Experience Wine Tasting During a cruise on one of our hotel barges, you will have the chance to sample several of the finest wines they offer. Wine tasting can feel a little overwhelming if you haven’t much experience, but fortunately, this post helps to break the process down into four sip-size steps. Wines …
Join La Bella Vita for an Opera Cruise This Summer Book your spot aboard La Bella Vita’s Italian Opera Cruise for a lavish barging experience departing on 17th July 2022. Beginning in Venice, the “City of Canals”, La Bella Vita travels down the Po Valley to Mantua, with stops at magnificent locations on …
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Visit Burgundy’s Oldest Winemakers Maison Champy Wine Tasting Experience French Hotel Barge Finesse – Burgundy Barge Cruises Does it get any more indulgent than sampling exceptional wines at the vineyards of Burgundy’s oldest wine company? Since its founding in 1720, Maison Champy has been producing award-winning wines, and it’s the newest stop on …
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Part 3: Places of Interest on the Briare Canal The picturesque Canal de Briare, one of the oldest canals in France, connects the valleys of the Seine and the Loire. The Canal de Briare begins just north of Montargis at Buges. The section of the canal between Montargis and Rogny follows the valley of …
Part 2: Towns & Villages Along the Briare Canal The picturesque Canal de Briare, one of the oldest canals in France, connects the valleys of the Seine and the Loire. The Canal de Briare begins just north of Montargis at Buges. The section of the canal between Montargis and Rogny follows the valley of the …
Part 1: About the Canal de Briare French Hotel Barge Renaissance traversing the aqueduct The picturesque Canal de Briare, one of the oldest canals in France, connects the valleys of the Seine and the Loire. A popular route for both private and commercial cruising vessels, the canal is renowned as one of the …
French Hotel Barge Renaissance Adds Visit to Rosa Bonheur’s Home French Hotel Barge Renaissance – Canal de Briare & Canal Latéral à la Loire The French hotel barge Renaissance has added a visit to the home of Rosa Bonheur to their itinerary. She is the most celebrated female artist of the 19th Century. On this …
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Barging in France The Burgundy Canal – Part 3 Best Places to Visit Beaune, capital of the Burgundy wine country, is one of the best preserved medieval cities in Burgundy. Until the 15th century, Beaune was the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. France eventually took the town from the Burgundians in 1477, after Louis …
Barging in France The Burgundy Canal – Part 2 Click on map to enlarge in new window Towns & Villages along the Burgundy Canal The fortified hilltop town of St-Florentin lies at the juncture of two rivers, the Armance and the Armançon, and is one of the first towns on the …
Barging in France The Burgundy Canal – Part One An Overview The Burgundy Canal is 150 miles long with 189 locks and connects the River Yonne at Migennes with the River Saone at St-Jean-de-Losne. It has the highest summit of any canal in France, reaching 378m (980 ft) above sea level, which is the …