Meanderer,Upper Loire, France

luxury barge cruise vacations
aboard Meanderer on the Briare canal, Upper Loire, France

THE SIX PASSENGER MEANDERER, originally a Belgian "Spitz", was recently converted to her current exacting specification. With three en-suite cabins measuring in excess of 125 square feet each and an outdoor heated spa-pool, she is the perfect vessel for exploring the Upper Loire.

Meanderer's Captain, an experienced host and his crew of three ensure the finest of cruises along France's oldest canal, the Briare, opened in 1642

The flexible twin or double bed arrangement and newly decorated, air- conditioned cabins and saloon complement perfectly the spacious sun deck and spa-pool.

The Upper Loire region is as rich in legend as it is in beauty. And you will notice that fortunately little has changed over the centuries. Talk to a cheese maker and find out why his is the most famous goat's cheese in France.

Wind your way through the narrow streets of a centuries old village, perhaps discovering hidden shops with hand-painted pottery or stumble across an open market on your own.

cruise highlights

cuisine aboard

All-inclusive open bar, free wines, gourmet cuisine, entry fees to excursions
Chateau Vaux Le Vicompte with it's spectacular formal gardens
Palace of Fontainebleau. Renaissance architecture and home to some 30 French Kings
16th Century working farm and the splendid Chateau of St Fargeau
Gien, pretty town and it's hunting museum set on the banks of the Loire
Tour and wine tasting at a vineyard in the heart of Sancerre
Cross the Loire River via Eiffels famous Aqueduct

regional specialities

Emincé de Turbot au Corail
de Homard
Rosette D'Agneau, Pralines,
a speciality of Louis XIII

wine cellar

Sancerre, Menetou Salon, Coteaux du Giennois,
Vins de 'Orleanis

cheese board

Crottin de Chavignol,
Brilliat-Savarin

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more about our France luxury barge cruise vacation aboard Meanderer on the Briare canal....

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