From the little villages of France to the well preserved historical towns of Belgium. Cycling on quiet country roads, towpaths, paved forest trails and an occasional cobblestone road.
You can visit several castles, including the famous Versailles. You also visit the town where Van Gogh lived and painted, see the well known war museum in Peronne, and a mine museum in Lewarde. You stay in Belgiums most well kept town Bruges and visit lovely Paris, the city of lights. The terrain starts hilly in France and ends flat in Belgium.
The average distance is 40 km (25 miles) a day, most roads are flat and paved and you will cycle mainly in the countryside. Every day you can join your cycle-guide on a bike-tour, go by yourselves on the bike or stay on the boat to enjoy the sights. In the evenings the guide offers you a city-walk. The crew on the ship Feniks wants you to feel and act as at home and will do as much as they can to give you a pleasant and comfortable stay. It is possible that some changes need to be made to the program, because of local conditions. | The route from day to day + km | | sat | | Paris, embarkation | | sun | | Paris - Bougival, 37 | | mon | | Bougival - Auvers sur l’oise, 42 | | tue | | Auvers sur l’oise - Creil, 42 | | wed | | Creil - Compiegne, 42 | | thu | | Compiegne - Noyon,40 | | fri | | Noyon - Peronne, 48 | | sat | | Noyon - Peronne, 48 | | sun | | Peronne - Bouchain,40 | | mon | | Bouchain - Tournai, 40 | | tue | | Tournai - Oudenaarde, 48 | | wed | | Oudenaarde - Gent, 32 | | thu | | Gent - Bruges, 45 | | fri | | Bruges, round tour, 56 | | sat | | Bruges, departure from the barge | | | | 1 km = 0,62 miles |
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