Arrive at the barge in Paris, with embarkation at 1:00pm (on the arrival day, you can leave your luggage on board the ship from 11.00 am). There will be a welcome briefing with your guide and an introduction to the crew. Later the boat will depart Paris and travel along the Seine to Evry where we will dock for the night.

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After breakfast we begin cycling from the lock of Evry. As we cycle we'll stay along the banks of the river for a while. The destination for the day is Melun, a town which is known as ‘le domaine des reines blanches’, because in former years it used to be the domain of the widows of the French kings. After dinner you can join the group town walk.

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Today we cycle through the wonderful forests of Fontainebleau. Our fist destination is the artistic village of Barbizon, where painters have found inspiration since the first half of the 19th century. At the time, a group of landscape painters formed the ‘school of Barbizon’. Here you can visit the local museum. After this, we continue towards the palace of Fontainebleau, which was much in favor among the French kings, due to the numerous places to hunt in the surrounding forest. In the castle itself there is a museum dedicated to Napoleon, among other things. Fontainebleau is also a pleasant town to walk around or to shop in. We'll find the Fleur again in Moret-sur-Loing, a charming medieval fortified town, strategically situated on the banks of the Loing, where the painter Sisley found inspiration for his beautiful impressionist paintings.

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The cycle route continues along the valley of the Loing and visits Grez-sur-Loing, where many artist used to live in the early years of the 20th Century. In the charming town hall of Bourron-Marlotte you can admire a few magnificent impressionist paintings. You will meet the Fleur again in Nemours. Nemours is supposed to derive its name from the woods (nemora) in the midst of which it formerly stood and relicts of Gallo-Roman remains indicate its early origin. The castle, erected around 1120, now is a prehistoric museum of the Ile-de-France region.

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This morning we'll enjoy breakfast as the boat cruises. Today's cycle is through a wooded area with rugged rocks. Before lunch we will visit the sculpture garden Jardin Bourdelle. In this garden you can admire some 57 bronze monumental sculptures by the artist Antoine Bourdelle. Around lunchtime you will reach Egréville. This village has been an important commercial crossroads for hundreds of years. Its markets and fairs enjoyed great renown. Our final destination of today is the rural town of Néronville.

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Today you will first cycle to Chateau-Landon, a beautifully situated town, with the Abbey of St. Séverin from the 13th century. The cycle continues to the medieval town of Ferrières with its old town center, which has been preserved beautifully. And in the middle of the narrow streets you find a splendid monastery. Today’s destination is Montargis, even with 15000 inhabitants the biggest town of the Loiret, after Orléans. Unfortunately this former royal residence was destroyed by a fire in the 16th Century. But the canals are still there. They are decorated with many flowers and give the town a lot of charm. Today there is no dinner on board. You can select one of the local restaurants of Montargis.

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From Montargis we bike along the l’Ouanne to Château-Renard, where we can visit the ruins of a castle from the 10th century. We will also visit an Apiculture’s Living Museum. There you can see beekeepers and their bees at work, and you’ll be able to sample their delicious honey. Return to the barge in Montargis.

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Your tour ends after breakfast. Disembarkation is in Montargis by 9:30am. Note: Itinerary operates in reverse every alternate departure i.e. Montargis to Paris (see below). Itinerary is provided as a guide and small amendments may occur.

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