Viviers-sur-Rhone France
1866
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AmaWaterways (132 Cruises)
AmaCello
66 Cruises
| 1 April | 8 days | One-way from Dijon to Arles |
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| 19 August | 8 days | One-way from Dijon to Arles |
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| 26 August | 8 days | One-way from Arles to Dijon |
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| 14 October | 8 days | One-way from Dijon to Arles |
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| 21 October | 8 days | One-way from Arles to Dijon |
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| 13 April | 8 days | One-way from Dijon to Arles |
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| 16 July | 8 days | One-way from Arles to Dijon |
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| 19 October | 8 days | One-way from Dijon to Arles |
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| 26 October | 8 days | One-way from Arles to Dijon |
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AmaKristina
66 Cruises
| 18 March | 8 days | One-way from Arles to Lyon |
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| 25 March | 8 days | One-way from Lyon to Arles |
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| 13 May | 8 days | One-way from Arles to Lyon |
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| 27 May | 8 days | One-way from Arles to Lyon |
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| 22 July | 8 days | One-way from Arles to Lyon |
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| 29 July | 8 days | One-way from Lyon to Arles |
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| 7 October | 8 days | One-way from Lyon to Arles |
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| 14 October | 8 days | One-way from Arles to Lyon |
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| 21 October | 8 days | One-way from Lyon to Arles |
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| 20 April | 8 days | One-way from Lyon to Arles |
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| 27 April | 8 days | One-way from Arles to Lyon |
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| 4 May | 8 days | One-way from Lyon to Arles |
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| 11 May | 8 days | One-way from Arles to Lyon |
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| 10 August | 8 days | One-way from Lyon to Arles |
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| 17 August | 8 days | One-way from Arles to Lyon |
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| 24 August | 8 days | One-way from Lyon to Arles |
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| 5 October | 8 days | One-way from Lyon to Arles |
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| 19 October | 8 days | One-way from Lyon to Arles |
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Avalon Waterways (106 Cruises)
Avalon Poetry II®
103 Cruises
CroisiEurope (116 Cruises)
MS Camargue
34 Cruises
| 21 March | 7 days | Round-trip from Lyon, France |
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| 29 March | 4 days | Round-trip from Lyon, France |
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| 1 April | 6 days | Round-trip from Lyon, France |
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| 6 April | 6 days | Round-trip from Lyon, France |
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| 18 April | 7 days | Round-trip from Lyon, France |
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| 6 May | 7 days | Round-trip from Lyon, France |
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| 19 May | 6 days | Round-trip from Lyon, France |
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| 24 May | 7 days | Round-trip from Lyon, France |
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| 15 September | 7 days | Round-trip from Lyon, France |
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| 28 September | 7 days | Round-trip from Lyon, France |
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| 23 October | 7 days | Round-trip from Lyon, France |
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| 29 October | 6 days | Round-trip from Lyon, France |
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MS Mistral
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MS Princesse d'Aquitaine
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| 21 October | 8 days | Round-trip from Lyon, France |
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| 28 October | 4 days | Round-trip from Lyon, France |
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| 2 May | 8 days | Round-trip from Lyon, France |
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| 25 May | 8 days | Round-trip from Lyon, France |
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MS Van Gogh
33 Cruises
| 12 September | 7 days | Round-trip from Lyon, France |
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| 18 September | 5 days | Round-trip A trip to admire the beautiful scenery of the Rhne valley |
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| 19 October | 7 days | Round-trip from Lyon, France |
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| 25 October | 6 days | Round-trip from Lyon, France |
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| 18 June | 8 days | Round-trip from Lyon, France |
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| 30 June | 7 days | Round-trip from Lyon, France |
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| 20 July | 7 days | Round-trip from Lyon, France |
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| 26 July | 6 days | Round-trip from Lyon, France |
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| 31 July | 7 days | Round-trip from Lyon, France |
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| 20 September | 6 days | Round-trip from Lyon, France |
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| 25 September | 7 days | Round-trip from Lyon, France |
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Emerald Waterways (15 Cruises)
Emerald Radiance
13 Cruises
| 31 March | 21 days | One-way from Lisbon to Villefranche-sur-Mer |
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| 31 March | 18 days | One-way from Lisbon to Villefranche-sur-Mer |
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| 1 May | 18 days | One-way from Porto-Leixoes to Villefranche-sur-Mer |
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| 1 May | 15 days | One-way from Porto-Leixoes to Villefranche-sur-Mer |
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Riviera Travel (8 Cruises)
MS Thomas Hardy
8 Cruises
| 28 March | 7 days | One-way from Lyon to Avignon |
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| 28 March | 8 days | One-way from Lyon to Avignon |
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Scenic Cruises (192 Cruises)
Scenic Azure
28 Cruises
| 29 August | 18 days | One-way from Porto-Leixoes to Lyon |
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| 29 August | 17 days | One-way from Porto-Leixoes to Lyon |
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Scenic Diamond
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Scenic Gem
9 Cruises
Scenic Sapphire
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Tauck Cruises (17 Cruises)
MS lumière
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| 21 March | 10 days | One-way from Paris City to Lyon |
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| 28 March | 10 days | One-way from Paris City to Lyon |
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| 10 May | 10 days | One-way from Paris City to Lyon |
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| 17 May | 10 days | One-way from Paris City to Lyon |
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| 5 July | 10 days | One-way from Paris City to Lyon |
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| 10 July | 8 days | Round-trip from Lyon, France |
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| 4 August | 10 days | One-way from Paris City to Lyon |
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| 29 August | 10 days | One-way from Paris City to Lyon |
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Uniworld Boutique River Cruise (253 Cruises)
S.S. Bon Voyage
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| 28 March | 22 days | One-way from Bordeaux to Arles |
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| 28 March | 21 days | One-way from Bordeaux to Arles |
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| 9 April | 22 days | One-way from Bordeaux to Arles |
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| 23 April | 22 days | One-way from Bordeaux to Arles |
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| 7 May | 22 days | One-way from Bordeaux to Arles |
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| 21 May | 22 days | One-way from Bordeaux to Arles |
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| 4 June | 22 days | One-way from Bordeaux to Arles |
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| 18 June | 22 days | One-way from Bordeaux to Arles |
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| 13 August | 22 days | One-way from Bordeaux to Arles |
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| 27 August | 22 days | One-way from Bordeaux to Arles |
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S.S. Catherine
150 Cruises
| 19 March | 8 days | One-way from Arles to Lyon |
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| 19 March | 15 days | One-way from Arles to Paris City |
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| 26 March | 8 days | One-way from Lyon to Arles |
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S.S. Joie de Vivre
53 Cruises
| 14 May | 15 days | One-way from Paris City to Arles |
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| 28 May | 15 days | One-way from Paris City to Arles |
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| 11 June | 15 days | One-way from Paris City to Arles |
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| 25 June | 15 days | One-way from Paris City to Arles |
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| 9 July | 15 days | One-way from Paris City to Arles |
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| 23 July | 15 days | One-way from Paris City to Arles |
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| 6 August | 15 days | One-way from Paris City to Arles |
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| 20 August | 15 days | One-way from Paris City to Arles |
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Viking River Cruises (1027 Cruises)
Viking Fjorgyn
68 Cruises
| 21 March | 15 days | One-way from Paris City to Avignon |
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| 21 March | 14 days | One-way from Paris City to Avignon |
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| 26 March | 15 days | One-way from Paris City to Avignon |
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Viking Kari
101 Cruises
| 22 March | 15 days | One-way from Paris City to Avignon |
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| 22 March | 14 days | One-way from Paris City to Avignon |
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Viking Longships Buri
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Viking Longships Delling
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Viking Longships Heimdal
205 Cruises
| 6 September | 8 days | One-way from Avignon to Lyon |
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| 20 September | 7 days | One-way from Avignon to Lyon |
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Viking Longships Hlin
34 Cruises
| 28 March | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Avignon |
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| 28 March | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Avignon |
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Viking Longships Kara
66 Cruises
| 21 March | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Avignon |
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| 21 March | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Avignon |
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| 19 March | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Avignon |
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| 19 March | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Avignon |
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Viking Longships Lofn
169 Cruises
| 18 September | 7 days | One-way from Avignon to Lyon |
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| 25 September | 7 days | One-way from Lyon to Avignon |
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Viking Sigrun
30 Cruises
| 26 April | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Avignon |
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Frequently Asked Questions
At the landing stage on the Rhône, at the foot of the town. Nothing from the quay hints at what follows: you have to climb the calades, the steep cobbled lanes leading to the upper town, before the place reveals itself.
Allow about two hours for the full loop, from the lower quarter up to the viewpoint. This is a call you earn on foot: there is no shuttle and no tourist train, and the climb to the cathedral takes some breath.
It takes real effort. The calades are cobbled, uneven and steep, and the climb to the cathedral is done in one go. Wear good closed shoes. Anyone who walks with difficulty can stay in the lower quarter, which already justifies the stop.
The finest façade in the lower quarter, built by a merchant who grew rich in the salt trade. Its Renaissance carvings spread medallions and horsemen above the street. You take it in from the roadway, looking up, on the way to the upper town.
That is the reputation of Saint-Vincent cathedral, crowning the canons' quarter in pale golden stone. You stand in a cathedral the size of a chapel, seat of one of the oldest bishoprics in the region. Its flamboyant Gothic choir holds tapestries and an organ.
The town's stone-slab roofs, the bend of the Rhône and the hills of the Drôme Provençale on the far bank. It is the best vantage point of the call, especially in late morning. The mistral often blows up there, so hold on to hats and scarves.
No, and that is the point. This Ardèche commune has barely 3,500 inhabitants, yet it was the capital of the Vivarais and gave the province its name. It holds one of the best-preserved medieval and Renaissance townscapes in the Rhône valley, in a setting the big tour circuits still overlook.
Yes, and that is its strength. Many houses are still homes: laundry dries at the windows, cats doze on the doorsteps. That ordinary life gives the place a depth no reconstruction could imitate. Do respect residents' quiet as you move through the lanes.
Yes, and the cool of the lanes is a welcome refuge on hot Rhône valley days. Set off early for the climb, keep water at hand, and avoid the viewpoint at midday: there is no shade up there.
More so here than elsewhere. The tours offered by the river cruise lines give valuable keys to the architecture, the Gothic porches and mullioned windows that an untrained eye walks straight past. Exploring on your own is still pleasant, but you lose half the story.
