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Daily Overview

Day Destination Activities
1 Chatillon-sur-Loire

Briare

EMBARKATION

 

Cross Gustave Eiffel’s aqueduct over the Loire River

2 Briare

 

La Gazonne

Visit renowned winery in Sancerre for a tour and private tasting

In the afternoon, cruise to La Gazonne

3 La Gazonne

 

Rogny-les-Sept-Ecluses

See Rogny-les-Sept-Ecluses’ nearly 350 year old lock

 

Visit Château de La Bussière, also known as “fishermen’s castle”

4 Rogny-les-Sept-Ecluses

 

Montbouy

Visit Gien, home of the Faience pottery

 

Dinner ashore at the Michelin-starred Auberge des Templiers in Les Bezards

5 Montbouy

 

Montcresson

Visit Château Sully-sur-Loire

 

Dinner on board

6 Montcresson

 

Montargis

Cruise through Little Venice

 

Visit the Château de Fontainebleau, a national museum and UNESCO World Heritage Site.

7 Montargis DISEMBARK

Detailed Itinerary

DAY 1 / CHATILLON-SUR-LOIRE / BRIARE

Guests are met at the Hotel Westminster and transferred by private chauffeured minibus to the spacious Renaissance where a Champagne welcome with canapés awaits you and you meet the Captain and crew. We enjoy a short evening cruise to Briare, crossing Gustave Eiffel’s magical aqueduct over the River Loire, an amazing 10,000 ton, 662 metre Pont Canal, which was completed in September 1896. Time perhaps for a walk or cycle ride before dinner on board.

 

DAY 2 / BRIARE / LA GAZONNE

Morning visit to a renowned winery in Sancerre, such as Domaine Henry Bourgeois, in Chavignol for a tour and private tasting. This medieval hilltop village overlooks a vibrant region which has known viticulture since Roman times. After lunch, we enjoy an afternoon cruise to La Gazonne, a beautiful mooring surrounded by lakes and ponds that provide water for the workings of the Canal de Briare Dinner on board.

 

DAY 3 / LA GAZONNE / ROGNY-LES-SEPT-ECLUSES

A morning cruise further along the canal, with plenty of opportunities for walking or cycling along the towpath, to our mooring at Rogny-les-Sept-Ecluses near its 350-year-old 7 lock-flight, which is well worth exploring. After lunch on board, we visit the delightful, privately-owned Château de La Bussière, known as the ‘fishermen’s castle’, with its wonderful ornamental and vegetable gardens. Dinner on board.

 

DAY 4 / ROGNEY-LES-SEPT-ECLUSES / MONTBOUY

After a leisurely breakfast of fresh croissants, baguettes and assorted pastries, we visit Gien, home of the Faience pottery, renowned for its beautifully decorated and vibrant dinnerware. There is also time to explore the bustling market. After lunch back on board, we enjoy a relaxing afternoon cruise to the lovely village of Montbouy. Dinner ashore at the Michelin-starred Auberge des Templiers in Les Bezards.

 

DAY 5 / MONTBOUY / MONTCRESSON

We leave Montbouy this morning for a gentle cruise to just outside of the village of Montcresson and our peaceful mooring. This afternoon, we visit Château Sully-sur-Loire. The castle originally belonged to Georges de la Trémoïlle, who infuriated Joan of Arc by encouraging the Dauphin to devote himself to idle hunting in the forests around Sully. After Joan’s failure to liberate Paris 1430, de la Trémoïlle imprisoned her in the castle. In the 18th century, Voltaire, exiled from Paris, also spent time at the château. Dinner on board.

 

DAY 6 / MONTCRESSON / MONTARGIS

We enjoy a morning cruise through Little Venice, past flower-bedecked bridges and medieval watercourses joining France’s oldest canal. Our visit this afternoon is to the splendid Château de Fontainebleau, a national museum and UNESCO World Heritage Site. To walk through this palace is to walk through the history of France. It is the only royal and imperial château to have been continuously inhabited for seven centuries and every French royal family has added its own architectural style and features when in residence. Captain’s Farewell Dinner on board.

 

DAY 7 / MONTARGIS

After breakfast, guests are transferred to the Hotel Westminster in Paris.

 

On alternate weeks the cruise will be in the reverse direction.

Dates & Prices

Itinerary Code
(Name of Itinerary)
 Itinerary Start Date  Ship Name  Route Duration (Nights) Stateroom Pricing PP
RREU-37
(Burgundy, Loire Valley – Chatillon-sur-Loire to Montargis)
09/04/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $8,780
16/04/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $8,780
23/04/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $8,780
30/04/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $10,210
07/05/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $10,210
14/05/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $10,210
21/05/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $10,210
28/05/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $10,210
04/06/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $10,210
11/06/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $10,210
18/06/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $10,210
25/06/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $10,210
02/07/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $10,210
09/07/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $10,210
16/07/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $10,210
23/07/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $8,780
30/07/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $8,780
06/08/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $8,780
13/08/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $8,780
20/08/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $8,780
27/08/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $10,210
03/09/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $10,210
10/09/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $10,210
17/09/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $10,210
24/09/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $10,210
01/10/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $10,210
08/10/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $8,780
15/10/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $8,780
22/10/2017 Renaissance Chatillon-sur-Loire/Montargis 6 $8,780

 

Terms and Conditions 

Inclusions

  • Comfortable accommodation in air-conditioned, en suite staterooms or suites
  • Gourmet meals prepared by the onboard chef, fine wines and an open bar
  • Daily escorted excursions to places of interest and private wine tastings in air-conditioned minibuses
  • Local transfers e.g. to and from Paris
  • Bicycles and on most hotel barges, an on-deck spa pool
  • Attentive service from an experienced crew – Captain, chef, tour guide, and hosts/hostesses

Ship Details

Renaissance

BuiltLengthDecksCabinsPassengersCabin Size
1960128 feet248260-270 sq feetMore Details

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