Unforgettable Douro & Spectacular South of France
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Unforgettable Douro & Spectacular South of France

21 nights · Porto to Lyon · Scenic Azure

Departure
27 March 2027
From
$17,390 per person
Traveling solo
$33,290 per person
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21 nights17 portsPorto to LyonScenic Azure

The Journey

Day by Day

21 nights · 17 ports

Day 1Porto
Day 2Porto
Day 3Entre-os-Rios
Day 4Régua
Day 5Régua
Day 6Vega de Terron
Day 7Pocinho
Day 8Pinhão
Day 9Pinhao
Day 10Porto
Day 11Porto
Day 12Lyon
Day 13Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Day 14Arles
Day 15Avignon
Day 16Viviers
Day 17Tournon
Day 18Lyon
Day 19Mâcon
Day 20Mâcon
Day 21Lyon
Porto
Day 1–2
Porto
Steep streets of tiled houses tumbling down to the Douro, with the port lodges of Vila Nova de Gaia across the river.
Embark
Entre-os-Rios
Day 3
Entre-os-Rios
Where the Tamega meets the Douro, a quiet riverside village in the green hills east of Porto.
Ashore
Régua
Day 4–5
Régua
The town at the heart of the Douro wine region, home of the Douro Museum and surrounded by terraced vineyards.
Ashore
Vega de Terron
Day 6
Vega de Terron
A quiet mooring on the Douro at the Spanish border, the starting point for excursions to Salamanca.
Ashore
Pocinho
Day 7
Pocinho
A quiet stop high on the Douro, close to the Coa Valley and its prehistoric rock engravings.
Ashore
Pinhão
Day 8
Pinhão
A small village at the heart of port wine country, surrounded by terraced vineyards and quintas along the Douro.
Ashore
Pinhao
Day 9
Pinhao
A small village at the heart of port wine country, surrounded by terraced vineyards and quintas along the Douro.
Ashore
Porto
Day 10–11
Porto
Steep streets of tiled houses tumbling down to the Douro, with the port lodges of Vila Nova de Gaia across the river.
Ashore
Lyon
Day 12
Lyon
Where the Rhone meets the Saone, with a Renaissance old town below Fourviere hill and a long tradition at the table.
Ashore
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Day 13
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
A Provencal wine village below the ruins of the papal summer castle, famous for its red wines.
Ashore
Arles
Day 14
Arles
Roman arena and theatre still standing in the old town, and the streets and light that Van Gogh painted.
Ashore
Avignon
Day 15
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 16
Viviers
A small medieval cathedral town on the Rhone, with quiet lanes of old stone houses climbing the hill.
Ashore
Tournon
Day 17
Tournon
A town on the Rhone facing Tain-l'Hermitage across the river, among the vineyards of the northern Rhone.
Ashore
Lyon
Day 18
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 19–20
Mâcon
A Burgundy town on the Saone at the southern edge of the Maconnais wine country.
Ashore
Lyon
Day 21
Lyon
Where the Rhone meets the Saone, with a Renaissance old town below Fourviere hill and a long tradition at the table.
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 Azure

Scenic Azure

Scenic Azure

Scenic · 21 nights · Porto to Lyon

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