Active & Discovery on the Rhône & Seine (Northbound)

Overview

A 14-night voyage aboard Avalon Poetry II, departing Arles on 21 Sept 2027 and arriving in Paris, calling at 13 destinations along the way.

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   Day 1 ·ArlesEmbark

   21 Sept 2027

   Arles is a city on the Rhône River in the Provence region of southern France. It's famed for inspiring the paintings of Van Gogh, which influenced the contemporary art displayed at the Fondation Vincent Van Gogh.
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   Day 2 ·Port St. Louis

   22 Sept 2027

   Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
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   Day 3 ·Arles

   23 Sept 2027

   Arles is a city on the Rhône River in the Provence region of southern France. It's famed for inspiring the paintings of Van Gogh, which influenced the contemporary art displayed at the Fondation Vincent Van Gogh.
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   Day 4 ·Avignon

   24 Sept 2027

   Avignon, a city in southeastern France’s Provence region, is set on the Rhône River. From 1309 to 1377, it was the seat of the Catholic popes. It remained under papal rule until becoming part of France in 1791. This legacy can be seen in the massive Palais des Papes (Popes' Palace) in the city center, which is surrounded by medieval stone ramparts.
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   Day 5 ·Viviers

   25 Sept 2027

   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 6 ·Tournon

   26 Sept 2027

   Tournon-sur-Rhône is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.
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   Day 6 ·Tain l’Hermitage

   26 Sept 2027

   Tain-l'Hermitage is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
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   Day 7 ·Lyon

   27 Sept 2027

   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 8 ·Lyon

   28 Sept 2027

   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 9 ·Les Andelys

    29 Sept 2027

    Les Andelys is a commune in the northern French department of Eure, in Normandy.
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    Day 10 ·Caudebec

    30 Sept 2027

    Caudebec-en-Caux is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Rives-en-Seine.
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    Day 11 ·Rouen

    1 Oct 2027

    Rouen, capital of the northern French region of Normandy, is a port city on the river Seine. Important in the Roman era and Middle Ages, it has Gothic churches, such as Saint-Maclou and Saint-Ouen, and a cobblestoned pedestrian center with medieval half-timbered houses. The skyline is dominated by the spires of Cathédrale Notre-Dame, much-painted by Impressionist Claude Monet.
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    Day 12 ·Rouen

    2 Oct 2027

    Rouen, capital of the northern French region of Normandy, is a port city on the river Seine. Important in the Roman era and Middle Ages, it has Gothic churches, such as Saint-Maclou and Saint-Ouen, and a cobblestoned pedestrian center with medieval half-timbered houses. The skyline is dominated by the spires of Cathédrale Notre-Dame, much-painted by Impressionist Claude Monet.
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    Day 13 ·Conflans

    3 Oct 2027

    Conflans-Sainte-Honorine is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, 24.2 km from the center of Paris. The commune was originally named for its geographic position at the confluence of the Seine and Oise rivers.
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    Day 14 ·Paris

    4 Oct 2027

    Paris, France's capital, is a major European city and a global center for art, fashion, gastronomy and culture. Its 19th-century cityscape is crisscrossed by wide boulevards and the River Seine. Beyond such landmarks as the Eiffel Tower and the 12th-century, Gothic Notre-Dame cathedral, the city is known for its cafe culture and designer boutiques along the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.
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    Day 15 ·ParisDisembark

    5 Oct 2027

    Paris, France's capital, is a major European city and a global center for art, fashion, gastronomy and culture. Its 19th-century cityscape is crisscrossed by wide boulevards and the River Seine. Beyond such landmarks as the Eiffel Tower and the 12th-century, Gothic Notre-Dame cathedral, the city is known for its cafe culture and designer boutiques along the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.

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