceding the EDBT-Intended summer school.

Transportation

Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport is a regional airport which serves mostly domestic flights, though there are international flights as well connecting Bordeaux to some European "hub" airports like Paris, London, Madrid, and Amsterdam. It is also connected to many destinations through low-cost companies. An express bus runs frequently to the city center. The main train station (Gare Saint Jean) is near the city center. Several trains per day (around one every two hours) go north (to Paris, about 2 hours and 25 trains a day), south (to Toulouse, Marseille, Montpellier, Nice), and east (to Périgueux and Clermont-Ferrand). There is a tramway linking the campus and the city center.

Lecture hall location

The school will take place on the Talence campus of the University of Bordeaux, which is a quick tram ride away from the Bordeaux city center. More precisely, it will take place at LaBRI computer science laboratory (building A30, find its location on Google Maps or OpenStreetMap):

LaBRI,
Domaine Universitaire,
351 cours de la Libération,
33400 Talence.

Directions from the train station (Gare St Jean): The easiest is to take the bus line 10 towards Gradignan Beausoleil and get off at Peixotto (13 stops). You'll need to purchase a ticket, which you can do from the driver of from a machine at the station bus stop (1,70 euros). If for some reason there are no buses, take tram C towards Gare de Blanquefort or Bordeaux Parc des expositions, and get off at Quiconces, then tram B towards Pessac Centre or France Alouette and get off at Peixotto.

Directions from the city centre: Take tram B towards Pessac Centre or France Alouette and get off at Peixotto, then walk. You need to purchase a ticket from the machine at the tram station (1,70 euros).

Directions from the airport: Take the bus line 1 towards Bordeaux Gare Saint-Jean and get off at Victoire. Then take tram B towards Pessac Centre or France Alouette and get off at Peixotto, then walk. You need to purchase a ticket, which you can do from the driver (1,70 euros), or at a ticket machine.

For more details (photos) on how to arrive to LaBRI, click here.

Map

You can find below where the main venues are, as well as landmarks and recommendations for exploring the city (click on the left panel).

Meeting points

The welcome cocktail will be held at the Victoire Campus of Univ. Bordeaux (see map) at 6:30pm. Take tram "B" (direction Claveau / Berges de la Garonne) and get off at tram stop Victoire. Walk from there (100m).

The lunches on Tuesday and Friday will take place at the restaurant "La Passerelle" (see map, green line). You need to be at the restaurant no later than 12:45pm. Take the tram "B" (direction Pessac) and get off at tram stop Doyen Bus. Walk from there. The restaurant is on the first floor, so you need to climb the stairs and enter via the metal bridge.

The social event will be an escape hunt in the city center. The meeting point is the Monument aux Girondins fountain in place des Quinconces (see map) at 3pm. Take tram "B" (direction Claveau / Berges de la Garonne) and get off at tram stop Quinconces. Walk from there (110m).

The banquet dinner will be at Café du Port (see map) at 7:30pm. You will probably be in the city center. The restaurant is on the "other side" of the Garonne river (ie, the left bank). You will have to cross the river via the Pont de Pierre (ie, the old-looking bridge) or by the city "Bat3" boat. The restaurant is 250m from the bridge (up the river).

The farewell cocktail will take place in Yarra on 18 Rue Notre Dame (see map) at 6:00pm. Take tram "B" (direction Claveau / Berges de la Garonne) and get off at tram stop CAPC, walk from there. Bring your two drink-vouchers!

Accommodation

Some suggestions can be found here.