A leisurely barge cruise along the Canal du Rhône in the south of France from Arles to Sète visiting Avignon, Pont du Gard, Nîmes, Aigues-Mortes, Montpellier and Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert

Barging between Paris and Burgundy on our exclusive new Péniche charter via the Châteaux of royal Fontainebleau and Vaux-le-Vicomte, artistic Barbizon and sacred Sens

Cruise five contrasting rivers linking France and Germany; the Romantic Rhine, the Neckar to Heidelberg, the Main, the Saar and the meandering Moselle to Roman Trier

Discover the three corners of Lake Como from the alpine north to sophisticated Como town and the lesser-known Lecco arm, staying at a Jules Verne favourite hotel

Explore Turkey’s Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman, Hittite, Trojan and Seljuk heritage from Ottoman capitals to the natural wonders of Pamukkale and Cappadocia

Explore the Christian and Ottoman heritage of Istanbul (formerly Byzantium and Constantinople) including a Bosphorus cruise and visits to palaces, mosques, churches and bazaars, staying in historic hotels