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Santons and Christmas traditions along the canals of Provence Following the footsteps of fortresses and authentic villages

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Start and end in Avignon
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River Cruise
Scenic waterways and effortless exploration
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Low Intensity
Travelers can expect some light physical activities
Guided in English
Group Size 30 - 160
All Ages Welcome
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Avignon

    Board the ship at 6:00 p.m. and get settled into your cabin. You'll meet the crew at a welcome cocktail, then head to dinner with a Christmas traditions theme.

    Meals
    Dinner (Christmas traditions-themed dinner)

    Included Activities

    • Welcome cocktail
    • Dinner with Christmas traditions theme
    Landmarks
    Avignon
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  2. Day 2

    Avignon - Tarascon

    Start the day with a guided tour of Avignon's Palace of the Popes, exploring the massive Gothic structure and the rooms where medieval pontiffs lived and worked. Stop by Les Halles market to try authentic Provençal foods. After lunch, the ship sails toward Tarascon while you relax on the sun deck and watch the scenery, including passing through the Vallabregues lock. The evening brings another festive Christmas-themed celebration onboard.

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Guided excursion to Palace of the Popes in Avignon
    • Visit to Les Halles market in Avignon
    • Sail to Tarascon with sun deck views
    • Christmas-themed onboard event
    Landmarks
    Palace of the Popes
    Les Halles market
    Vallabregues lock
  3. Day 3

    Tarascon - Arles

    Take a guided tour of Château de Tarascon, a well-preserved 15th-century medieval fortress with rooms to walk through and a terrace offering panoramic views. Head back to the ship and sail to Arles. In the afternoon, you'll visit the hilltop village of Les Baux-de-Provence to see the Santons Museum featuring traditional nativity scenes, followed by a guided tour of Arles and time at the International Santonniers Fair with over 100 artisans. Later, enjoy entertainment onboard.

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Guided excursion to Château de Tarascon
    • Guided tour of Arles
    • Visit to Santons Museum in Les Baux-de-Provence
    • Exploration of International Santonniers Fair in Arles
    • Onboard entertainment
    Landmarks
    Château de Tarascon
    Les Baux-de-Provence
    Santons Museum
    Arles
    International Santonniers Fair
  4. Day 4

    Arles - Aigues-Mortes

    Sail through the Petit Rhône, passing Saint-Gilles and going through a unique lock before entering the Rhône-to-Sète canal across the Petite Camargue marshlands. That afternoon, explore Aigues-Mortes, a 13th-century fortress town founded by Saint Louis with 1,634 meters of intact ramparts, gates, and twenty towers still standing. The excursion includes a tasting of fougasse, a traditional sugar-glazed orange blossom brioche that bakers historically made as Christmas gifts. A gala dinner wraps up the evening.

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Gala dinner)

    Included Activities

    • Sail through Petit Rhône and Rhône-to-Sète canal
    • Guided excursion to Aigues-Mortes
    • Tasting of authentic fougasse of Aigues-Mortes
    • Gala dinner
    Landmarks
    Saint-Gilles
    Aigues-Mortes
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  5. Day 5

    Aigues-Mortes to Avignon

    Have a final buffet breakfast onboard before disembarking at 9:00 a.m. A coach transfer takes you back to Avignon, bringing the tour to an end.

    Meals
    Breakfast (Buffet breakfast onboard)

    Included Activities

    • Buffet breakfast onboard
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  • Glen
    · September 27th, 2025
    Our cruise on MS Symphonie was excellent. The boat and our cabin in particular were comfortable and well equipped. The food was very good, tasty, beautifully prepared and presented, with well-sized portions, and a wide variety of French cuisine including many regional specialities. The included wines were varied, delicious and demonstrated an interesting range of French varieties. The range of the other drinks on offer was also very satisfactory. We did not feel it was necessary to try any of the paid drinks but it was nice to know they were available. Service was excellent in all categories: efficient and friendly. We only took two of the optional excursions (Strasbourg and Colmar) and both were well organised and very interesting. We would happily take another cruise with CroisiEurope.
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  • Wilma
    · September 27th, 2025
    Very good , we enjoyed the food/ drinks well organized tours, love the excursion, especially the train to Switzerland Alps.
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  • Elizabeth
    · September 23rd, 2025
    Fantastic cruise. Crew were great. Food was excellent. Excursions - Guided Tour of Paris and Landing Beaches (very informative, great guides). On evening of departure, with the upheaval of the French government and threat of lock closures, we were impressed with how staff quickly organized all passengers with coaches/early breakfast for departure from ship at 8 a.m.
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