Nevers to Orleans Self-guilded Cycling Tour: This tour follows the Loire river and the lateral canal, passing through Sancerre vineyards and the Briare canal-bridge, ending in Orleans, the town of Joan of Arc. It offers a balance of nature, culture, canals, and local products. The tour is rated Level 3 Moderate. It includes 6 nights in 2*/3* accommodation (3*/4* available), breakfast, luggage transfers (1 luggage, 20kg per person), a travel folder with maps, 7-day hotline support, city taxes, and personalized app navigation. Not included are dinners, drinks, lunches, attraction tickets, bike rental, helmet, and transfers to the starting point. A solo traveler supplement of 300 EUR applies. Day 1: Arrival in Nevers. Visit the town's pottery workshops (known for 'Blue of Nevers') and the Ducal Palace. Day 2: Nevers to La Charité sur Loire (45kms). Start the Loire à Vélo trail, reach Cuffy (official start point), and the monastic city of La Charité-sur-Loire, crossing its 16th-century bridge to the Romanesque Notre Dame Church. Day 3: La Charité sur Loire to Sancerre (31kms or 39kms). Ride through the 'Loire Valley National Nature Reserve', past Sancerre vineyards. Option to visit wine producers and sample Sancerre Blanc with Chavignol goat cheese. Enjoy views from Sancerre's 'Tour des Fiefs'. Day 4: Sancerre to Briare (50kms). Cycle along the Canal Latéral, visiting Cosne sur Loire, and follow Loire à Vélo paths to Briare, famous for its canal bridge, once the longest in Europe. Day 5: Briare to Sully sur Loire (41kms). Cross the 'canal bridge', visit Saint Bisson sur Loire's medieval Château, and Gien. Arrive at Sully sur Loire with its moated Château. Day 6: Sully sur Loire to Orléans (50kms). Enjoy views to Saint Benoit sur Loire with its Romanesque abbatial church. Visit Châteauneuf sur Loire, a former major Loire port, before ending in Orléans, 'City of Art and History'. Day 7: Departure.
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