France river canal waterway system offer 8000 km cruising navigation visiting cultural sites by vessel, sailing boat, peniche, yacht or luxurious hotel barge.
From provence, languedoc roussillon france largest wine producing area, cruising canal du midi, medieval carcassone and hotel de la cite from orient express hotel and cruises, via avignon on rhone river famous for cotes du rhone wines, to burgundy, dijon, beaune world famous wine capital, cruising saone river and canal de bourgogne, entering auxerre and yonne river.
the loire valley region cruise canal lateral a la loire passing sancerre and vineyards, crossing the pont canal de briare built by eiffel from eiffel tower in paris to the canal de briare visiting gien chateaux de chambord chenonceau blois towards seine river visiting chateau de Fontainebleau, vaux le vicomte. cruise to paris, passing notre dame cathedral, louvre museum and mona lisa, musee d’orsay and impressionists artworks. normandie and monet museum in giverny, rouen, honfleur, deauville visiting world war II american cemeteries o’maha beach

bonne amie: ultra deluxe barge cruises canal de briare in burgundy upper loire

bon vivant: deluxe barge cruises canal de briare in upper loire crossing le pont canal de Briare built by eiffel, famous for the euffel tower in paris