If the word ‘canals’ crops up during discussion of your holiday plans, it’s probably fair to say that you’re more likely to be talking about Venice than, say, Birmingham. However, while Venice boasts ...

I recently took a stroll through a charming town in France that, because of its many canals and bridges — I was told it has 131 overpasses — is known as the Venice of the area. While some ...

The canals of France provide idyllic cruising routes through countryside that is culture-rich and captivating. A barge holiday with Back-Roads allows you to take a unique journey of discovery at the ...

The differences between ocean, river and canal cruising are vast. One of the clearest emerged the evening before French Country Waterways’ eight-passenger luxury barge, Princess, overnighted beside a ...