| DEPARTURE DATES - (sundays) |
RATE |
ROUTE |
| April
- 01, 08, 15, 22, 29 |
Regular |
Burgundy |
| May
- 06, 13, 20, 27 |
Regular |
Burgundy |
| June
- 03, 10, 17, 24 |
Regular |
Burgundy |
| July
- 01, 08, 15, 22, 29 |
Regular |
Burgundy |
| August
- 05, 12, 19, 26 |
Regular |
Burgundy |
| September
- 02, 09, 16, 23, 30 |
Regular |
Burgundy |
| October
- 07, 14, 21 |
Regular |
Burgundy |
MEETING POINT
TVG
tickets are included in the costs of the cruise and therefore
you will be met off the train at the local TGV station
by a barge representative and transferred directly to
the barge on sunday afternoon
Cruise
Highlights
-
Chateau
d'Apremont and gardens
-
Tour
of Nevers
-
Pouilly
Fume wine tastings at Chateau de Tracy
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Private
visit to faience workshop in Gien
-
Visit
to Chateau de la Bussiere
-
Crossing
of the largest canal bridge in Europe
-
Great
walking and cycling
Cuisine Aboard
-
Regional Specialities
Filet d'Agneau au Basilic, Magret de Canard, Poulet à L'Estragon
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Wine
Cellar
Meursault, St Romaine, Pouilly Fuisse, Pouilly
Fume
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Cheese
Board
Aisy Cendre, Bouton de Culotte, Epoisses, Ami
du Chambertin
Itinerary
for Rogny les Sept Écluses
to Le Guetin
Sunday,
Day 1 Gare de Lyon to Rogny Les Sept Écluses
Meet our private driver at Gare de
Lyon station and transfer to the barge moored in Rogny
les Sept Écluses
on the Canal de Briare. A Champagne Reception welcomes
you on board and gives you a chance to meet the crew.
Dinner aboard.
Monday,
Day 2 Rogny Les Sept Écluses to Chatillon
sur Loire
Today, the barge traverses the River Loire
via the longest canal bridge in Europe, connecting
the Canal
du Briare to the Canal Latéral à la Loire.
Rogny is the site of the oldest canal lock in France,
a seven-step staircase lock built in 1774. After lunch
you’ll visit the beautiful Chateau de Saint-Fargeau
with a history spanning a thousand years. Dinner aboard.
Tuesday, Day 3 Chatillon sur Loire to Lere
After breakfast,
you visit the beautiful town of Gien to tour a faïence factory. The faïence
of Gien is renowned for its colour and design. We also
include a visit to the historic Chateau de St Brisson
sur Loire. Built between the 12th and 16th centuries
as a fortress, it houses many fine rooms, as well as
a collection of huge catapaults, of a kind used as
medieval weaponry. We then return to the barge and
enjoy a wonderful lunch while the barge cruises southward
to Chatillon sur Loire, a pleasant countryside mooring.
Dinner aboard.
Wednesday, Day 4 Lere to Menetreol
This morning we
will visit Sancerre, situated on an impressive hilltop
west of the waterway, where you
will have a chance to discover the delights and fabulous
views of the vineyards of Sancerre. After a fine lunch
in the town we make a stop for a private wine tasting
in the charming town of Chavignol where many Sancerre
and Pouilly Fume wines are produced. Dinner aboard.
Thursday, Day 5 Menetreol to La Charite sur Loire
Before
we leave our mooring, we visit a local cheese producer
to see the famous ‘crottin’ goat
cheese being produced. The barge continues her cruise
from Menetreol towards La Charité-sur-Loire.
We moor in a rural spot called Passy and make our way
to La Charité-sur-Loire, an important site of
Burgundian Romanesque art. The Clunisian ensemble of
La Charité was a hugely important spiritual
centre in the early Middle Ages, and a renowned stopping
place for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela.
Dinner aboard.
Friday, Day 6 La Charite sur Loire to Le Guetin
This
morning, enjoy a walking tour of Nevers, the capital
of the Nivernais, which has a strong Italian
influence and a long-standing reputation for ceramics.
Nevers is the third largest city in Burgundy and, until
the Revolution, seat of the Counts and Dukes of Nevers.
The barge cruises from to Le Guetin. Enjoy a short
drive to Apremont to visit its wonderful gardens. Apremont
is listed as one of the most beautiful villages in
France. Farewell Gala Dinner on board.
Saturday, Day 7 Le Guetin to Paris
After breakfast
disembark the barge and transfer to Paris with our
private driver.
On alternate weeks the cruise will be in the reverse
direction. This is a sample itinerary and is subject
to change.
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