Spectacular South of France & Delightful Douro
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Spectacular South of France & Delightful Douro

18 nights · Lyon to Porto · Scenic Sapphire

Departure
27 March 2027
From
$14,810 per person
Traveling solo
$28,320 per person
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18 nights15 portsLyon to PortoScenic Sapphire

The Journey

Day by Day

18 nights · 15 ports

Day 1Lyon
Day 2Lyon
Day 3Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Day 4Arles
Day 5Avignon
Day 6Viviers
Day 7Tournon
Day 8Lyon
Day 9Mâcon
Day 10Mâcon
Day 11Lyon
Day 12Porto
Day 13Pinhão
Day 14Barca d’Alva
Day 15Pocinho
Day 16Regua
Day 17Porto
Day 18Porto
Lyon
Day 1–2
Lyon
Where the Rhone meets the Saone, with a Renaissance old town below Fourviere hill and a long tradition at the table.
Embark
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Day 3
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
A Provencal wine village below the ruins of the papal summer castle, famous for its red wines.
Ashore
Arles
Day 4
Arles
Roman arena and theatre still standing in the old town, and the streets and light that Van Gogh painted.
Ashore
Avignon
Day 5
Avignon
The city of the popes on the Rhone, its Palais des Papes and the broken Pont Saint-Benezet both close to the quay.
Ashore
Viviers
Day 6
Viviers
A small medieval cathedral town on the Rhone, with quiet lanes of old stone houses climbing the hill.
Ashore
Tournon
Day 7
Tournon
A town on the Rhone facing Tain-l'Hermitage across the river, among the vineyards of the northern Rhone.
Ashore
Lyon
Day 8
Lyon
Where the Rhone meets the Saone, with a Renaissance old town below Fourviere hill and a long tradition at the table.
Ashore
Mâcon
Day 9–10
Mâcon
A Burgundy town on the Saone at the southern edge of the Maconnais wine country.
Ashore
Lyon
Day 11
Lyon
Where the Rhone meets the Saone, with a Renaissance old town below Fourviere hill and a long tradition at the table.
Ashore
Porto
Day 12
Porto
Steep streets of tiled houses tumbling down to the Douro, with the port lodges of Vila Nova de Gaia across the river.
Ashore
Pinhão
Day 13
Pinhão
A small village at the heart of port wine country, surrounded by terraced vineyards and quintas along the Douro.
Ashore
Barca d’Alva
Day 14
Barca d’Alva
The last Portuguese stop on the Douro before Spain, a small village among almond orchards.
Ashore
Pocinho
Day 15
Pocinho
A quiet stop high on the Douro, close to the Coa Valley and its prehistoric rock engravings.
Ashore
Regua
Day 16
Regua
The town at the heart of the Douro wine region, home of the Douro Museum and surrounded by terraced vineyards.
Ashore
Porto
Day 17–18
Porto
Steep streets of tiled houses tumbling down to the Douro, with the port lodges of Vila Nova de Gaia across the river.
Disembark

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The Route

Where You Sail

Douro · 12 calls · the line follows the river, not a straight hop between ports

Your Ship

Scenic Sapphire

Scenic Sapphire

Scenic Sapphire

Scenic · 18 nights · Lyon to Porto

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