This wonderful itinerary promises to be one of our most captivating yet! Your dream vacation begins experiencing one of France glorious achievements, the high speed TGV train as you travel to Lyon, considered by gourmets to be France1‘s gastronomical capital, an  "old quarter" that is part of UNESCO World Heritage Sites and endowed with elegant squares and ancient buildings. Board the M/S Amadeus Symphony on your way to a blissful river cruise, in a luxurious outside stateroom, through beautiful wine growing regions where famous Beaujolais, Cote du Rhone and Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines are proudly produced. Here you will follow wine trails, amid vineyards and castles, sampling prestigious wines and visiting imposing medieval castles in Brancion and Cormatin. Explore Avignon, made known worldwide by a folk-song on its old stone bridge and visit its celebrated Palais des Popes to view priceless treasures. Stop in Arles, where Van Gogh painted many of his masterpieces, once a metropolis of Roman Gaul and center of the Kingdom of Arles (933 to 1378). Discover a large number of ancient Roman vestiges in Nimes and Pont du Gard's Roman aqueduct, which for more than two thousand years supplied water to tracts of southern France. Marvel at nature wonders - the Ardeche gorge and the Pont d'Arc, geological stone bridge. A Paris extension with a large hotel selection is available.