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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 boats: Tarpon 42 N 10/12 pers Tarpon 42 Trio Prestige 6/8 pers Tarpon 37 Duo prestige 4/6 pers Tarpon 37 7/9+1 pers Tarpon 37N 7/9+1 pers Tarpon 32 4/6 + 2 pers Riviera 1130 7/9 pers Nicols 900 4/7 pers Espade Concept Fly 6/8+1 Triton 860 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. 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 boats: Nicols 1170 8/10 pers Nicols 1000 6/8 pers Eau Claire 1130 6/9 pers Eau Claire 930 4/6 pers
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