13-Night Rhone Cruise from Arles

1. Day

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     Arles

     A Provençal town on the Rhône River in southern France, ringed by Roman monuments. Its great amphitheatre still hosts events, and the surrounding light and streets inspired the painter Van Gogh during his year in the town.

     • Roman amphitheatre
     • Van Gogh sites
     • Place du Forum
2. Day

   2
   At sea
3. Day

   3
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     Avignon

     A walled city on the Rhône in Provence, southern France, once the seat of medieval popes. The vast Palais des Papes dominates the centre, and the broken Pont d'Avignon reaches partway across the river below the ramparts.

     • Palais des Papes
     • Pont d'Avignon
     • City ramparts
4. Day

   4
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     Viviers-sur-Rhone

5. Day

   5
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     Tournon-sur-Rhône

     A small town on the Rhône in southern France, facing the steep Hermitage vineyards across the river at Tain. A medieval castle overlooks the water, and the surrounding northern Rhône slopes are known for their Syrah wines.

     • Hermitage vineyards
     • Hilltop château
     • Rhône wines
6. Day

   6
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     Lyon

     A French city at the meeting of the Rhône and Saône rivers, long regarded as the country's gastronomic capital. Its Renaissance old town hides covered passages called traboules, while the Fourvière basilica crowns the hill above the two rivers.

     • Vieux Lyon traboules
     • Fourvière Basilica
     • Bouchon dining
7. Day

   7
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     Chalon-sur-Saône

     A town on the Saône in the Burgundy region of eastern France, birthplace of the photographic pioneer Nicéphore Niépce. Its riverside quays and old town sit at the southern gateway to the Côte Chalonnaise vineyards and the wider Burgundy wine country.

     • Niépce Museum
     • Saône quays
     • Burgundy vineyards
8. Day

   8
   At sea
9. Day

   9
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     Vernon

     A town on the Seine in Normandy, France, best known as the home of the painter Claude Monet. His house and the famous water-lily gardens at nearby Giverny draw most visitors, set in the gentle river country between Paris and Rouen.

     • Monet's Giverny garden
     • Monet's house
     • Seine valley
10. Day

    10
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      Rives-en-Seine

11. Day

    11
    At sea
12. Day

    12
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      Rouen

      A historic city on the Seine in Normandy, where river ships moor within walking distance of the centre. Its medieval old town keeps half-timbered houses and a soaring Gothic cathedral, and it is the place where Joan of Arc was put to death in 1431.

      • Rouen Cathedral
      • Old town
      • Joan of Arc
13. Day

    13
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      Conflans-Sainte-Honorine

      A riverside town where the Oise joins the Seine northwest of Paris, in France's Île-de-France region. A historic bargemen's town and centre of French river navigation, it sits among the wooded loops of the Seine valley within reach of the capital.

      • Seine-Oise confluence
      • river navigation heritage
      • Île-de-France
14. Day

    14
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      Paris

      The French capital on the Seine, the start or finish of many river cruises through northern France. Ships moor near the centre, putting the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and Notre-Dame within easy reach across a city built for walking.

      • Eiffel Tower
      • The Louvre
      • Notre-Dame

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