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Our beautiful hotel barges will take you along the peaceful
canals of Europe. Carrying between 6 and 22 passengers, these
vessels can navigate waterways not accessible to larger ships,
allowing you to visit places tourists normally do not see. The
barges move at a relaxing, leisurely pace, so you can take in views
of the exquisite countryside and explore inland as you wish.
Popular destinations for hotel barging
People most suited to hotel barging holidays
- Nature lovers
- Friends or family groups
- People interested in local history and culture
- People have a passion for high-quality food and wine
- People who want to experience day-to-day French life
- People who want to explore lesser-known destinations
Some of our hotel barges
L'Art de Vivre
Once a Scottish munitions carrier, the L'Art de Vivre was
transformed into a charming 8-passenger luxury hotel barge. She is
a noble ship owned by Count Florian Walewski, one of the pioneers
of canal barging and a direct descendant of Napoleon, and has been
in his family for decades. Today she cruises the magical waterways
of Burgundy, a region where the appreciation of all that is good in
life - whether it be cuisine, wines, or the land itself - still
reigns.
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our L'Art de Vivre itineraries
La Belle Epoque
The 12-passenger La Belle Époque is a state-of the-art luxury
hotel barge which benefited from a major refurbishment in 2011. She
has been designed with both elegance and passenger comfort in mind
and offers a host of luxurious facilities, including a sun deck,
spa-pool, fitness studio, chartroom, and wood panelled saloon and
dining room. She provides the opulence of a top class hotel with
ever-changing Burgundy scenery.
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our La Belle Epoque itineraries
Fleur de Lys
Welcome to the Fleur de Lys, an impeccably appointed barge with
gracious elegance and amenities that epitomize the concept of
ultimate luxury. The Fleur de Lys is a large hotel barge which
accommodates a maximum of just six guests in an impressive 2,500
square feet of living space. This is equivalent in size to other
large hotel barges which carry up to 22 passengers in the same
amount of space. The Fleur de Lys cruises the classic Burgundy
route bordering France's famous Côte d'Or, where legendary wines
can be discovered.
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our Fleur de Lys itineraries
L'Impressionniste
L'Impressionniste is a former Dutch cargo barge that was
refurbished to a luxurious 12 passenger hotel barge. Having
undergone a complete transformation, L'Impressionniste is today a
powerful canal and river cruiser boasting elegant turn-of
the-century décor, such as prints fabric and wall colorings. Other
features on board include spacious cabins with en suite marble
facilities, sundeck, spa pool, fitness center, sauna and
gallery.
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itineraries
Price range
Prices include all meals, excursions, and admittance fees and
range from $1699 for a cruise through Sweden to
$6399 for the Classic Alsace Cruise.
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