Libourne France
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AmaWaterways (89 Cruises)
AmaDolce
89 Cruises
| 29 October | 7 days | Round-trip Taste of Bordeaux Wine Cruise |
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| 29 October | 8 days | Round-trip from Bordeaux, France |
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| 22 June | 8 days | Round-trip from Bordeaux, France |
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| 29 June | 8 days | Round-trip from Bordeaux, France |
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Avalon Waterways (6 Cruises)
CroisiEurope (59 Cruises)
MS Cyrano de Bergerac
59 Cruises
Scenic Cruises (220 Cruises)
Scenic Azure
36 Cruises
Scenic Diamond
162 Cruises
Scenic Gem
10 Cruises
| 13 April | 20 days | One-way from Paris City to Bordeaux |
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| 13 April | 21 days | One-way from Paris City to Bordeaux |
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Scenic Sapphire
12 Cruises
| 9 June | 21 days | One-way from Lyon to Bordeaux |
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| 9 June | 20 days | One-way from Lyon to Bordeaux |
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Uniworld Boutique River Cruise (254 Cruises)
S.S. Bon Voyage
254 Cruises
Viking River Cruises (74 Cruises)
Viking Longships Forseti
74 Cruises
| 21 March | 8 days | Round-trip from Bordeaux, France |
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| 28 March | 8 days | Round-trip from Bordeaux, France |
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| 19 March | 8 days | Round-trip from Bordeaux, France |
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| 26 March | 8 days | Round-trip from Bordeaux, France |
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Libourne France | Dordogne River Cruise & Bordeaux Wine Guide
Frequently Asked Questions
At the foot of the Tour du Grand-Port, a crenellated 14th-century tower and the last vestige of the ramparts. From there a few minutes bring you to the old centre: no shuttle needed.
Because it is a bastide, a medieval new town drawn in a single stroke. Founded in 1270 by Roger de Leybourne, seneschal to the king of England, who left it his name, its streets converge on Place Abel-Surchamp.
Place Abel-Surchamp, framed by pale stone arcades, with the town hall rebuilt in Gothic taste. On market days the stalls cover the cobbles: cannelés, cheeses, oysters from the nearby basin, orchard fruit.
The Isle ends its run here in the Dordogne, and the town owes everything to that confluence: its plan, its fortune and its wine. The merchant houses recall that right-bank wines shipped from here to England and Holland.
About ten kilometres, roughly a quarter of an hour by road. For many passengers it is the real reason for this call.
Its monolithic church, carved entirely out of the rock, with only the bell tower emerging above the rooftops. The Saint-Émilion jurisdiction has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1999.
Yes, more than people expect. The sloping cobbled lanes, known as tertres, call for sturdy closed shoes. The reward waits at the top: a panorama where vine rows run to the horizon.
River lines organise transfers with a guide and a tasting, usually combined with a nearby estate, Pomerol being only minutes away. Independent travellers will find taxis in town.
Very easily: flat ground, short distances and a landscaped walk along the Dordogne. The whole thing unfolds unhurried, between plane trees and café terraces.
Saint-Émilion macarons, made to a recipe the Ursuline nuns already guarded in the 17th century. For wine, the shops on the square offer Fronsac, Lalande-de-Pomerol and Castillon at gentler prices than elsewhere.
