The estuary of the Gironde and its rivers constitute very early an axis of communication and commercial exchange between the Atlantic facade and the interior of the continent. The reputation of abundance and good living was often attached to him and always triggered cravings and appetites. Bourg is covered with testimonies of this rich past. The town of Bourg / Gironde, founded by the Paulina family in the 4th century and often visited by our overlords, has attracted the interest of tourists for over a century: " called Citadelle, wrote J. Arago, the landscape can enrich his cartons an imposing site to which few must be compared. But the majestic river, the immense horizon and the laughing and vigorous vegetation should not be an illusion: this town has always been a warlike city.