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3/4 days Gourmet Cruise This is the only short cruise to be found on the Loire. Our cruises provide the freedom and flexibility to ensure you get the very best from your vacation afloat, in a land famous for its 'chateaux and wine'.
Program : 2 nights 3 Days
Price : 650€ /pp
Extra Night: Availibilities and price on request
Transfer from the Train Station:Price on request
Departures: from end of March to November, every other Week. More details on request.
For any information, Ask Larry.
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Highlights |
Nevers, the city of duke with its old fascinating buildings
Apremont sur Allier, medieval village with ancient Castle and its flowering garden
Bourges, with its world famous cathedral with windows from the 12th cent.
The world famous wine region of Sancerre and Pouilly with the opportunity to sample the local wine
The Abbey of La Charité sur Loire
The impressive Briare Aqueduct, built by Mr. Eiffel of Eiffel Tower in Paris
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A Unique Experience |
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Looking for a cruise where you don't have to work any locks (unless you want to)?
But your very own captain and crew will take care of all these details! This allows you plenty of free time with your friends and loved ones to explore the surrounding countryside and villages, cycle along the shaded towpaths or simply relax and chat together on deck enjoying a typical French lunch as the world drifts gently by.
Looking for space and comfort?
With spacious lounges, dining area, comfortable cabins and a large panoramic deck, you'll have all the room you need for the perfect vacation afloat!
Looking to get the very best from your time in France?
Your friendly and helpful French crew live in the area year round and, with their in depth knowledge of the area, can introduce you to the very best that the region has to offer.
Want to see more than just the inside of your barge and minibus?
Your hosts are keen to introduce you to their friends who run some of the best restaurants in the area and to the inspiring landscapes and architecture for which the area is famous.
Worried about the language?
Your highly experienced French captain speaks English and will assist you whenever you want.
Want to eat out?
Our unique 'Freedom Cruise' provides the very best opportunity to sample the local cuisine when and where you choose. Your captain has an excellent knowledge of the best of local restaurants and can book these in advance as you go along. There are no ties to meal times, so you can change your mind at whim should a BBQ ashore be more tempting.
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Week-End Cuise in the Loire |
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cruise itinerary …
Day 1
Arrive around 5 pm at the meeting point to Marseilles les Aubigny. You discover your boat and you can have a drink close to the refreshing pool. Dinner on board.
Day 2
We leave after the breakfast. We arrive at 12h30 in the port of Le Guétin . We transport you by car to the magnificent medieval village of Apremont sur Allier with ancient Castle and its flowering gardens. You have a lunch at the "Brasserie du Jardin" (drinks not included). The afternoon we'll cross the very famous canal-bridge of Le Guétin over the Allier River and its 9 meters lock. We arrive at 6 pm to the pretty port of Plagny . Dinner on board.
Day 3
On the way back we'll stop again in Le Guétin, where you will be able to have a lunch at the gastronomique restaurant "l'Auberge du Pont Canal" (drinks not included). Afternoon, we'll move back to Marseilles les Aubigny. Arrive around 5 pm. End of the cruise.
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The Loire River
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Originating in the north-eastern part of the southern Cévennes highlands, the Loire flows roughly northward through Roanne and Nevers to Orléans and thereafter westward through Tours to the Atlantic at Nantes. The river's randomness has sometimes resulted in serious flooding, notably in 1856, 1866 and 1910.
Unlike most other rivers in western Europe, there are very few dams or locks creating obstacles to its natural flow (the Villerest dam, built in 1985 a few kilometers south of Roanne, has played a key-role in preventing recent flooding). As a result, the Loire is a very popular river for boating excursions, flowing through a pastoral countryside, past limestone cliffs and storybook castles.
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Restaurant
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L'Auberge du Pont-Canal - Le Guettin
High gastronomy, a touch of French class in this superb restaurant, just in front of the Canal Bridge we cross the same day.
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