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see the famous Briare aqueduct  -click here...
see Canal de Roanne near Digoin -click here...
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LA BOURGOGNE (BURGUNDY), CENTRE

Bourgogne du Sud
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Our totally renovated hotel-restaurant near the base -click here
Digoin, central point for fluvial navigation, lies in the heart of
the Charollais region and its famous white oxes but it is also at
the junction of 3 canals. To the south on the canal from Roanne
to Digoin, also called the «quiet canal», you will cruise right in
the middle of the fields of the Brionnais region along the Loire
river which tempts you to make random stops in shade of trees.
To the east, the Centre canal, between the Saône river and the
Loire river runs through the Ceramic valley to Paray le Monial, a
small town famous for its burgundian roman art, to the
Maranges Vineyards and their "côtes chalonnaises". To the
north west, the canal latéral à la Loire leads to art and
historical towns like Decize and Nevers through the
Bourbonnais region.
from Digoin
Mini week :
Digoin – Briennon - Digoin : 88 Kms - 16 locks - 14 hours
One week :
Digoin – Roanne – Digoin – Paray le Monial - Digoin :
134 Kms - 28 locks - 21 hours
Digoin – Ecuisses - Digoin : 130 Kms - 62 locks - 27 hours
Digoin – Nevers - Digoin : 198 Kms - 44 locks - 32 hours
One way Digoin - Chatillon en Bazois : 120 Kms - 40 locks - 25 hours
Digoin - La Truchère : 150 Kms – 63 locks – 36 hours
Two weeks :
Digoin – Louhans - Digoin : 374 Kms - 132 locks - 69 hours
One way Digoin - Pontailler Sur Saône : 200 Kms - 65 locks - 36 hours

Canal de Bourgogne
Joining The Yonne and Saône rivers, the Burgundy canal winds from St Jean de Losne to La Roche Migennes, crossing the Saône plain, the Ouche valley, the Auxois and Armançon areas.
Departure from Tonnerre on the Burgundy Canal in a region full of history and gastronomy : you'll discover downstream a lot of renoved and flowered villages. During your cruise, you will get the opportunity in Pouilly en Auxois a small market town of 2000 inhabitants, for sailing under a 3,333 kms long tunnel..
Let's yourself be carried through Chablis and Saussois vineyards crossing diversified landscapes and numerous sites proof of an past full of history and of legends : castles (Ancy le Franc and Tanlay), fortified farms, abbeys, old towns, If you plow the counstryside boating, walking or biking, you won't miss to appreciate tha fauna and the flora.
from Tonnerre
Mini week
Tonnerre – Brienon – Tonnerre : 66 Kms – 30 locks – 15 hours
Tonnerre – Ravières – Tonnerre : 76 Kms - 40 locks – 20 hours
One week
Tonnerre – Montbard – Tonnerre : 120 Kms – 60 locks – 30 hours
Tonnerre – Auxerre – Tonnerre : 133 Kms – 52 locks – 30 hours
Tonnerre – Villeneuve sur Yonne – Tonnerre : 144 Kms – 48 locks – 35 hours
One way Tonnerre - Vincelles : 77 Kms - 36 locks - 25 hours

bases in all regions departure days friday saturday monday

Sud Nivernais - Val de Loire
Châtillon-en-Bazois, on the Nivernais canal is located between Nivernais and Morvan areas.
The Nivernais canal runs along villages, castles, valleys, plains and hills, rainforests and rivers
which give to this country a natural dimension that you can't miss. Located at the meeting point
of the Nivernais canal and the "Latéral à la Loire" canal, Decize is really at the parting of waterways. Romantic strolls, gastronomic scales and historic trips are expecting you sailing up along the Loire river and Nevers till Sancerre vineyards.

from Châtillon en Bazois
Mini week
Châtillon en Bazois – Corbigny - Châtillon en Bazois : 62 Kms - 82 locks - 21 hours
Châtillon en Bazois – Decize - Châtillon en Bazois : 102 Kms - 44 locks - 20 hours
One week
Châtillon en Bazois – Clamecy - Châtillon en Bazois : 126 Kms - 120 locks - 36 hours
Châtillon en Bazois – Nevers - Châtillon en Bazois : 176 Kms - 62 locks - 32 hours
One way Châtillon en Bazois - Digoin : 120 Kms - 40 locks - 25 hours
One way Châtillon en Bazois - Vincelles : 109 Kms - 87 locks - 38 hours
Three weeks
Châtillon en Bazois – Auxerre - Châtillon en Bazois : 248 Kms - 190 locks - 82 hours

Nivernais Morvan
Just like in your dream, at the gates of the National Park of the Morvan, the Nivernais canal, built at the end of the 18th century, is probably the most beautiful canal in France and it links the Loire basin to the Seine basin, across preserved nature. Full of history and tradition, this canal will tell you the story of the shipping of timber from the Morvan region to Paris.
from Vincelles
Week-end
Vincelles - Merry sur Yonne - Vincelles : 44 Kms - 22 locks - 10 hours
Mini week
Vincelles – Clamecy - Vincelles : 47 Kms - 26 locks - 22 hours
One week
Vincelles - Tannay - Vincelles : 126 Kms - 60 locks - 30 hours
One way Vincelles - Châtillon en Bazois : 109 Kms - 87 locks - 38 hours
One way Vincelles - Tonnerre : 77 Kms - 36 locks - 25 hours
Two weeks
Vincelles - Chatillon en Bazois - Vincelles : 218 Kms - 174 locks - 49 hours