Lyon, France
The 500-mile-long Rhone-Saone river, which wends its way through Provence and the heart of French wine country before flowing into the Mediterranean near Marseille, provides one of the world's most memorable cruise experiences.
At Lyon, the Rhone and Saone rivers meet (or kiss, as those incorrigible old romantics, the French, like to put it). But the river divides again at Arles, becoming the "Grand Rhone" and the "Petit Rhone", both of which course down to the Mediterranean.
A cruise along the stretch of navigable waters will carry you past verdant vineyards, lush olive and orange groves, and fields of fragrant purple lavender.
