Cruise the Canal Saint-Martin 

<span style="font-weight: 400">Forget about crowded cruises on the Seine and see a more laid back side of Paris by floating down the Canal Saint-Martin instead. Passing through myriad locks and past some of the city’s fastest changing neighbourhoods, this gentle journey takes around two hours, either starting from the Bassin de la Villette and ending in the Bassin de l’Arsenal or vice versa. Given the canal was built by Napoleon I some 150 years ago, expect plenty of historical insight from onboard guides along the way.</span>

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