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ALSACE - HOCHFELDEN (near Strasbourg) From the Marne to the Rhine Canal What a beautiful region! Discover and admire the beautiful scenery offered by the canal de la Marne au Rhin with its castles and windmills, as well as the inclined plane at Saint Louis Arzviller or the Dabo Rock or Phalsbourg. Once in Alsace, take the boat lift at Arzviller, unique masterpiece of its kind in Europe. It carries boats and barges and has a slope of 41% and is 128m long. You can also take the direction of Strasbourg through green valleys, archaeological sites and fields of hops. Strasbourg is the 7th biggest town in France and the home of the European parliament. It is a cosmopolitan and culturally rich city. Its old city centre, surrounded by the river Ill, is certainly the best part of the city itself with the Notre Dame cathedral, the “Maison Kammerzell” and the “Petite France”. Enjoy life along the waterways… canals from Hochfelden: see Houilleres de la Sarre - Alsace Lorraine (mouseclick) and see Marne-Rhine Canal to Strasbourg (mouseclick) for info Givet-Canal de l'Est- click here


One week Hochfelden, Saverne, Arzviller, Gondrexange, Hochfelden : 112 km, 46 locks, 35 hours Hochfelden, Strasbourg, Plobsheim, Hochfelden : 84 km, 32 locks, 25 hours Two weeks Hochfelden, Saverne, Arzviller, Sarreguemines, Hochfelden : 246 km, 102 locks, 70 hours Hochfelden, Saverne, Arzviller, Dombasle, Nancy, Hochfelden : 236 km, 86 locks, 68 hours See for boats at this base on scheme.... TOURIST ATTRACTIONS ● the boats li bridge of Arzviller ● the historical town of Saverne ● Hochfelden, town of the last independent brewery in Alsace ● Lagarde, typical village of the Lorraine region, its county park ● Xouaxange, its old church, its forfified tower and its castle in ruin ● the castle of Steinburg ● Strasbourg, capital of Alsace and Europe, known for its architectural heritage (town classified as world heritage by UNESCO) ● its gastronomy and its wine
ARDENNES for info Givet-Canal de l'Est- click here You will appreciate the great landscape variety. You will indeed see the loops of the Meuse river flowing along the high cliffs of one of the oldest mountains in Europe. You will also see the famous Ardennes wood and canals running through the natural and little crowded countryside. During the stops, you will enjoy tourism, sport or local food such as the Ardennes ham, the Rethel white pudding, game animals or sugar tarts. from Pont-à-Bar
Week End Pont-à-Bar, Charleville Mézières, Monthermé, Pont-à-Bar : 70 km, 16 locks, 11 hours Mini week Pont-à-Bar, Dun Sur Meuse, Pont-à-Bar : 130 km, 24 locks, 21 hours One week Pont-à-Bar, Verdun, Pont-à-Bar : 220 km, 44 locks, 33 hours Pont-à-Bar, Berry au Bac, Pont-à-Bar : 120 km, 80 locks, 25 hours One week one way cruise Pont-à-Bar, Dinant : 112 km, 23 locks, 25 hours see for one way Dinant-Pont-à-Bar Two weeks Pont-à-Bar, Epernay, Pont-à-Bar : 360 km, 146 locks, 64 hours TOURIST ATTRACTIONS from Pont a Bar ● Sedan : the biggest forfied castle in Europe and its remarkable Historium ● the gothic abbey and its felt museum ● the beer museum in Stenay ● Verdun, world capital of peace ● the lake of Bairon ● Reims : the cathedral, the basilica St Remy, the cellars of Champagne ● the gastronomy : suggar pie, boudin blanc (sausage filled with bread) of Rethel, salad with bacon See for boats at this base on scheme....