Le Bonne Vivant
Cruise in the Upper Loire
La Bonne Vivant is as spacious as she is elegant, accommodating eight guests in luxuriously appointed style and comfort.
A sunning area and an immaculate sunken hot tub (in the form of a wine barrel) are on the main deck for your outdoor relaxation and pleasure.
Sunday:
Travel by private motor coach from
Monday:
Cruise from Amilly to Montbouy, an old Gallo Roman site. Possible
Excursions:
v
Chateau de Fontainebleau,
famous palace where the French kings used to hunt
v
The villages of
v
Visit to Montargis and
Tuesday:
Cruise to Chatillon Coligny and its XII century Chateau, built by
the Count of Sancerre, overlooking the town.
v
Arboretum des Barres, featuring
10,000 specimens of trees
v
Chateau La Bussieres, a
beautiful Chateau dedicated to the fishermen, its 18th century
vegetable garden
Wednesday:
Cruise to Rogny and moor at the foot of a 7 locks staircase,
closed in 1882 and replaced by six automatic locks-an impressive engineering
monument of the past.
v
Working
Renaissance farm and magnificent Chateau St. Fargeau
v
The town of
Thursday:
Cruise to Ouzouer sur Trezee and its Gothic church and picturesque
wooden houses.
v
Chateau Pont Chevron
v
Visit Briare and its chateau,
Town Hall, Church (with its modern mosaique) and the
Friday:
Cruise over the pont-canal
de Briare, splendid aqueduct built by Eiffel over the
v
Wine tasting in a cellar within
the charming village of Sancerre; then try the most famous Goat cheese of
France, le Crotin de Chavignol, at the goat farm where it is made
v
Visit the Open Market of Briare
Saturday:
Breakfast on board. Morning return to
Please note that the cruise itinerary alternates direction each week
