Pont-l'Eveque-Oise France
9
Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
CroisiEurope (9 Cruises)
MS Déborah
9 Cruises
| 28 April | 6 days | One-way from Paris City to Pont-lEveque-Oise |
| 28 April | 7 days | One-way from Paris City to Pont-l'Eveque-Oise |
| 21 July | 6 days | One-way from Paris City to Pont-lEveque-Oise |
| 21 July | 7 days | One-way from Paris City to Pont-l'Eveque-Oise |
Frequently Asked Questions
At a green quay with no terminal and no port cranes, where the Oise lateral canal meets the Canal du Nord, on the edge of Noyon. Cruise barges tie up for an evening in a silence broken only by waterfowl.
No, and the confusion is common. The Pont-l'Évêque on river cruise itineraries is a village in the Oise, in the Hauts-de-France region, near Noyon. The PDO cheese comes from its Norman namesake in Calvados, hundreds of kilometres away.
Small barges carrying only a handful of passengers. The scale changes everything: the call feels less like a shore landing and more like visiting friends.
Go to Noyon, right next door. Its Notre-Dame cathedral, begun in the second half of the 12th century, is among the earliest Gothic cathedrals in northern France and still blends late Romanesque with early Gothic. A luminous nave, a cloister, a timber-framed chapter library, and almost no crowds.
Few monuments, and it is better to know that in advance. What you find is a bargemen's village: brick facades along the canal, former lock-keepers' houses, gardens sloping to the water. A walk on the towpath is enough to take in the place.
John Calvin, a central figure of the Protestant Reformation, was born in Noyon in 1509. A museum devoted to him occupies a reconstructed house in the old centre. Nearby lanes lead to the market square and the flamboyant Gothic town hall.
Yes when the itinerary allows, and it rounds out the day well: a royal palace with imperial apartments, a flamboyant town hall, and in the nearby forest the Armistice clearing with its museum railway carriage. But you must choose between Noyon and Compiègne. Both in one call is too much.
Yes. The towpath follows the canal toward state forests and Ourscamp abbey, whose romantic ruins stand a few kilometres in the direction of Compiègne. The terrain is flat.
The euro. In a village this size shops are few and a card terminal is not guaranteed. Bring cash, especially if you plan to buy at the bakery or from a local producer.
Red fruit. Redcurrants and raspberries grown in the surrounding gardens made the Noyon area's reputation, celebrated each summer at a red fruit market. On the savoury side, the gratinéed ficelle picarde remains the reference dish.
