And since both cruises started and ended in Paris, getting to the barges was hassle-free. France is crisscrossed with a vast network of canals that were once used to haul goods. Today, these ...

For similar one-week luxury-barge trips on the Thames (for six passengers), prices are from $550 to $585 per person; in Burgundy, France (twenty-four passengers), from $575 to $610; and in Holland ...

Here are our top picks for the best cruises in and around France. Embrace truly intimate and slow travel on a French Country Waterways canal-barge sailing. Courtesy of French Country Waterways ...