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CHAMPAGNE - ILE DE FRANCE - Marne (Paris, Disneyland, Meaux, Épernay + arrangements) NEW
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Boats

ALSACE
The Vosges Valley
The canal des Houillères de la Sarre flows through a national park. It is the Lorraine of lakes and forrests, a paradise for anglers, stags and birds. Between the Plateau Lorain (near Sarrebourg) and the Alsace, the Marne canal crosses the Vosges to the Rhine thanks to two tunnels and one inclined plane (a very clever invention which replaces 17 locks). The Lutzelburg valley offers the typical scenery of a Vosges valley, with pinetrees and red sandstone. You can stop and visit Lutzelburg and Saverne. Your trip can lead you to Strasbourg, right into the heart of the old town.
suggested routes:
from Mittersheim depart.day saturday monday friday

canals from Mittersheim:
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:
Mittersheim-Saverne-Lagarde-Mittersheim
158 km-64 locks-35 hours
two weeks:
Mittersheim-Strasbourg-Sarreguemines-Mittersheim
298 km-118 locks-75 hours
three weeks:
Mittersheim-Strasbourg-Nancy-Sarreguemines-Mittersheim
420 km-154 locks-100 hours
boats:
Tarpon 42 10/12 pers Tarpon 42 Trio Prestige 6/8 pers
Tarpon 37 7/9+1 pers Tarpon 37N 7/9+1 pers
Espade Concept Fly 6/8+1 Triton 1050 6/8 pers
Triton 860 3/5 pers Espade 1050 Fly 3/5 pers
Pénichette 935 3/5 pers

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.
suggested routes:

from Pont-à-Bar departure day friday
weekend:
Pont-à-Bar-Charleville-Mézières-Monthermé-Pont-à-Bar
70 km-16 locks-11 hours
mini week:
Pont-à-Bar-Dun s/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
P.à-Bar-Berry au Bac-P.à-Bar 120 km-80 locks-25 hours
two weeks:
Pont-à-Bar-Épernay-P.à-Bar 360 km-146 locks-64 hours
boats:
Nicols 1170 8/10 pers Nicols 1000 6/8 pers Eau Claire 1130 6/9 pers Nicols 900 5/7 pers
Eau Vive 5/9 pers Eau Claire 930 4/6 pers