Luxury car rental in Bordeaux with Zeus Prestige reaches you at a hotel by the Garonne, a château among the vines or Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport. Pick a convertible for the wine villages, a prestige car or luxury SUV for the long estate roads, or a sports car for the pine forests and dunes of the Atlantic coast.
Bordeaux was settled around 300 BC and grew under the Romans into a port on the Garonne. It lived under English rule for several centuries after Eleanor of Aquitaine married Henry II, and its historic port area earned UNESCO World Heritage status in 2007 as the Port of the Moon. More than 362 buildings in the city hold historic monument status, and about 268,000 people live within its limits.
Bordeaux is the capital of Nouvelle-Aquitaine and the heart of one of the world's great wine regions. The gravelly soils around the city drain well and hold the warmth, and the vineyards begin almost at the city limits. A short drive in any direction brings you to stone villages, estates and the Atlantic.
A convertible fits this morning drive. Saint-Émilion lies about 35 kilometres east of Bordeaux, and UNESCO listed the town and its vineyards in 1999. Its monolithic church was carved from a limestone cliff in the 11th century, and the great hall measures 38 metres by 20. The town takes its name from Émilion, a Breton monk who lived as a hermit and died in 767. Vines cover more than two thirds of the commune, mostly Merlot and Cabernet Franc, and macarons have been made here since 1620. With the roof folded back, warm gravel and vine leaves scent the air.
This long loop north-west calls for ease, so pick a roomy prestige car or SUV. The Médoc takes its name from the Medulli, a Celtic tribe, and nearly all the red wines in the 1855 Classification come from this peninsula. The gravel soil holds the sun, the Atlantic brings mild rain, and the estates sit among pine forest and sandy beaches. Between the châteaux the cabin stays hushed, the leather smells faintly of polish and the road unrolls without a sound.
Sports cars thrive on this coastal run. The Dune of Pilat lies about 60 kilometres south-west of Bordeaux, at the southern entrance to the Arcachon basin. It stands 106.6 metres high, stretches 2.7 kilometres from north to south and is roughly 500 metres wide. The dune creeps inland year by year, slowly pushing the forest back. On the approach the pines thin out, the engine note echoes between the trunks and your hands tighten on the wheel as the sand wall appears.
Yes. Hotels in the city, châteaux in the vineyards and private addresses around Bordeaux are all delivery points. Share the address and the dates, and we arrange the handover.
Yes. Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD, ICAO LFBD) is a delivery point, with the private aviation terminal included, so your car can be waiting when you land.
A convertible brings out the best of the Saint-Émilion vineyards, a roomy prestige car or SUV carries you through the estates of the Médoc, and a sports car makes the most of the coast road to the Dune of Pilat.
Saint-Émilion lies about 35 kilometres east of Bordeaux and the Dune of Pilat about 60 kilometres south-west.
Yes. Biarritz lies to the south, and Toulouse and Nantes are among our other cities in western and southern France.
Choose from our cabriolets, sports cars, prestige cars and SUVs, tell us where you are staying in Bordeaux, and the keys will be ready for your luxury car hire.
Luxury car rental in Bordeaux, delivered to your hotel, château or Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport, with three drives to Saint-Émilion, the Médoc and the Dune of Pilat.