Fragrance and Flavors of Burgundy and Provence

Cruise the Rhone, Saône, and Seine from Arles to Paris

Sept. 27 - Oct. 8, 2009 (12 days)
from approx. $3,110 pp/do plus airfare and taxes
single supplement available
Tour operator: Avalon Waterways

Your journey begins in Nice, with time for an optional excursion to Monte Carlo. Next, in Arles, see the Roman Amphitheater, the remains of the Gallo-Roman burial road, and embark on your seven-night cruise aboard the 138-passenger Avalon Scenery. In your ports of call, spend time sightseeing in Avignon, the center of the Catholic Church in the 14th century. Stop in Viviers and the twin cities of Tournon and Tain l’Hermitage. In Lyon, see Roman ruins and Renaissance architecture. Next, in Mâcon, visit the sixth-century Old St. Vincent Cathedral. View Van der Weyden’s painting, The Last Judgement, on display in Beaune’s Hôtel-Dieu. And in Paris, explore Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, the Arc de Triomphe, Madeleine Station, and the Eiffel Tower.

Daily Itinerary

1. take a transatlantic flight to Nice, France.
2. arrive in Nice.
3. explore Nice.
4. enjoy Arles.
5. embark the Avalon Scenery.
6. visit Avignon.
7. see Viviers, Tournon, and Tain l’Hermitage.
8. enjoy Lyon.
9. tour Lyon and the Beaujolais Region.
10. visit Mâcon and Tournus.
11. visit Beaune, Chalon-sur-Saône, and disembark in Paris, France. Take a Paris city tour, and stay at the Le Meridien Etoile, Montparnasse.
12. take a return flight home.

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