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Visit Bordeaux and southwest France aboard the 6-passenger Saint Louis, which cruises two routes in the Garonne Valley between Castets to Agen and Agen to Montauban (near Toulouse). Book two weeks and do both routes!

The Saint Louis was built in Holland in 1923. Some ten years ago she was expertly renovated into a luxury hotel barge, keeping all her original lines, while converting her interior into modern accommodation for six passengers, including central heating and air conditioning.

Cruise highlights:

Agen to Castets Itinerary

Cross the aqueduct over the river Garonne

Visit the mediaeval town of Nerac with its castle of Henri 4th

Visit the walled bastide town of Vianne with a possible stop at a glass-blowing workshop

Visit Fontet matchstick building museum

Montauban to Agen Itinerary

Visit Montauban, city of art and culture

Pass along the Montech Water Slope

Cross the aqueduct over the river Tarn

Visit Moissac Abbey and 11th century cloisters

Cruise through fruit-growing areas

Bordeaux & Southwest France:

The Canal Lateral a la Garonne and the Garonne River is part of the link between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

Pass through the region ofl'Occitanie,a veritable palette ofcolors and scents created by orchards and vineyards. Cruise by old fortified villages and quaint farms, each with its pigeon loft, and historic towns such as Agen, Moissac and Montauban, city of art and culture. Touching Bordeaux wine country, this cruise allows an opportunity to really sample a part of France where good food and wine is a way of life.

Regional specialties:

• Brick de foie gras
• Julienne de legumes sauce cepes
• Roti de porc aux pruneaux riz pilaf
• Eventail de magret de canard au miel

Wine cellar:

• Regional wines from Fronton, Gaillac, Buzet and Bordeaux
  

Cheese Board:

• Ségalou
• Pavé de la Ginestarié
• Tome de Chèvre du Tarn
• Bouton d'Oc