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History and Heritage
Many of our routes take you to the heart of some of Europe’s finest towns and cities, steeped in history and heritage. From beautiful Baroque castles to magnificent Renaissance châteaux, Europe’s waterways bear testimony to a rich and colourful past. Think about cruising suggestions starting from...- Castelnaudary (Midi) for the medieval walled city of Carcassonne
- Le Mas d’Agenais (Aquitaine) for Mooresque hilltop villages
- Jarnac (Charente) for the ramparts at Angoulême
- Casier (Venice) for fabulous Italian Renaissance art and architecture
- Benson (England) for Windsor Castle and 16th century Tudor villages
- Portumna (Ireland) for ancient monastic sites, such as Clonmacnoise
- Messac (Brittany) for Château Blain and Château des Rohan
- Decize (Burgundy) for Chitry-les-Mines and Châtillon-en-Bazois
- Marina Wolfsbruch & Potsdam (Germany) for Rheinsberg Castle & Sanssouci Castle
Suggested cruises for this activity
Belgium
Bruges
England
Norfolk Broads
The Thames
France
Alsace-Lorraine
- The Art Nouveau
- The Triple Nations Cruise
- The Cosmopolitan Cruise
- The Arzviller Experience
- The Dual Nations Cruise
Brittany
- The Artisan Cruise
- The Maritime Cruise
- The Gardens & Castles Cruise
- The Corsaires Cruise
- The Dukes of Brittany Cruise
- The Napoleon Cruise
- The Capital Cruise
- The Best of Brittany
Burgundy
Loire / Nivernais
- The Tannay Cruise
- The Decize Cruise
- The Wine Lover's Cruise
- The Chablis Cruise
- The Classic Nivernais Cruise
- The Medieval Cruise
- The Arts & Culture Cruise
- The Rennaissance Cruise
- The Burgundy Chateaux Cruise
- The Cathedral Cruise
Lot
Camargue
- The Crusader Cruise
- The Seaside Cruise
- The Sunshine Cruise
- The Wine Lover's Cruise
- The Flamingo Cruise
- The Guardians' Cruise
- Gems of the Camargue Cruise
Midi
- The Little Midi Cruise
- The Merchant's Cruise
- The Wine Lover's Cruise
- The Pierre-Paul Riquet Cruise
- The Sunshine Cruise
- The Langudoc Cruise
- The Canal du Midi Cruise
- The Midi-Robine Cruise
- The Classic Midi Cruise
- The Medieval Cruise
- The Golden Midi Cruise
Aquitaine
- The History & Heritage Cruise
- The Arts & Armagnac Cruise
- The Best of Aquitaine Cruise
- The Medieval Cruise
Charente
Loire Valley
- The Wine Lovers Cruise
- The Heritage Cruise
- The Sparkling Cruise
- Villages & Vineyard Cruise
- Decize Short Break
- The Pilgrim's Cruise
Germany
Berlin
- The Spreewald Cruise
- The Brandenburg Cruise
- The Marina Wolfsbruch Cruise
- The Muritz Cruise
- The Berlin Cruise
- The Potsdam Cruise
- The Lakes and Castles Cruise
Holland
Ireland
- Southern Shannon Cruise
- Lough Erne Upper Cruise
- The Angler's Cruise
- Northern Shannon Cruise
- The Celtic Cruise
- The Emerald Isle Cruise
Italy
Venice
- Casier - Casier
- The Venetian Classic Cruise
- The Culture Cruise
- The Nature Lover's Cruise
- The Cruise of Contrasts
