Itineraries

Burgundy and Côte d'Or - Franche-Comté - River Saône - Rhône and Canal du Centre (Central France)

The Amaryllis cruises through some of the most picturesque waterways in Burgundy and Franche-Comté, including the River Saône, the Canal du Centre and Canal du Bourgogne.

Itineraries include visits to Lyon, France’s second city, Mâcon in the Beaujolais wine region, the restored Abbey of St. Philibért in Tournus, the market town of Dijon, Chalon-sur-Saône, the Côte Challonais, and Beaune, the wine capital of Burgundy.

Take a look at our special Family Itinerary or our exciting Golf Itinerary.

Schedule
April-October, annually

Prices

Prices are from and may vary depending on the season.
Private hire only, for up to 8 passengers.

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What’s Included

• 6 nights accommodation on board your péniche-hôtel
• Breakfast, lunch and candlelit dinner each day
• Refreshments on board after excursions
• Wine with meals, liqueurs and bar drinks on board
• Sightseeing excursions, including entrance fees
• Use of bicycles
• Air-conditioned mini-van with driver for sightseeing

Gratuities and Insurance are not included.


Sample a Journey
LYON TO ST JEAN

Sunday- Lyon
Board the barge moored in Lyon for your cruise up the River Saône and through Burgundy.  A champagne reception welcomes you on board and gives you a chance to meet the crew.  Later this evening enjoy your first dining experience on board.

Monday - Visit Lyon. Cruise to Montmerle. 
Today's visit is to Lyon, the second city of France. Lyon is a cultural, historic, gastronomic, and commercial centre, little known outside of France. Dominating the city is the splendidly ornate Basilica of Notre Dame de Fourvière. The standard of Lyon's shopping facilities is renowned for its quality and includes many chic boutiques and a market hall devoted entirely to antiques.  There is free time for shopping or perhaps just sit in one of the numerous pavement cafés and simply watch the world go by.  After lunch relax on the top deck and watch the passing scenery of the river Saône.  Tonight we are moored in the town of Montmerle which is set in the heart of the Beaujolais wine region.

Tuesday - Cruise to Mâcon. Visit Roche de Solutré and Pouilly-Fuissé.
Cruise this morning to Mâcon.  Visit the Roche de Solutre, a picturesque site with a superb view of Mâcon, the River Saône and the vineyards.  Stop along the route to enjoy a wine tasting in the village of Fuissé, where the vines grow right up to the village walls.  The roads actually seem to get narrower, encroached by the vines planted as tightly as possible in every available space.  The mooring this evening is Mâcon, a thriving market town bordering both the Mâconnais and the Beaujolais vineyards. 
 
Wednesday - Cruise to Tournus.  Visit Abbey of Cluny.
After breakfast, relax on board and savour the beauty of Burgundy and Beaujolais as you cruise the River Saône to Tournus. The afternoon's visit is to the Benedictine Abbey of Cluny, for centuries the largest church in the world.  The abbey church is a masterpiece of Romanesque art whose influence spread throughout the western Christian world.  Our mooring this evening is in the pretty town of Tournus.

Thursday - Cruise Chalon-sur-Saône. Visit Beaune.
This morning we cruise to Chalon-sur-Saône before enjoying lunch at the famous Relais & Chateaux hotel in Levernois.  After a stroll around the grounds  In the afternoon your guide escorts you to Beaune, capital of the wine region of Burgundy, and a visit to the famous Hôtel-Dieu, Hospice de Beaune. You will have the chance to explore Joseph Drouhin's cellar, where the King of France and the Duke of Burgundy used to store some of their wines. TThe town itself has hardly changed in appearance throughout the years; it's tiny centre is a dense maze of narrow old streets with a circular boulevard running round it's former ramparts, many of which still stand.  Our mooring tonight is is  Chalon-sur-Saône, the last of the Burgundian style river towns, and one of the major cities of the Saône valley. 
 
Friday - Visit Châlon market and Dijon. Cruise to St. Jean de Losne.
This morning you may take a walking tour of the pedestrian area of Chalon-sur-Saône.  As it is market day you should enjoy the wonderful atmosphere in the cathedral square with stallholders busy selling their locally produced cheeses, pates and delicacies.   Continue the cruise ip the River Saône to St Jean de Losne. why not take a t ake a stroll over to the port and see the many working and pleasure barges. Back on board the chef is preparing a feast for your farewell dinner.

Saturday - Disembark.
After breakfast, disembark the barge for your onward travel arrangements.

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