{"id":15083,"date":"2015-04-11T19:01:12","date_gmt":"2015-04-12T01:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/?p=15083"},"modified":"2016-02-22T20:43:55","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T03:43:55","slug":"loire-princess-day-3-saint-nazaire-to-ancenis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/2015\/04\/loire-princess-day-3-saint-nazaire-to-ancenis\/","title":{"rendered":"Loire Princesse: Day 3, Ancenis &#038; Muscadet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_15861\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150411-P1190769.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15861\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15861\" src=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150411-P1190769-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 2015 Ralph Grizzle\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Preparing to tie up in Ancenis. \u00a9 2015 Ralph Grizzle<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We spent the morning cruising along the Loire River to the small town of Ancenis, with its stately castle, built in 984, overlooking the river.\u00a0Loire Princesse tied up to the dock, and we boarded a motorcoach for an excursion into Muscadet country. Muscadet is a regional wine\u00a0made from the\u00a0Melon de Bourgogne\u00a0grape, and it has been our featured complimentary white wine during dinner each evening on board Loire Princesse.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15869\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150411-P1190822.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15869\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15869\" src=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150411-P1190822-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 2015 Ralph Grizzle\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15869\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The regional wine, Muscadet \u00a9 2015 Ralph Grizzle<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our guide, a German who has been living in the region for 25 years, said that he had never seen a boat like this arrive in Ancenis. &#8220;It is a moving experience for me,&#8221; he said. Indeed, Loire Princesse is making history as she paddles up the Loire. As noted in video below, the innovative vessel is able to navigate water only a couple of feet deep.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/124715074?byline=0\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Our tour took us to\u00a0the town of Clisson, a medieval city with 15th century vestiges and an Italian feel. We walked the streets, crossing the bridges that spanned over the two rivers that meet\u00a0here, and admiring the fortifications here on what was the border of Brittany and France.<\/p>\n<p>Our tour took us\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Ch\u00e2teau Cassemich\u00e8re, a wine chateau where we learned about &#8211; and tasted \u2014 the locally produced wines, including Muscadet, a\u00a0dry, light and fruity aromatic wine.<\/p>\n<p>We returned to Loire Princesse for a nice dinner on board, a delicious lamb stew, and overnighted in Ancenis.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15862\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150411-P1190773.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15862\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15862\" src=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150411-P1190773-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 2015 Ralph Grizzle\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15862\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beauty of the rivers of the Loire Valley. \u00a9 2015 Ralph Grizzle<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15863\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150411-P1190785.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15863\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15863\" src=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150411-P1190785-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 2015 Ralph Grizzle\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15863\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clisson. \u00a9 2015 Ralph Grizzle<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15864\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150411-P1190796.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15864\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15864\" src=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150411-P1190796-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 2015 Ralph Grizzle\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15864\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clisson&#8217;s 15th century vestiges. \u00a9 2015 Ralph Grizzle<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15865\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150411-P1190798.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15865\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15865\" src=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150411-P1190798-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 2015 Ralph Grizzle\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15865\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Touring Clisson. \u00a9 2015 Ralph Grizzle<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15866\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150411-P1190802.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15866\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15866\" src=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150411-P1190802-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 2015 Ralph Grizzle\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Italian-inspired Clisson. \u00a9 2015 Ralph Grizzle<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15867\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150411-P1190805.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15867\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15867\" src=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150411-P1190805-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 2015 Ralph Grizzle\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15867\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ch\u00e2teau Cassemich\u00e8re, producing Muscadet and other regional wines. \u00a9 2015 Ralph Grizzle<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15868\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150411-P1190819.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15868\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15868\" src=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150411-P1190819-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 2015 Ralph Grizzle\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ready for our tasting. \u00a9 2015 Ralph Grizzle<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15871\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150411-P1190835.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15871\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15871\" src=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150411-P1190835-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 2015 Ralph Grizzle\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15871\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Loire Princesse docked in Ancenis. \u00a9 2015 Ralph Grizzle<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"tablepress-109-name\" class=\"tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-109\">Loire Princesse - Nantes, France, roundtrip<\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-109\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-109 tablepress-responsive\" aria-labelledby=\"tablepress-109-name\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>Day<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><strong>Event<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Day 1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/2015\/03\/loire-princesse-loire-river-a-royal-legacy\/\">Loire Princesse Preview: Cruising The Loire River, \u2018A Royal Legacy\u2019<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Day 2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/2015\/04\/pre-boarding-loire-princesse-getting-to-know-nantes-by-bike\/\">Pre-Boarding Loire Princesse: Getting To Know Nantes, By Bike<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Day 3<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/2015\/04\/loire-princess-day-1-boarding-in-nantes\/\">Loire Princesse: Day 1, Boarding In Nantes<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Day 4<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/2015\/04\/meet-the-people-who-built-croisieuropes-new-loire-princesse\/\">Meet The People Who Built CroisiEurope\u2019s New Loire Princesse<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Day 5<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/2015\/04\/loire-princesse-preview\/\">Loire Princesse Preview: An Innovative Ship With A Soul<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Day 6<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/2015\/04\/loire-princess-day-2-nantes-to-saint-nazaire\/\">Loire Princesse: Day 2, Nantes to Saint-Nazaire<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Day 7<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/2015\/04\/loire-princess-day-3-saint-nazaire-to-ancenis\/\">Loire Princesse: Day 3, Ancenis &amp; Muscadet<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Day 8<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/2015\/04\/loire-princess-day-4-ancenis-to-angers-to-ancenis\/\">On Loire Princesse: Day 4, A Walk Along The Loire<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Day 9<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/2015\/04\/loire-princess-day-5-bouchemaine-to-the-chateaux-of-the-loire-valle-to-ancenis\/\">Loire Princesse: Day 5, Visiting The Beautiful Ch\u00e2teaux of the Loire Valley<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Day 10<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/2015\/04\/loire-princess-day-6-nantes-end-of-cruise\/\">Loire Princesse, Day 6, Nantes, End Of Cruise, Summing Up<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-109 from cache -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We spent the morning cruising along the Loire River to the 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