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the canals

BELGIUM River Meuse  - for more info Dinant-Givet (FR) -click here...   for info Givet-Pont-à-Bar -click here...
for Flanders Belgium  Eeklo: new base in Flanders: cruise to Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp etc.-click here...

You will appreciate the great variety of landscapes. You will indeed see the meandering Meuse river flowing along the high cliffs of one of the oldest mountains in Europe. You will also see the famous Ardennes woods and canals running through the natural and sparsely populated wild
countryside. During the stops, you will enjoy sightseeing, sports or local food such as the Ardennes ham, the Rethel white pudding, game dishes or sugar tarts.


recommended route:
from Dinant: one week: single journey Dinant-Pont-à-Bar 112 km-23 locks-25 hours

The Meuse Valley certainly is one of the most famous in Belgium
and elsewhere.
Her varied natural environment is of a poetical and wild beauty and
shows off enormous rocks and vast afforested plains.
boats available: see list...

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
from Dinant
● Charleville‐Mezieres : the Rimbaud museum, the museum of the Ardennes
● the cycling lane Trans‐Ardennes, open in 2008
● Les Dames de Meuse, lengendary and amazing site
● castles and fortresses of Hierges and Givet
● the protected natural parks of Montherme, Thilay and Bogny sur Meuse
● beers from Belgium
Frans van Houten and team welcome you to your canal vacation's website. www.holidayboat.net / Pelangi van Houten is partner of France Passion Plaisance, No.Chamber of Commerce Leiden, the Netherlands: 28068596 ; rental terms registered under no. B. 01199 -see conditions-
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