{"id":392577,"date":"2025-12-30T16:09:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T14:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/inspiratie-reis\/loire-river-cruise-with-stay-in-brittany"},"modified":"2026-11-05T10:19:38","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T08:19:38","slug":"the-loire-by-paddlewheel-boat","status":"publish","type":"inspiratie_reizen","link":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/destinations\/europe\/france\/tours\/the-loire-by-paddlewheel-boat","title":{"rendered":"The Loire by paddlewheel boat"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Brittany: from prehistory to the <span style=\"font-size: 2rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">Middle Ages<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>During this eight-day adventure in <a href=\"\/?continent_category=frankrijk-reizen\">France<\/a>, you will discover <a href=\"\/?continent_category=bretagne\">Brittany&#8217;<\/a>s ancient heritage over the course of three days. You will explore the prehistoric history of <strong>Carnac<\/strong> and <strong>Quiberon<\/strong> where you will witness how the power of nature and the presence of man have shaped this impressive region. After this, you will board a purpose-built radar boat for a five-day cruise on the Loire River, the river of French kings.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 2rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">The legendary beauty of the Loire<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After your boat has docked at the various ports, it is time to explore the surrounding area. For example, visit the medieval town <strong>of Vannes<\/strong>, the impressive castles of the Dukes of Brittany, the historic districts of<strong> Angers<\/strong> and end the day with a <a href=\"\/?continent_category=franse-winen\">tasty wine tasting<\/a> in a wine cellar. After a day trip along the castles of the<a href=\"\/?continent_category=loirevallei\"> Loire<\/a> and a stylish gala evening, say goodbye to the crew and end your unforgettable France experience. <em>Where the world can&#8217;t find you&#8230;.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Tips &amp; Tops The Loire by radar boat:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Exclusive cruise aboard a radar boat from Croisi Europe<\/li>\n<li>In Carnac you will find more than 3,000 menhirs all lined up and dating back to prehistoric times, they are unique witnesses to the early history of mankind<\/li>\n<li>On a panoramic tour of the peninsula of the seaside resort of Quiberon, visit the famous thalassotherapy center that dates back to 1964 and was the first of its kind in France<\/li>\n<li>Visit optionally the castle of the Dukes of Brittany in Nantes or take a spectacular helicopter flight over the Loire River<\/li>\n<li>Be amazed by the beauty of the shipyard in Saint-Nazaire<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy fine French cuisine during your cruise<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brittany and the Loire River Cruise<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":392571,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"inspiration_categories":[700],"country":[265],"continent_category":[264],"class_list":["post-392577","inspiratie_reizen","type-inspiratie_reizen","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","inspiration_categories-river-cruise","country-france","continent_category-europe"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inspiratie_reizen\/392577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inspiratie_reizen"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/inspiratie_reizen"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inspiratie_reizen\/392577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":442967,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inspiratie_reizen\/392577\/revisions\/442967"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/392571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=392577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"inspiration_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inspiration_categories?post=392577"},{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=392577"},{"taxonomy":"continent_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/continent_category?post=392577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}