Burgundy

For 2009 we have reinstated the ever popular French barge cruise, this time through Central Burgundy. We have exclusively chartered a luxury hotel barge which will take our party of no more than 20 people along the Burgundy Canal. Built at the end of the 18th century the canal connected the Mediterranean to the Paris Basin.

Sybaritic Barging

The experience is a sybaritic mix of elegant wines and the cuisine of Bourgogne, together with a programme of escorted visits to the Mediaeval sites of northern Burgundy, all in the intimate atmosphere of our own floating hotel.

Medieval wonders

We visit the Hospice de Beaune, the finest of Burgundian -Flemish architecture. Also visit the Château de Commarin and the mediaeval village of Châteauneuf en Auxois. Further along the journey we see the Abbey of La Bussiére.

Fabulous wineries

We also add visits to the fabulous vineyards of the Côte-d'Or where the Chardonnay grapes of Mersault and Beaune vie with the Pinot Noirs of Nuits St George and Gevrey Chambertin to produce the most luscious vintages in the world.

Accompanying scholar

Dr Sarah Howard. Sarah is a Fellow and Director of Studies in History at Christ's College, Cambridge. Her research interests are in French social and cultural history and modern European history.

Tour Cost

£1640 per person sharing (Single supplement £800) Cost includes travel from London, departure taxes, full board on our excluve full air conditioned hotel barge in en suite cabins with twin or double beds, all excursions and entry fees. With lunch and dinner there will be white and red wines included.