Having cruised during the morning from Liborne on the river Dordogne onto the river Garonne, CroisiEurope’s MS Cyrano de Bergerac arrives at the Quay de Chartron in Bordeaux. After lunch we get ready for the classic guided tour around this glamorous city. But it wan’t always so beautiful, says our guide…
A lovely lie-in this morning ahead of our day in St Emilion. We watched the sun rise over the autumnal trees as we cruised up the Dordogne to Libourne. The Dordogne is both a river and a region. Libourne itself is an historic bastide town, founded in 1270 by Roger…
MS Cyrano de Bergerac 3 decks, 87 outside cabins, elevators, 174 guests, 25 crew Double cabin 8m² or 13m² with king size bed TV, telephone (internal use), bathroom with basin, shower and toilet, towels, safe, independent air-con, 220V sockets, Wi-Fi Food Set menu, no choices (but special diets and allergies catered…
1. Location, location, location This thrilling cruising region is composed of the rivers Garonne and Dordogne flowing into the Atlantic ocean, which together make up the Gironde estuary. A Bordeaux cruise will take you to delightful moorings on both rivers and indeed the CroisiEurope line uniquely includes a trip as…
Monday’s vineyard excursion from CroisiEurope’s MS Cyrano de Bergerac riverboat into the Medoc region is very good and well worth the 68 EUR. The price includes the coach ride, guided tour and wine tastings. All excursions are extra and most days there’s a choice between ‘leisurely’ and ‘more active’ options.…
So, we’re aboard! Off on MS Cyrano de Bergerac with CroisiEurope to explore the Gironde estuary and the delights of Bordeaux and its vineyards. Did you know? ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ is the name of a play written in 1897 by Edmond Rostand. The real man, on whom the story is…
With Christmas just around the corner, it’s time to start shopping and preparing for perhaps the most important meal of the year: Christmas dinner. In France, it takes places on Christmas Eve and lasts well into the small hours of Christmas morning. Known as Réveillon, a traditional French Christmas dinner…
Part 2 of the French Waterways guide to French wine looks at the king of vin, Bordeaux wine. A wine region that needs no introduction, Bordeaux produces some of the world’s finest wines. Any discerning wine connoisseur includes Bordeaux clarets in their collection. Bottles from some of the region’s most…
We all have a favourite wine, or wines. But we never say never to discovering something new! So we delight in bringing you the best of wine cruises and wine tasting from our luxury hotel barges. You’ll be shipping cases home before you’ve even left the cellar. A good wine tasting…
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