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Nymphea, Loire Valley Cruise ex Moulin de Nitray Return

Cruise Nymphea, Loire Valley Cruise ex Moulin de Nitray Return
Cruise Line European Waterways
Ship Nymphea
Destination EU Rivers
Brief Description 6 Night Cruise sailing from Moulin de Nitray roundtrip aboard Nymphea.
Type of Cruise River
Departure Date 22 Sep 2024
Cruise Description 6 Night Cruise sailing from Moulin de Nitray roundtrip aboard Nymphea.

NOTE: On alternate weeks the cruise will be in the reverse direction. This is a sample itinerary and is subject to change. Please check at time of enquiry/booking.

Sunday, Day 1 Moulin de Nitray
Embark Nymphea where a “Champagne Welcome” awaits you at our mooring opposite the 17th century Moulin de Nitray. Dinner on board.

Monday, Day 2 Moulin de Nitray to Vallet
After breakfast we stroll up to Nitray to visit the château and rose garden. We taste their range of Touraine wine before returning to the barge and cruising up to the hamlet of Vallet. In the afternoon, we enjoy an excursion to Château de Villandry on the banks of the Loire. The château is world-renowned for its amazing array of ornamental, water, vegetable and herb gardens. Dinner on board.

Tuesday, Day 3 Vallet to Civray-de-Touraine
After a short morning cruise we enjoy a pre-lunch aperitif at Bruno Curassier’s Domaine de la Grange before continuing our cruise to Civray de Touraine. After lunch on board, we tour the Château d’Amboise, a royal residence of the Kings of France for 200 years. We also visit Château du Clos Lucé nearby, Leonardo Da Vinci’s home for the last 3 years of his life. Dinner on board.

Wednesday, Day 4 Civray-de-Touraine to Chissay-en-Touraine
This morning we cruise under the 5-arch bridge of the impressive Château de Chenonceau before mooring at nearby. From here we take a short drive in the air-conditioned minibus to visit Chenonceau, often called ‘the ladies château’, after those such as Henry II’s mistress, Diane de Poitiers, who added the bridge over the River Cher and the beautiful gardens. Evening cruise to Chissay-en-Touraine and dinner ashore at a local restaurant, La Boulaye.

Thursday, Day 5 Chissy-en-Touraine to Montrichard
A morning cruise takes us towards the troglodyte village of Bourré and we moor near one of the more unusual dwellings, La Magnaneraie. The Coquillat family have grown up in this hillside troglodyte habitation, which has been in turn a wine cellar, a quarry for the tuffeau stone, and lastly, a silkworm nursery. After lunch we drive to Valencay, one of the most splendid châteaux of the Loire. We then cruise to Montrichard where we moor for the night. Dinner on board.

Friday, Day 6 Montrichard to Moulin de Nitray
Following breakfast, we explore the street market of Montrichard and the 11th century château overlooking the medieval town square, as well as the local vineyard of the Meriau family, to taste the regional Touraine vintages. In the afternoon, we cruise back downstream to Nitray before the Captain’s Farewell Dinner on board.

Saturday, Day 7 Moulin de Nitray
After breakfast, disembark.
Sailing Dates
22 Sep 2024
29 Sep 2024
06 Oct 2024
Pricing
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Cruise Itinerary
Date Port Arrive Depart
22 Sep 2024 Moulin de Nitray
23 Sep 2024 Vallet, Loire-Atlantique, France
24 Sep 2024 Civray-de-Touraine
25 Sep 2024 Chissay-en-Touraine
26 Sep 2024 Montrichard, Loire-et-Cher, France
27 Sep 2024 Moulin de Nitray
28 Sep 2024 Moulin de Nitray
All itineraries and ports of call at the discretion of the cruise line subject to local weather conditions and may change without notice.

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