Day 1 · Escommes
Welcome on board
You meet in Paris and travel to the barge on the Burgundy Canal to settle in.
7 days · 6 nights
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Escommes
Day 1 · Escommes
You meet in Paris and travel to the barge on the Burgundy Canal to settle in.
Châteauneuf-en-Auxois and Saint-Romain
Day 2 · Châteauneuf-en-Auxois and Saint-Romain
The barge descends a flight of locks to Châteauneuf-en-Auxois. After lunch you visit the wine village of Saint-Romain and an organic goat cheese maker.
Châteauneuf-en-Auxois and Pont d'Ouche
Day 3 · Châteauneuf-en-Auxois and Pont d'Ouche
You explore Châteauneuf-en-Auxois, then cruise through ten locks to Pont d'Ouche, walking or cycling the towpath if you like.
Beaune
Day 4 · Beaune
You visit the Hospices de Beaune with its patterned roof, then taste widely in the town's old cellars.
La Bussière-sur-Ouche
Day 5 · La Bussière-sur-Ouche
After a slow morning cruise and lunch on board, you head out in the afternoon for a special wine tasting.
Dijon and Gissey-sur-Ouche
Day 6 · Dijon and Gissey-sur-Ouche
You spend market day in Dijon among its old town, food halls and specialist shops, then visit a small village near the mooring.
Gissey-sur-Ouche
Day 7 · Gissey-sur-Ouche
You leave the barge at Gissey-sur-Ouche and return to Paris.
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France
7 days · 6 nights
Avignon → Roquemaure → Vallabrègues → Arles → Gallician → Aigues-Mortes
You board in Avignon and spend the first days between the Pont du Gard, Châteauneuf-du-Pape and the Palais des Papes. The barge then follows the Rhône to Arles for a walk through Roman ruins and Van Gogh's streets. From there you enter the Camargue wetlands, visit a lavender farm and finish inside the walls of Aigues-Mortes.
France
7 days · 6 nights
Béziers → Capestang → Le Somail → Narbonne → Homps → Trèbes → Carcassonne
You board in Béziers and drift west along the Canal du Midi, stopping for the cloister at Fontfroide Abbey and the artists' village of Le Somail. Narbonne's covered market and a winery visit come next, then Minerve on its limestone cliff. The week ends inside the walled city of Carcassonne.
France
7 days · 6 nights
Pontailler-sur-Saône → Saint-Jean-de-Losne → Seurre → Fragnes-la-Loyère → Chagny → Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune
You board at Pontailler-sur-Saône and spend your first full day at the Clos de Vougeot, then cycle the Route des Grands Crus by e-bike. A mustard workshop in Dijon and a visit to Château de Germolles follow as you cruise the Saône. Beaune brings a market visit, a cooking class and a last tasting near the Hôtel-Dieu.
You join your barge on the Burgundy Canal and descend a flight of locks to the hilltop village of Châteauneuf-en-Auxois. The canal then follows the Ouche valley, with a day in Beaune for its Hospices and cellars. The week ends with market day in Dijon.
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