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BOURGOGNE (BURGUNDY)
Bourgogne /Franche-Comté
- la Saône
There are so many different journeys from
Pontailler sur Saône, either on the Saône river or the «
petite Saône ». River navigation in total freedom with just a few
locks. But also on the Canal de Burgundy, the canalized Doubs
river or the Canal from the Marne river to the Saône river. In this
historical land famous for its food, discover another kind of
environment with its rivers and canals shaded by reeds, oaks or
willows, a paradise for herons, kingfishers and wild ducks. Discover
also the traditional food like the « pôchouze » from the Bresse
region (a kind of fresh water fish bouillabaisse) or typical dishes
from Burgundy with famous wine from the region.
La
Seille - Bresse bourguignonne
The Seille river,
affluent of the Saône, a superb river
which runs in the middle of the Burgundian Bresse, poultry-yard of
the famous "Poulet de Bresse". You will discover the quiet charm of
its waterful bocages, dotted with half-timbered houses, a real
natural reserve of wildfowl. From La Truchère, you will sail
through a wildlife sanctuary since 1980, giving you a mosaic of
different natural circles (marshy pond, peat bogs, and dunes with
lichens and moss). Finally, let's go to Louhans, a brisk and
picturesque city with its main street bordered of 157 arcades and of
XVIth century frontages which shelter, on Mondays, its famous farm
market. From La Truchère, you also can join through the Saône river,
the Santenay and the Mâcon Southern vineyards
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from Pontailler sur Saône:
see for boats based here....(pdf file)
Mini week
Pontailler sur Saône – Savoyeux - Pontailler sur Saône : 112 Kms
- 8 locks - 15 hours
Pontailler sur Saône – Dôle - Pontailler sur Saône : 112 Kms - 22
locks - 18 hours
One week
Pontailler sur Saône – Dijon - Pontailler sur Saône : 130 Kms -
48 locks - 24 hours
Pontailler s/Saône - Chalon s/Saône - Pontailler sur Saône : 210 Kms
- 8 locks - 28 hours
Pontailler s/Saône - Scey s/Saône - Pontailler sur Saône : 206 Kms -
24 locks - 30 hours
go to photo impression of la Petite Saone river..
Pontailler s/Saône – Besançon - Pontailler sur Saône : 222 Kms - 56
locks - 37 hours
One way One week
Pontailler sur Saône,
Chagny, Louhans : 213 km, 33 locks, 31 hours
Two weeks
Pontailler s/Saône –
Louhans - Pontailler sur Saône : 366 Kms - 28 locks - 50 hours
Pontailler s/Saône – St Léger sur Dheune - Pontailler sur Saône :
274 Kms - 40 locks - 41 hours
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
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The village of Pesmes
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The vineyards of Bourgogne vines from
the cote chalonnaise, du Maconnais and Beaujolais
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the castle of Talmay
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the chapels, churches and typical wash
houses of the region
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Dijon : its historical heritage, its
museums and monuments and gastronomy
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Besancon : the citadelle, the
gastronomy of the Jura region
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the caves of Beze
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the castle of Ray sur Saone and its
gardens
see links to canals at top right of this page !
from Louhans:
see for boats based here....(pdf file)
Weekend
Louhans, La Truchère, Louhans : 76 km, 6 locks, 12 hours
Mini week
Louhans, Chalon sur Saône, Verdun sur Doubs, Louhans : 200 km,
10 locks, 22 hours
Louhans, Mâcon, Tournus, Châlon sur Saône, Louhans : 196 km, 10
locks, 21 hours
One week
Louhans, Chalon sur Saône, Santenay, Saint Léger sur Dheune,
Louhans :222 km, 42 locks, 35 hours
Louhans, St Jean de Losne, Louhans : 270 km, 14 locks, 28 hours
One week one way
Louhans, Chagny, Pontailler sur Saône : 213 km, 33 locks, 31 hours
Two weeks
Louhans, Digoin, Louhans : 384 km, 132 locks, 69 hours
TOURIST
ATTRACTIONS
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Cuisery, the book village
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the EDEN center
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the vineyards of the Maconnais
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the Bresse chicken, frogs legs
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Louhans : the street with its arcades,
its market on Monday
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the Seille river : its pounds, dunes
and peat bogs, refuge of various migratory birds among which you
will find
endangered species and rare plant species.
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typical farms from the Bresse region
see which boats are based at this base
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