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Itinerary at a glance
Embarkation and check-in at 2 p.m. in Montargis. After a welcome by the captain, crew and tour leader there is time for bicycle fitting and a short test ride.
After dinner your tour leader will take you for a walk through Montargis, the second-largest town of the Loiret region, after Orléans. Unfortunately this former royal residence was destroyed by a big fire in the 16th century. But the canals are still there. They are decorated with many flowers and give the town a lot of charm.
After breakfast you will cycle from Montargis to Château-Renard, where you can visit the ruins of a castle from the 10th century. You will also visit an Apiculture’s Living Museum. There you can see beekeepers and their bees at work, and you’ll be able to sample their delicious honey. Along the river Ouanne you will return to Montargis.
Breakfast while sailing to the lock of Cepoy. Your bicycle tour goes along the river Loing. First stop is the medieval town of Ferrières with its old town center, which has been preserved beautifully. And in the middle of the narrow streets you find a splendid monastery. After this you cycle to Egréville. This village has been an important commercial crossroads for hundreds of years. Its markets and fairs enjoyed great renown. You will also visit the sculpture garden “Jardin Bourdelle”. In this garden you can admire some 57 bronze monumental sculptures by the artist Antoine Bourdelle. Final destination of today is rural Néronville.
Our route today is through an area that was already cultivated in the Gallo-Roman era. First stop is the old Gallic stronghold Château-Landon, a beautifully situated fortified town on a rock. Its Abbey of St.-Séverin dates from the 13th century. Later on you find the rocks of Nemours on your way and you meet the Fleur again in Nemours. Nemours is supposed to derive its name from the woods (“nemora”) in the midst of which it formerly stood and discoveries of Gallo-Roman remains indicate its early origin. The castle, erected around 1120, now is a prehistoric museum of the Ile-de-France region.
Today you stay in the valley of the Loing river. First you will visit Grez-sur-Loing where many artist used to live in the early years of the 20th century. Then you will continue to Bourron-Marlotte. In the town hall you can admire a few magnificent impressionist paintings. You will stay overnight in Moret-sur-Loing. This is a charming medieval fortified town, strategically situated on the banks of the Loing, where painter Sisley found inspiration for his beautiful impressionist paintings.
Today you will cycle through the wonderful forests of Fontainebleau. First destination is the city of Fontainebleau, with its magnificent palace, much in favor among the French kings, because of the extensive possibilities to hunt in the surrounding forests. The castle houses a museum dedicated to Napoleon. Fontainebleau is also a pleasant town to walk around or to shop. After this, you will continue to the artistic village of Barbizon, where since the first half of the 19th century many painters have found inspiration. A group of landscape painters founded the “Barbizon School”. You can visit the local museum. Final destination of your bicycle tour is Melun, a town which is known as “le domaine des reines blanches”, because in former years it used to be the domain of the widows of the French kings. Today there is no dinner on board. You can select one of the local restaurants in town.
Wir nähern uns Paris, was bedeutet, dass wir mit mehr Verkehr rechnen müssen. Am Morgen gibt es eine kurze Fahrradtour entlang den Ufern der Seine zur Schleuse von Evry, von wo wir mit der Fleur nach Paris weiterfahren. Lunch an Bord. Der Liegeplatz der Fleur befindet sich im Stadtzentrum von Paris, nicht weit entfernt von der Notre Dame. Nach dem Abendessen können Sie an einen Stadtrundgang teilnehmen.
End of your tour: Disembarkation after breakfast until 9.30 a.m.
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Included
- Fully guided cycling tours according to irinerary from Paris to Montargis
- 7 nights in outside cabins in the booked cabin category
- 1 welcome drink
- Full meals (7x breakfast, 6x packed lunch for cyclists, 6 coffee and tea on board, 6x 3-course-dinner)
- On board tour guide incl. daily tour briefing
- Daily cabin cleaning, change of bed linen and towels as needed
- 1 route book per cabin
- All harbour, lock and bridge fees
- Entrance garden Bourron-Marlotte
- Guided visit Chateau-Ladon
- Entrance garden Bourdelle
- Entrance Apiculture's Loving Mueum
- Wifi
- GPS-data
Arrival / Parking / Departure
- Train station Montargis approx. 2 km away from the barge
Things to note
- Minimum number of participants: none
- It is not possible to take your own bike on board due to the lack of space on deck
- Further important information according to the package travel law and additional information about your bike and boat trip can be found here!
- This tour is a partner tour.
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