14-Night Europe Cruise from Nice

1. Day

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     Nice

     The capital of the French Riviera, curving along the pebbled Baie des Anges. The seafront Promenade des Anglais runs past the ochre lanes of the old town, and Monaco, Èze and the rest of the Côte d'Azur lie a short drive along the coast.

     • Promenade des Anglais
     • Vieux Nice
     • Baie des Anges
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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

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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
3. Day

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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

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     Viviers

     A small town on the Rhône in southern France, set below a rocky bluff in the Ardèche. River ships moor here within reach of the lavender fields, vineyards and stone villages of Provence, with the cathedral town of Viviers itself just ashore.

     • Rhône river
     • Provence villages
     • Ardèche country
5. Day

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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

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     Mâcon

     A river town in eastern France on the Saône, at the southern edge of Burgundy. It serves the celebrated Mâconnais and Beaujolais vineyards, with the rock of Solutré rising over the slopes and a Romanesque heritage in the surrounding villages.

     • Mâconnais wine
     • Rock of Solutré
     • Saône riverfront
7. Day

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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
8. Day

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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
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     Basel

     A Swiss city on the Rhine where Switzerland, France and Germany meet, and a common starting point for Rhine cruises. Its old town climbs from the river to a red sandstone cathedral and a medieval market square ringed by guild houses.

     • Basel Münster
     • Old town
     • Rhine starting point
9. Day

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     Breisach

     A small town on the Rhine at the edge of Germany's Kaiserstuhl wine country, just across the river from France's Alsace. It is crowned by the St. Stephan minster on its hilltop and serves as the river gateway to Freiburg and the southern Black Forest.

     • St. Stephan minster
     • Kaiserstuhl vineyards
     • Black Forest gateway
10. Day

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      Strasbourg

      The capital of France's Alsace, set on the Rhine close to the German border. Its Grande Île old town centres on a soaring pink-sandstone cathedral and the canal-laced lanes of Petite France, while the modern European Parliament sits across the city.

      • Strasbourg Cathedral
      • Petite France
      • European Parliament
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      Germersheim

11. Day

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      Mannheim

      A city in southwest Germany where the Neckar meets the Rhine, laid out on a grid of numbered blocks rather than street names. The baroque palace is among Europe's largest, and the water tower anchors a green boulevard through the centre.

      • Mannheim Palace
      • Wasserturm
      • Squares grid
12. Day

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      Koblenz

      A German city at the meeting of the Rhine and Moselle rivers, the point known as the Deutsches Eck or 'German Corner'. A cable car climbs from the headland to the Ehrenbreitstein fortress, and the town marks the northern end of the Rhine Gorge.

      • Deutsches Eck
      • Ehrenbreitstein Fortress
      • Rhine cable car
13. Day

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      Cologne

      A Rhineland city dominated by its twin-spired Gothic cathedral, the tallest in Germany when built. River cruises call beside the old town, where the cathedral, riverside promenade and 12 Romanesque churches sit within easy walking distance.

      • Cologne Cathedral
      • Old town
      • Rhine promenade
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      Düsseldorf

      A city on the Rhine in western Germany, capital of North Rhine-Westphalia and a hub of fashion and finance. Düsseldorf is known for the historic Altstadt and its rows of taverns, the riverside promenade, and the modern architecture of the MedienHafen.

      • Altstadt taverns
      • Rhine promenade
      • MedienHafen
14. Day

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      Amsterdam

      The Dutch capital, laced with concentric canals and gabled merchant houses from its 17th-century golden age. Most river sailings depart from here, leaving time for the Rijksmuseum, the Anne Frank House or a stroll through the Jordaan before lines cast off.

      • Rijksmuseum
      • Anne Frank House
      • Jordaan canals
15. Day

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      Amsterdam

      The Dutch capital, laced with concentric canals and gabled merchant houses from its 17th-century golden age. Most river sailings depart from here, leaving time for the Rijksmuseum, the Anne Frank House or a stroll through the Jordaan before lines cast off.

      • Rijksmuseum
      • Anne Frank House
      • Jordaan canals

• 29 May 2027
• 2 Oct 2027
• 2 Oct 2027

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