Portugal, Spain & Bordeaux

Overview

A 13-night voyage aboard Balmoral, departing Rosyth, Edinburgh on 30 Jun 2028 and returning to the same port, calling at 6 destinations along the way.

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   Day 1 ·Rosyth (Edinburgh), ScotlandEmbark

   30 Jun 2028

   Arrive 05:00Depart 05:30

   Rosyth is a town on the Firth of Forth, three miles south of the centre of Dunfermline. According to the census of 2011, the town has a population of 13,440. The town was founded as a garden city in 1909, and was built to form the coastal port of Dunfermline.
2. 2

   Day 2 ·At Sea

   1 Jul 2028
3. 3

   Day 3 ·At Sea

   2 Jul 2028
4. 4

   Day 4 ·Cruising Gironde & Garonne Rivers, France

   3 Jul 2028
5. 5

   Day 5 ·Bordeaux

   3 Jul 2028

   Arrive 18:30Depart 19:00

   Widely regarded as the world’s wine capital, the graceful French city of Bordeaux offers far more than just vineyards and claret. Having shaken off its rather sleepy image over the last few years, Bordeaux is now amongst France's most exciting and dynamic cities. While a sizeable number of the city's visitors are still enticed by the chance to taste what makes this wine-rich region so special, Bordeaux has many other surprising secrets.
   
   Stretched along the banks of the Garonne River, this City of Art and History is home to 362 historic monuments, with some buildings dating back to Roman times. Awarded UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 2007, Bordeaux’s historic centre is home to the Gothic Cathédrale Saint-André, 18th century mansions and popular art museums, such as the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux, and many other impressive treasures to discover. This urban and architectural ensemble includes public gardens that line the curving river quays, and the imposing Place de la Bourse, which overlooks the reflecting pool, Show lessMiroir d’Eau. The Place des Quinconces, one of the largest squares in Europe, is a fine space to while away some hours.
   Alternatively, other distractions include barista-run coffee shops, delicious food trucks, and exceptional restaurants and, of course, more fine wine than can ever be possibly drunk.
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   Day 5 ·Bordeaux

   4 Jul 2028

   Widely regarded as the world’s wine capital, the graceful French city of Bordeaux offers far more than just vineyards and claret. Having shaken off its rather sleepy image over the last few years, Bordeaux is now amongst France's most exciting and dynamic cities. While a sizeable number of the city's visitors are still enticed by the chance to taste what makes this wine-rich region so special, Bordeaux has many other surprising secrets.
   
   Stretched along the banks of the Garonne River, this City of Art and History is home to 362 historic monuments, with some buildings dating back to Roman times. Awarded UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 2007, Bordeaux’s historic centre is home to the Gothic Cathédrale Saint-André, 18th century mansions and popular art museums, such as the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux, and many other impressive treasures to discover. This urban and architectural ensemble includes public gardens that line the curving river quays, and the imposing Place de la Bourse, which overlooks the reflecting pool, Show lessMiroir d’Eau. The Place des Quinconces, one of the largest squares in Europe, is a fine space to while away some hours.
   Alternatively, other distractions include barista-run coffee shops, delicious food trucks, and exceptional restaurants and, of course, more fine wine than can ever be possibly drunk.
7. 6

   Day 6 ·At Sea

   5 Jul 2028
8. 7

   Day 7 ·Matosinhos

   6 Jul 2028

   Arrive 09:00Depart 09:30
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   Day 8 ·Lisbon, Portugal

   7 Jul 2028

   Arrive 08:30Depart 09:00

   It was from historic Lisbon, built on seven low hills beside the wide Tagus estuary, that some of Europe's greatest explorers set sail in pursuit of the riches that built Portugal's former global empire in the New World, Africa and the Indies. Memories of that glorious past linger amid the grand avenues and elegant squares of the attractive capital's 18th century lower town - a vivid contrast with the colourful honeycomb of cobbled streets in the old Moorish Alfama quarter and the bohemian mood of the hilly Bairro Alto.
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    Day 10 ·Vigo, Spain

    8 Jul 2028

    Arrive 13:00Depart 13:30

    It is hard to believe that in 1702, amid the calm setting of Vigo's fjord-like harbour, an English and Dutch force once fought and defeated the French and Spanish fleets anchored here. A major port city of Galicia, renowned for its seafood, Vigo has an appealing old town with a labyrinth of steep and winding narrow streets and shaded squares. Nearby is Santiago de Compostela, Christendom's third most holy pilgrimage shrine, in whose vast Gothic cathedral lays the body of St James.
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    Day 10 ·At Sea

    9 Jul 2028
12. 11

    Day 11 ·At Sea

    10 Jul 2028
13. 12

    Day 12 ·Honfleur, France

    11 Jul 2028

    Arrive 05:00Depart 05:30

    It's a place of great historic charm, notably around the Vieux Basin, where lofty slate-and-timber fronted houses overlook the colourful yacht and fishing harbour, and sloping cobbled streets recall 16th century Honfleur. Not to be missed are the 15th century wooden church and the Impressionist paintings of the Museé Eugene Boudin.
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    Day 13 ·At Sea

    12 Jul 2028
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    Day 14 ·Rosyth (Edinburgh), ScotlandDisembark

    13 Jul 2028

    Arrive 05:30Depart 06:00

    Rosyth is a town on the Firth of Forth, three miles south of the centre of Dunfermline. According to the census of 2011, the town has a population of 13,440. The town was founded as a garden city in 1909, and was built to form the coastal port of Dunfermline.

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