Loire River Valley and Paris

La Montargis to Paris

Day 1: Montargis, 22 miles (35 km)
Day 2: Montargis - Néronville, 28 or 31 (45 or 50 km)
Day 3: Néronville - Nemours, 25 or 34 miles (40 or 55 km)
Day 4: Nemours - St.Mammés, 25 or 34 miles (40 or 55 km)
Day 5: St.Mammés - Melun, 28 miles (45 km)
Day 6: Melun – Evry, 17, 31, 37 miles (30, 50, 60 km)
Day 7: Arrival in Paris
Day 8: Departure 

Day 1: Montargis, 22 miles (35 km)
You are expected on board between 12 pm and 2pm. After arrival and welcome to the ship at the mooring place, you can start for a short try-out bike ride in the countryside of some 35 km.

Day 2: Montargis - Néronville, 28 or 31 (45 or 50 km)
The bike ride starts with an easy ride in a large forest old oaks and beeches) east of Montargis. On our tour further north we cycle along the river and canals. Ferriéres (abbey) and Dordives (glass museum) are on our way to Néronville, near the small town of Chateau-Landon on a hilltop.

Day 3: Néronville - Nemours, 25 or 34 miles (40 or 55 km)
Today, we cycle on country roads to Nemours. The highlights are the covered market of Egreville and the prehistoric museum of Nemours, a small town on the river Loing.

Day 4: Nemours - St.Mammés, 25 or 34 miles (40 or 55 km)
The Feniks sails from Nemours to St.Mammés, where the Loing and the Seine rivers meet. The Loing is a narrow stream parallel to the canal which is called after the river. Heading for St.Mammés we will meet a number of famous rock formations in a froest region. After lunch you can choose for a short(er) ride including a visit to Moret on the river Loing. Moret-sur-Loing is faous for the painter Alfred Sisley who lived and painted there at the end of the 19th century. 

Another possibility is a ride in a lovely narrow river valley with a tea stop halfway. After some short but steeper slopes and nice views also this ride is leading to Mret-sur-Loing. From there to the mooring place in only a few kilometeres. 

Day 5: St.Mammés - Melun, 28 miles (45 km)                                                                                                                                                                                                     The canals with the many locks now are behind us. Downstream the Feniks can cover longer distances in shorter time. We are now getting closer to Paris with now and then more traffic on the road. This region has an impressive history. Many places witnessed historic events. Many castles near Paris were used by French kings and nobility. Visit to the immense castle of Fontainebleau. Then a nice ride through the forest of Fontainebleau and a visit to the 19th-century artists village of Barbizon. Along the Seine river we cycle to Melun.

Day 6: Melun – Evry, 17, 31, 37 miles (30, 50, 60 km)                                                                                                                                                                                         Near Melun are Château Vaux-le-Vicomte (nice example of a 17th century castle with gardens in French style and the impressive medieval castle of Blandy-les-Tours. Because of the distance today only one castle can be visited, but you can choose which one. They are near each other. We follow our way along the river, with some villages, pass patches of forest and are getting more near to the big city. A boat trip after the bike tour is a nice way to pass the outskirts of Paris.

Day 7: Arrival in Paris                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         The easiest way and nice also to enter Paris is to sail into the city and see the Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower from the barge. The Feniks will moor in the Port Arsenal (near Place de la Bastille) or in Bassin de la Villette (1,5 km east of Gare du Nord train station).

Day 8: Departure 
Depart after breakfast.

Paris to Montargis

Day 1: Arrival to Paris
Day 2: Rest day Paris
Day 3: Every - Melun, 22, 31, or 37 miles (35, 50, or 60 km)
Day 4: Melun - St. Mammes, 28 miles (45 km)
Day 5: St. Mammes - Nemours, 25 or 34 miles (40/55 km)
Day 6: Nemours - Néronville, 25 or 28 miles (40 or 45 km)
Day 7: Néronville - Montargis, 25 or 28 miles (40 or 45 km)
Day 8: Departure

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