Great Synagogue of Bordeaux — Attraction in Bordeaux

Walked past this gorgeous synagogue with gothic aesthetic and oriental trends façades! It's actually just off from Rue Sainte-Catherine on Rue du Grand-Rabin-Joseph-Cohen. Unfortunately it wasn't possible to enter as it was closed! I still rate this a five star for its history, gorgeous outlook and its representation of the Sephardic community and being one of the largest synagogues in Europe! Such a pity as I read up it's history before I travelled here from Australia! Definitely a national monument worth visiting; perhaps one day when I have a chance to visit...

Worth visiting, but you have to go to 213 Sainte Catherine St. and ring the bell during open hours to get in. There’s no entry from Rue du Grand Rabbin Joseph Cohen. We were lucky that there was someone who called from the street and found that out or we wouldn’t have known...

The website said the museum was open on Monday morning. After circling the synagogue for 15 minutes someone exited and told us it did not open till the afternoon. It is very difficult to find correct information. I still don’t know if there are...