A very interesting museum with a rich content. I have always been wondering what is inside those buildings around la Place de la bourse. Totally worth visiting. I must mention the lovely staff working there wearing the douane uniform, I loved it !

When in Bordeaux and you want something a little different (and the musee de l’imprimerie that I really wanted to visit is closed) then go and visit the French customs and excise museum. Spoiler alert this isn’t the most interactive of museum and everything is in French, however you get a warm welcome (unusual from a French customs officer haha) and you can spend an interesting hour in a lovely building reading about stuff you don’t know like when English goods were blocked from entering France after the Trafalgar victory. Be sure to see the painting by Claude Monet, Cabane des Douaniers.

Interesting museum telling the story about protectionism and free trade and the challenges of counterfeiting and drug smuggling! And only 3 Euros entry fee. Clean toilets too!