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History and Heritage
A Le Boat boating holiday can make for the perfect history holiday or heritage break. Many of our routes take you to the heart of some of Europe’s finest towns and cities, steeped in history, heritage and the magnificence of a bygone age. From beautiful Baroque castles to magnificent Renaissance châteaux, Europe’s waterways bear testimony to a rich and colourful past. Think about cruising suggestions which start from...- Castelnaudary (Midi) for the medieval walled city of Carcassonne
- Le Mas d’Agenais (Aquitaine) for Mooresque hilltop villages
- Jarnac (Charente) for the ramparts at Angoulême
- Casier (Venice) for fabulous Italian Renaissance art and architecture
- Benson (England) for Windsor Castle and 16th century Tudor villages
- Portumna (Ireland) for ancient monastic sites, such as Clonmacnoise
- Messac (Brittany) for Château Blain and Château des Rohan
- Decize (Burgundy) for Chitry-les-Mines and Châtillon-en-Bazois
- Marina Wolfsbruch & Potsdam (Germany) for Rheinsberg Castle & Sanssouci Castle
Suggested cruises for this activity
Belgium
Bruges
England
Norfolk Broads
- North Broads Cruise
- The Three Rivers Cruise
- The Great Norfolk Broads Tour
- The Southern Broads Cruise
- The Little Broads Tour
The Thames
- The Scholars Cruise
- The Royal Cruise
- The Heart of England Cruise
- The Little Thames Cruise
- The Little Thames Cruise
France
Alsace-Lorraine
- The Art Nouveau
- The Triple Nations Cruise
- The Cosmopolitan Cruise
- The Arzviller Experience
- The Dual Nations Cruise
Brittany
- The Artisan Cruise
- The Maritime Cruise
- The Gardens & Castles Cruise
- The Corsaires Cruise
- The Dukes of Brittany Cruise
- The Napoleon Cruise
- The Capital Cruise
- The Best of Brittany Cruise
- The Little Brittany Cruise
Burgundy
- The Medieval Markets Cruise
- The Napoleon Cruise
- The Wine Lover’s Cruise
- The Pasteur Cruise
- The Petite Bresse Short Break
- The Saone Cruise North
- The Petite Saone Cruise
Canal du Nivernais
- The Tannay Cruise
- The Decize Cruise
- The Wine Lover's Cruise
- The Chablis Cruise
- The Classic Nivernais Cruise
- The Medieval Cruise
- The Arts & Culture Cruise
- The Rennaissance Cruise
- The Burgundy Chateaux Cruise
- The Cathedral Cruise
- The Capital Short Break
- The Nature Lover's Cruise
Lot
Camargue
- The Crusader Cruise
- The Seaside Cruise
- The Sunshine Cruise
- The Wine Lover's Cruise
- The Flamingo Cruise
- The Guardians' Cruise
- Gems of the Camargue Cruise
- The Costieres de Nimes Short Break
Midi
- The Little Midi Cruise
- The Merchant's Cruise
- The Wine Lover's Cruise
- The Pierre-Paul Riquet Cruise
- The Sunshine Cruise
- The Langudoc Cruise
- The Canal du Midi Cruise
- The Midi-Robine Cruise
- The Classic Midi Cruise
- The Medieval Cruise
- The Golden Midi Cruise
- The Cathar Short Break
- The Languedoc Short Break
Aquitaine
- The Delights of Aquitaine Cruise
- The Arts & Armagnac Cruise
- The History and Heritage Cruise
- The Medieval Cruise
- The Aquitaine Short Break Cruise
Charente
Loire Valley
- The Wine Lovers Cruise
- The Heritage Cruise
- The Sparkling Cruise
- Villages & Vineyard Cruise
- Decize Short Break
- The Pilgrim's Cruise
Germany
Berlin
- The Spreewald Cruise
- The Brandenburg Cruise
- The Marina Wolfsbruch Cruise
- The Muritz Cruise
- The Berlin Cruise
- The Potsdam Cruise
- The Lakes and Castles Cruise
Holland
Ireland
- Southern Shannon Cruise
- Lough Erne Upper Cruise
- The Angler's Cruise
- Northern Shannon Cruise
- The Celtic Cruise
- The Emerald Isle Cruise
- The Little Shannon Cruise
- The Lakelands Short Break
- The Angler's Escape
Italy
Venice
- Casier - Casier
- The Venetian Classic Cruise
- The Culture Cruise
- The Golden Adriatic Beaches Cruise
- The Nature Lover's Cruise
- The Cruise of Contrasts
- Mini Marco Polo Cruise
