Cruise Description

7 Night Cruise sailing from Paris roundtrip aboard Seine Comtesse.

The impressionists already knew: this region is unique and distinctive. A real muse for great art works. An intensive insight into Frenchlife combined with scenic beauty await you on this diverse cruise. Enjoy the enchanting atmosphere of delightful little towns andadmire the imposing Chalk Cliffs on the Alabaster Coast. This cruise now goes all the way up to Le Havre. Here you can relax on astroll through the small seafaring and artist town of Honfleur. Paris forms the crowning glory of your cruise. If you wish to extendyour stay, the Loire Valley awaits with its abundance of breathtaking castles.

Highlights of this cruise:

Paris
Paris is the capital city of France and every year millions of people come to Paris to marvel at its beauty, savour its exceptional cuisine and indulge in its world-famous shopping. Known as the 'City of Light', Paris benefitted from a huge re modelling program that started in 1852 which gave rise to its current layout, boulevardes, gardens and parks.

The most famous part of Paris is the Champs Elysees, a wide Boulevarde running from the Arc de Triomphe to Place de la Concorde.
Paris has some of the best know landmarks in the world, apart from the Arc de Triomphe it boasts Notre Dame, The Eiffel Tower, The Louvre and more. Its great gardens include the Tuileries and Luxembourg gardens.

Divided by the River Seine the City of Paris is relatively easy to enjoy on foot as many of the key landmarks are relatively close to each other. For the bolder tourist Paris now has the ‘Velib’ bike rental system which offers a very cheap and practical way to get around the city.

Caudebec
Caudebec is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. It is located 27 miles (43 km) W.N.W. of Rouen, on the right bank of the River Seine.

Attractions in Caudebec include the Marine Museum of the Seine, the House of the Templars and the Church of Caudebec-en-Caux.

Rouen
Rouen is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern France on the River Seine, and currently the capital of the Haute-Normandie (Upper Normandy) région. It is situated on the River Seine, approximately 90 minutes drive north-west (135 km) from the centre of Paris.

Rouen was one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe which can be seen in the many monuments and buildings which have been preserved in its historical centre. Its architectural treasures include Gothic monuments like the Notre Dame Cathedral, St Ouen Abbey, Saint Maclou Church and the Palais de Justice or Renaissance style monuments like the Gros Horloge, Saint Maclou Ossuary and the Bourgtheroulde Mansion.

After the historical centre, there is ‘Sainte Catherine’ hill nearby, from where you can admire a magnificent view of the city and the meandering River Seine or walk along rue Eau de Robec where some watermills, testament to an important textile history when people were making a living out of the cloth manufacturing industry, which is now represented by the sheep symbol.