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Sunday, Day 1 -TRÉBES

You will be met at Chateaux de Lignan Hotel in Beziers at 4pm. You will be escorted by minibus to Anjodi where you receive a Champagne Welcome aboard followed by an evening cruise. Prior to dinner your wine guide will give you a brief introduction to the vineyards of the region before presenting your first wines. Dinner aboard.

Monday, Day 2 - TRÉBES to MARSEILLETTE

Fascinating morning tour of Carcassonne. Dating back to the Gallo-Roman era, this is the most complete mediaeval, fortified city in existence today. With its 52 watchtowers, portcullis and extraordinary repertoire of defenses, which resisted the many armies that tried to, storm this Camelot setting. Afternoon cruise to Marseillette through vineyards and pine trees. A short late afternoon drive into the vineyards near the village of Laure Minervois to meet a local winemaker. After showing us his vines he accompanies us to his cellar to taste wines from the Vins de Pays and Minervois appellations. Dinner aboard

Tuesday, Day 3 - MARSEILLETTE to HOMPS

During this mornings cruise our wine guide presents a comparative tasting of the white wines currently being produced in the Languedoc region Following lunch onboard near Pucheric we drive to Minerve, the ancient capital of the Minervois, hosts a 12th century Cathar fort that is surrounded by deep limestone gorges. Besieged by Simon de Montfort in 1215, its hilltop location affords spectacular views. Twilight cruise to Homps and dinner aboard.

Wednesday, Day 4 - HOMPS to LE SOMAIL

Begin the day with a trip to Lezignan market, full of vivid colour and characters. In the nearby village of Boutenac we sample Patrick Reverdy’s internationally renowned Corbieres wine at the 17th Century Chateau LaVoulte Gasparets. Returning for lunch we cruise for the rest of the day arriving early evening at Le Somail This evening we dine ashore, at a charming canal-side inn.

Thursday, Day 5 - LE SOMAIL TO CAPESTANG

This morning we visit Narbonne, a Roman Mediterranean capital where the Visigoth Monarchs once lived. Time to visit the intriguing unfinished cathedral and the nearby Archbishops Palace. Before returning we pay a visit to the Chateau de Pech Redon to taste the wonderfully complex velvety wines produced from the nearby Montagne de La Clape. Afternoon cruise to Capestang, where we moor near the old stone bridge, a perfect setting to enjoy dinner aboard.

Friday, Day 6 - CAPESTANG to BÉZIERS

A morning drive to Beziers to visit the state of the art winery at Mas de Chevaliere, created by the Burgundian winemaker Michel Laroche. After tasting a selection of their delicious wines we return via l'Oppidum D'Enserune, a pre-Roman hilltop settlement with Greek and Iberian excavations dating from 600 B.C. After lunch we cruise along one of the most beautiful stretches of canal, catching glimpses of the Mediterranean as well as distant peaks of the Pyrenees through the tree-lined banks. Shortly before the village of Colmbier the barge passes through the oldest canal tunnel in the world before finishing our cruise moored peacefully above the city of Beziers. Captains Farewell Dinner aboard.

Saturday, Day 7 - BÉZIERS

After a last leisurely breakfast on board you are transferred to Beziers by about 11.30am

NOTE: On alternate weeks, cruise will be in reverse direction. This is a sample itinerary and is subject to change.