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Iconic France - Lyon to Bordeaux
20 nightsFrom Lyon16 ports of call

Iconic France - Lyon to Bordeaux

Scenic River Cruises · Scenic Sapphire

Departs
19 Oct 2026
Returns
8 Nov 2026
Duration
20 nights
Disembark
Bordeaux

Overview

A 20-night voyage aboard Scenic Sapphire, departing Lyon on 19 Oct 2026 and arriving in Bordeaux, calling at 16 destinations along the way.

LyonChalon-Sur-SaoneTournusTournonAvignonArlesViviersLyonBordeauxSaint EmilionLibourneCadillac, FranceBordeauxBourg-en-BresseBlayeBordeaux

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Itinerary

20 nights · 26 ports of call
  1. 1

    Day 1 ·LyonEmbark

    19 Oct 2026
    Lyon, the capital city in France’s Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, sits at the junction of the Rhône and Saône rivers. Its center reflects 2,000 years of history from the Roman Amphithéâtre des Trois Gaules, medieval and Renaissance architecture in Vieux (Old) Lyon, to the modern Confluence district on Presqu'île peninsula. Traboules, covered passageways between buildings, connect Vieux Lyon and La Croix-Rousse hill.
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    Day 2 ·Lyon

    20 Oct 2026
    Lyon, the capital city in France’s Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, sits at the junction of the Rhône and Saône rivers. Its center reflects 2,000 years of history from the Roman Amphithéâtre des Trois Gaules, medieval and Renaissance architecture in Vieux (Old) Lyon, to the modern Confluence district on Presqu'île peninsula. Traboules, covered passageways between buildings, connect Vieux Lyon and La Croix-Rousse hill.
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    Day 2 ·Chalon-Sur-Saone

    20 Oct 2026
    Chalon-sur-Saône is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is the largest city in the department; however, the department capital is the smaller city of Mâcon.
  4. 3

    Day 3 ·Tournus

    21 Oct 2026
    Tournus is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
  5. 4

    Day 4 ·Tournon

    22 Oct 2026
    Tournon-sur-Rhône is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.
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    Day 5 ·Avignon

    23 Oct 2026
    Avignon is the prefecture of the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France.
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    Day 6 ·Avignon

    24 Oct 2026
    Avignon is the prefecture of the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France.
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    Day 7 ·Arles

    25 Oct 2026
    Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments is an area containing a collection of monuments in the city centre of Arles, France, that has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981.
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    Day 8 ·Viviers

    26 Oct 2026
    Viviers is a commune in the department of Ardèche in southern France. The administrative and religious capital of Vivarais, the town of Viviers, on the right bank of the Rhône, in southern Ardèche, retains an important heritage from its rich past, including many listed monuments.
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    Day 9 ·Lyon

    27 Oct 2026
    Lyon, the capital city in France’s Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, sits at the junction of the Rhône and Saône rivers. Its center reflects 2,000 years of history from the Roman Amphithéâtre des Trois Gaules, medieval and Renaissance architecture in Vieux (Old) Lyon, to the modern Confluence district on Presqu'île peninsula. Traboules, covered passageways between buildings, connect Vieux Lyon and La Croix-Rousse hill.
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    Day 10 ·Lyon

    28 Oct 2026
    Lyon, the capital city in France’s Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, sits at the junction of the Rhône and Saône rivers. Its center reflects 2,000 years of history from the Roman Amphithéâtre des Trois Gaules, medieval and Renaissance architecture in Vieux (Old) Lyon, to the modern Confluence district on Presqu'île peninsula. Traboules, covered passageways between buildings, connect Vieux Lyon and La Croix-Rousse hill.
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    Day 11 ·Lyon

    29 Oct 2026
    Lyon, the capital city in France’s Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, sits at the junction of the Rhône and Saône rivers. Its center reflects 2,000 years of history from the Roman Amphithéâtre des Trois Gaules, medieval and Renaissance architecture in Vieux (Old) Lyon, to the modern Confluence district on Presqu'île peninsula. Traboules, covered passageways between buildings, connect Vieux Lyon and La Croix-Rousse hill.
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    Day 11 ·Bordeaux

    29 Oct 2026
    Bordeaux, hub of the famed wine-growing region, is a port city on the Garonne River in southwestern France. It’s known for its Gothic Cathédrale Saint-André, 18th- to 19th-century mansions and notable art museums such as the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux. Public gardens line the curving river quays. The grand Place de la Bourse, centered on the Three Graces fountain, overlooks the Miroir d’Eau reflecting pool.
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    Day 12 ·Bordeaux

    30 Oct 2026
    Bordeaux, hub of the famed wine-growing region, is a port city on the Garonne River in southwestern France. It’s known for its Gothic Cathédrale Saint-André, 18th- to 19th-century mansions and notable art museums such as the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux. Public gardens line the curving river quays. The grand Place de la Bourse, centered on the Three Graces fountain, overlooks the Miroir d’Eau reflecting pool.
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    Day 12 ·Saint Emilion

    30 Oct 2026
    Saint-Émilion is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in Southwestern France. In 2016, it had a population of 1,938. In the heart of the country of Libournais, in a region of wine hills, Saint-Emilion is a medieval city located at the crossroads of Bordeaux, Saintonge and Périgord.
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    Day 13 ·Libourne

    31 Oct 2026
    Libourne is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is the wine-making capital of northern Gironde and lies near Saint-Émilion and Pomerol.
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    Day 13 ·Fort Medoc

    31 Oct 2026
  18. 14

    Day 14 ·Fort Medoc

    1 Nov 2026
  19. 15

    Day 15 ·Cadillac

    2 Nov 2026
    Cadillac is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
  20. 16

    Day 16 ·Cadillac

    3 Nov 2026
    Cadillac is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
  21. 17

    Day 17 ·Bordeaux

    4 Nov 2026
    Bordeaux, hub of the famed wine-growing region, is a port city on the Garonne River in southwestern France. It’s known for its Gothic Cathédrale Saint-André, 18th- to 19th-century mansions and notable art museums such as the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux. Public gardens line the curving river quays. The grand Place de la Bourse, centered on the Three Graces fountain, overlooks the Miroir d’Eau reflecting pool.
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    Day 18 ·Bordeaux

    5 Nov 2026
    Bordeaux, hub of the famed wine-growing region, is a port city on the Garonne River in southwestern France. It’s known for its Gothic Cathédrale Saint-André, 18th- to 19th-century mansions and notable art museums such as the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux. Public gardens line the curving river quays. The grand Place de la Bourse, centered on the Three Graces fountain, overlooks the Miroir d’Eau reflecting pool.
  23. 19

    Day 19 ·Bourg

    6 Nov 2026
    he port of Borg handles bulk and Ro-Ro vessels at one multipurpose quay and at private facilities handling paper products, tallow and chemicals.
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    Day 20 ·Blaye

    7 Nov 2026
    Blaye is a commune and subprefecture in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. For centuries, Blaye was a particularly convenient crossing point for those who came from the north and went to Bordeaux or further south, to Spain and Portugal.
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    Day 20 ·Bordeaux

    7 Nov 2026
    Bordeaux, hub of the famed wine-growing region, is a port city on the Garonne River in southwestern France. It’s known for its Gothic Cathédrale Saint-André, 18th- to 19th-century mansions and notable art museums such as the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux. Public gardens line the curving river quays. The grand Place de la Bourse, centered on the Three Graces fountain, overlooks the Miroir d’Eau reflecting pool.
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    Day 21 ·BordeauxDisembark

    8 Nov 2026
    Bordeaux, hub of the famed wine-growing region, is a port city on the Garonne River in southwestern France. It’s known for its Gothic Cathédrale Saint-André, 18th- to 19th-century mansions and notable art museums such as the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux. Public gardens line the curving river quays. The grand Place de la Bourse, centered on the Three Graces fountain, overlooks the Miroir d’Eau reflecting pool.

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