The 8 passenger L'Art de Vivre started life as a Scottish munitions carrier and survived long enough to be transformed by a team of skilled crafts-men into a floating celebration of the Burgundian "good life".

Your crew of four comprises Captain, Tour guide, Master Chef and Hostess, all with a love for the Nivernais canal, and all secure in the knowledge that their vessel represents L'Art de Vivre itself

The region simply oozes charm and the cruise is a journey back in time along a magical waterway

The Upper Nivernais remains an undiscovered region, well off the beaten track on the edge of the Morvan hills. The sleepy hamlets, white grazing Charolais cattle, woods and forests are typical of the scenery we cruise through

During the summer months we visit the Valley of Sardy, a canal section with smaller locks, where time seems to have stood still for over two hundred years. The hand-swung bridges are a delight and we pass old logging sites which are now almost forgotten memory for the local people

This is the original home of luxury hotel barging and yet today, a barge is a rarity, welcomed by all, and every journey is a great event

FEATURES
* 8 Passengers; 3 Twin cabins, 1  double cabin
  Merlot Stateroom:                approx 105 sq. feet  including bathroom
  Size of the beds: (2 beds): 80cms wide x 2.00m long

  Chardonnay  Stateroom:     approx 105 sq. feet  including bathroom
  Size of the bed: (1 bed): 1.40m wide x 2.04m long

  Sauvignon Stateroom:         approx 105 sq. feet  including bathroom
  Size of the beds: (2 beds): 80 cms wide x 2.00m long

  Pinot Noir  Stateroom:         approx 110 sq. feet  including bathroom
  Size of the beds: (2 beds): 80 cms wide x 2.00m long

* 4 Crew members
*2 Decks
* Stereo, DVD, CD player
* Spa Pool
* Bicycles
* Air conditioning / heating
* Handicap Access - NO

  

Sun Deck and Jacuzzi	Lounge and Dining Room	Lounge
Starter	Fish for Lunch	Duck for Diiner
Dessert	Desserts	Cheese Board
Double Bedded Cabin	Twin Bedded Cabin	Bath
Family Picnic	Opening the Lock	Cruising the towpath
Auxerre Cathedral	Chateau de Marcilly	Clamecy

 

 

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