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Rosa, Classic Gascony ex Montauban to Boe
Cruise Line European Waterways
Ship Rosa
Destination EU Rivers
Nights 6
Departure Date 08 Jun 2025
Description 6 Night Cruise sailing from Montauban to Boe aboard Rosa.

NOTE: On alternate weeks the cruise is in the reverse direction. This is a sample itinerary and is subject to change. Please check at time of enquiry/booking.

Sunday, Day 1 Montauban
Embark Rosa for a champagne welcome. Dinner on board.

Monday, Day 2 Montauban to Montech
This morning take a short drive to an artisanal dairy farm at Ramier, where we experience the entire cheese-making process, culminating in a delicious tasting with the opportunity to purchase a few slices to take home! Following lunch on board, we head to old Montauban for a short stroll around this charming redbrick town on the banks of the River Tarn. Back on board, Rosa will then meander up the flight of nine locks on the beautiful, recently restored branch canal skirting the Forest of Agre and moors in the heart of the little town of Montech. Dinner on board.

Tuesday, Day 3 Montech to Castelsarrasin
After breakfast, we head into the Côtes du Frontonnais wine region for a wine tasting at the renowned Château Bellevue la Fôret. Lunch on board is followed by a guided tour of an inclined Water Plane, an amazing feat of engineering that bypasses five locks and, when back in service in the future, will lower vessels 43 feet all in one go. An afternoon cruise to Castelsarrasin before dinner on board.

Wednesday, Day 4 Castelsarrasin to Moissac
This morning we visit the UNESCO-classified 7th century Abbaye St-Pierre de Moissac for a private tour and lunch at its excellent restaurant, ‘Le Florentin’, situated in front of the spectacular entrance of the abbey. Later, we cruise the river Tarn via the 1,000-foot-long aqueduct, the Pont Canal du Cacor, then descend towards Moissac through a staircase of delightful locks. Dinner on board.

Thursday, Day 5 Moissac to Pommevic
We visit Castelsarrasin’s market for breakfast this morning before starting our cruise, when Rosa rises up from the Tarn and turns west on the brick-lined canal through Moissac. After negotiating the swing bridge, we cruise between the placidly-flowing waters of the Garonne and the foothills of the Quercy massif, before mooring at Pommevic. After lunch, we visit the 18th century Château de Lamotte-Bardigues, where we are given a private guided tour by the resident Countess. At the end of the tour we are even invited to take tea with her in the private apartments, as she explains to us her family’s famous association with the Kings of France. Before returning to Rosa we will see the 15th century hillside village of Auvillar, a 15th century village atop a gorge above the River Garonne. Dinner on board.

Friday, Day 6 Pommevic to Boé
A leisurely morning cruise through the bucolic countryside to our final mooring at Boé. After lunch, we visit Domaine de Lapeyrade for a guided tour and private tastings of their esteemed Armagnac and Floc du Gascogne wines in delightful surroundings, before visiting the medieval town of Nérac and its castle, once home to Henry IV of France. Captain’s Farewell Dinner on board.

Saturday, Day 7 Boé
After breakfast, guests disembark.
Sailing Dates
  • 19 May 2024
  • 26 May 2024
  • 02 Jun 2024
  • 09 Jun 2024
  • 16 Jun 2024
  • 23 Jun 2024
  • 20 Oct 2024
  • 06 Apr 2025
  • 13 Apr 2025
  • 20 Apr 2025
  • 27 Apr 2025
  • 04 May 2025
  • 11 May 2025
  • 18 May 2025
  • 25 May 2025
  • 01 Jun 2025
  • 08 Jun 2025
  • 15 Jun 2025
  • 22 Jun 2025
  • 29 Jun 2025
  • 06 Jul 2025
  • 13 Jul 2025
  • 26 Oct 2025
Itinerary

Cruise Itinerary

DayDateActivityArriveDepart
1 08/06 Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, France
2 09/06 Montech, Tarn-et-Garonne, France
3 10/06 Castelsarrasin, Tarn-et-Garonne, France
4 11/06 Moissac, Tarn-et-Garonne, France
5 12/06 Pommevic, France
6 13/06 Boe, France
7 14/06 Boe, France
All itineraries and ports of call at the discretion of the cruise line subject to local weather conditions and may change without notice.

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