NORTH SEA CRUISES

Visit spectacular destinations in Denmark, Norway, Belgium and the Netherlands with our Ponant North Sea Cruises.

Fjords of Norway, Dutch water towns, flowery landscapes of Flanders, historic cities of the Hansa... The North Sea reveals its charms and its various faces according to the discoveries where the richness of nature mixes with ingenuity people and an exceptional cultural heritage. From wild coasts to towns steeped in history listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites, the shores of the North Sea are full of pearls to be discovered along the water.

Take a canal cruise in Amsterdam

If there is one North Sea city known for its canals, it's Amsterdam . Especially since it is pleasant to crisscross them during a cruise aboard a panoramic shuttle to appreciate the authentic buildings it contains: beautiful merchants' residences, churches, warehouses dating from the 16th and 17th centuries... This This visit ideally complements a walking tour of the heart of the city, its flower market, the royal palace or the Mint tower, for example.

Visit the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam

Art lovers will love this. Founded in 1973, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has the largest collection in the world devoted to the painter. Among the 200 paintings on display, visitors will find some of his masterpieces, such as Sunflowers in a Vase , The Bedroom , Wheat Field with Crows or self-portraits. The 400 drawings and 700 letters which complete the collection of the museum make it possible to understand the avant-gardism and the relentlessness of this precursor.

Sailing in Lysefjorden

It is one of Norway's most breathtaking fjords. 42 kilometers long, surrounded by granite cliffs that rise up to 1,000 meters in height, Lysefjorden offers magnificent panoramas. From the water, you can feel the incredible force of this powerful nature by observing these breathtaking perspectives.

A leisurely bike ride in Skagen - Denmark 

Located between the North Sea and the Baltic, the charming seaside resort of Skagen seems to float on the Jutland peninsula. It now welcomes tourists, especially Danish, happy to have their picture taken on this point, the most northerly of Denmark. Like them, you have to play the game: stroll on the beach bordered by transparent water and explore the city center . Pretty shops and restaurants enliven the pedestrian streets, fishermen's houses recall the city's past, the former royal summer residence of Klitgaarden, a church covered in sand... So many opportunities to photograph the landscapes that inspired many artists at the end of the 19th century. century.

Hidden Treasures of Bruges - Belgium

Very close to the elegant beaches of the Flemish coast, Bruges, the cradle of the primitive Flemish painters , is full of cultural treasures. The historic center, which has preserved the specific medieval silhouette of this era when the city played a role of primary importance in trade and cultural exchanges, has been listed since 2000 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site . Its monumental town hall and impressive Gothic hall is one of the oldest in the Netherlands. The princely beguinage Ten Wijngaarde is a wonderful example of this female community movement that will travel across Europe from the 13th century.

Walk the ancient alleys of Antwerp - Belgium

The medieval heart of the city of Antwerp is inextricably linked to the painter Rubens and the history of printing and publishing. The house of Rubens evokes with splendor the life of the painter who settled his family and his studio there in 1610, while the Plantin-Moretus house-workshops-museum complex , classified as a UNESCO heritage site, testifies to the primordial role of this printing at the end of the 17th century in the dissemination of science and culture, in the same way as Venice and Paris.

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