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BURGUNDY NIVERNAIS LOIRE Region guide Approx time No. of locks Times are an Migennes approximation only Montereau- 3 hr 30 min 5 fault-Yonne Gurgy and are calculated on 45 min 1 10 6 hr 15 min Canal Monéteau the basis of an average I N E 2 hr 4 Moret-sur-Loing S E Auxerre speed of 7.5km/h and Canal non navigable 2 hr 45 min 5 Champs-sur-Yonne an average time of 18 St-Mammès 1 hr 30 min Rivier navigable 3 C A N A L D U Vincelles 6 hr 11 minutes to pass through a Pont-sur-Yonne 1 hr 15 min 2 YO Cravant Nemours lock. Your speed, the flow N N E 30 min 1 Embranchement de Vermenton (for Vermenton) of the water and the time 1 hr 2 Souppes-sur-Loing Sens Prégilbert it takes to go through 2 hr 45 min 5 LO Mailly-le-Château locks will all affect your 45 min 1 I N G Merry-sur-Yonne 16 hr 28 progress. Villeneuve-sur-Yonne 1 hr 30 min 3 Châtel-Censoir 5 hr 8 MIGENNES Clamecy Montargis 5 hr 9 St-Florentin Tannay Joigny 1 hr 30 min 3 Cézy Monceaux-le-Comte C 3 hr 6 ANAL DE BRIARE Flogny-la-Chapelle Y Chitry-les-Mines 15 hr 37 O 4 hr 45 min 12 Sardy-les-Epiry (bottom of Sardy flight of locks) N Gurgy 5 hr 45 min 16 N E Monéteau Baye Tanlay 5 hr 30 min 12 Châtillon-Coligny Chatillon-en-Bazois Tonnerre 9 hr 15 min 18 hr 45 min 15 33 Cercy-la-Tour Auxerre Ancy-le-Franc 4 hr 6 Rogny-les- Champs-sur-Yonne C Decize A Ravières Sept-Écluses Bailly N Vincelles Irancy A L Start of Embranchement de Vermenton Cravant 1 hr 15 min 1 hr 15 min 2 2 Briare D Vermenton Vermenton E Prégilbert B Montbard O U R C Mailly-le-Château Accolay G Montbard A O CHÂTILLON N Merry-sur-Yonne 6 hr 11 Maximum speed G A Ravières N L 2 hr 45 min 5 E allowed on SURLOIRE Ancy-le-Franc Châtel-Censoir 5 hr 30 min 9 8 canals in km/h, (Base closed for a 2021 season) Tanlay L 3 hr 28 hr 15 min 6 48 A Clamecy Tonnerre Please refer to T Vézelay 3 hr 4 Belleville-sur-Loire É Flogny-la-Chapelle R your waterways A 3 hr 45 min 7 L St-Florentin 4 hr 15 min 6 map as the St-Satur TANNAY Monceaux-le-Comte Migennes Sancerre C 2 hr 15 min 3 A speed limit on N Joigny Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre 1 hr 1 À A L Chitry-les-Mines Cézy 9 hr 15 min 10 some sections L 2 hr 30 min 2 A D Villeneuve-sur-Yonne can be less. L U 3 hr 30 min 4 O La Charité- Sardy-lès-Epiry Sens I 2 R 2 hr E sur-Loire N Pont-sur-Yonne Baye 6 I 6 hr 30 min 10 hr 30 min 9 V Montereau-fault-Yonne Maximum E 2 hr 1 Marseilles- R St-Mammès speed N 15 min 0 lès-Aubigny A Châtillon-en-Bazois Moret-sur-Loing 10 I 4 hr 15 min 6 allowed on S Nemours 13 hr 15 min 20 Nevers 2 hr 45 min 4 rivers in km/h Souppes-sur-Loing Chevenon 6 hr 10 Montargis N E 7 hr 11 Ô Châtillon-Coligny A 2 hr 45 min 14 Maximum S Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses 17 hr 15 min 30 Cercy-la-Tour 6 hr 45 min Apremont-sur-Allier 5 C Briare speed allowed A 45 min 0 N 3 A Châtillon-sur-Loire in ports/ DECIZE L 2 hr 1 L Belleville-sur-Loire marinas in A 4 hr 30 min 5 T Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre Gannay-sur-Loire É 18 hr 18 km/h R 4 hr 4 A La Charité-sur-Loire L 3 hr 15 min 5 Marseilles-lès-Aubigny 4 hr 15 min 3 Garnat-sur-Engièvre Start of Embranchement de Nevers (for Nevers) Pass oncoming 1 hr 0 À Chevenon L 6 boats on A 2 hr 30 min 6 hr 3 L O Fleury-sur-Loire I R 2 hr 30 min 3 the right-hand E Digoin Decize 3 hr 15 min 4 side Dompierre-sur-Besbre Gannay-sur-Loire 2 hr 30 min 3 C Paray-le-Monial Garnat-sur-Engièvre 14 hr 16 A 2 hr 45 min 3 N Start of Embranchement de Dompierre (for Dompierre-sur-Besbre) A 5 hr 30 min 6 L Digoin D 2 hr 30 min 2 hr 30 min 3 3 E Paray-le-Monial Chambilly R O A Digoin N 4 hr 45 min 5 N Chambilly E 3 hr 15 min 10 hr 45 min 3 11 Briennon À 2 hr 45 min 3 Briennon D Roanne I G O I Start of Embranchement de Nevers N 1 hr 1 hr 2 2 Nevers Roanne Vineyards of Irancy, Vincelottes MIGENNES MONÉTEAU VINCELLES & VINCELOTTES Migennes’ numerous parks and ponds Monéteau is a pretty town, Vincelles & Vincelottes are a charming pair of villages, on make it a nature haven, perfect for a relaxing of which the highlight is either side of the river. Call Vititours for a guided tour of break. Stroll in town and discover its two a 1913 bridge designed the vineyards (+33 6 11 47 82 98). From Vincelottes, it is an churches, one from the 13th century and by Gustave Eiffel. You can easy cycle (3.6km) to explore the flower-adorned streets of a modern example from the 20th century. also see the 12th century Irancy, notable for the production of excellent reds. Stop by the Tourist Office to pick up some church and you can hear information and also to admire a splendid the chimes of Colbert Recommended restaurant: Les Tilleuls, in Vincellottes, fragment of mosaic, dating from the 4th Castle from the river. 400m from the mooring, just across the bridge. Monéteau century. If you fancy a day trip, you’re only Amenities: Supermarket and few shops in Vincelles. two hours away from Paris. Recommended restaurant: La Terrasse Gourmande, Market: Wed (am), in Vincelles. 200m downstream from the bridge. Recommended restaurant: Rives de Amenities: Supermarkets, restaurants and a bowling alley - Cravant l’Yonne- 900m from the base. 2.5km from the moorings, at the entrance to the A6 motorway. CRAVANT Amenities: All the necessary shops. and a Market: Sat (am). supermarket are located 80m from the base. This picturesque medieval village has preserved its old Market: Thu (am). streets, its wash house and wood framed houses. A remarkable church stands aside a walkway not far GURGY from the dungeon where, in the summer, exhibitions and visits are organised. AUXERRE This little village is great for your first overnight stop if heading south from Migennes - pleasant and secure, with a well-tended Recommended restaurant: Les Lilas des deux Ponts - Auxerre, city of Art and History, has path you can easily cycle along to stretch your legs. 100m from the moorings between the two bridges. preserved its exceptional architectural Amenities: Bakery and butcher. heritage. Let yourself be charmed by its Recommended restaurant: Restaurant de la rivière - Market: Sat (am). narrow streets, lined with beautiful half- 100m from the marina timbered houses and mansions. You can Amenities: a brand new marina with water and electric Parcabout Tree Park hire an audio guide (€5) from the Tourist hook-up, grocery shop and bakery. Office and tour the city at your own pace. Close to the Town Hall stands the Clock Tower, undoubtedly the highlight of the town. The clock, added to the tower in the 17th century, has two dials displaying both VERMENTON the time and the lunar month. North of the city, visit the ancient Benedictine abbey South of the fortified village of St-Germain and admire its Carolingian of Cravant, you have the frescoes. Round off the day with a locally- opportunity to cruise on produced Chablis. the 4km-long Vermenton junction. It leads to the small Recommended restaurant: La Pause village of Vermenton with its Gourmande - Rue Fourrier, in the city charming church, beautiful centre, 500m from the closest mooring. wash house and the remains PRÉGILBERT Amenities: All the necessary shops. of an old fortress. Market: Tue and Fri (am) - Place de Prégilbert was once the site of the magnificent Abbey of Crisenon, an l’Arquebuse. Wed (am) - Rue de la Draperie. Recommended restaurant: abbey so large it installed its own fish farm during the 17th century. While The Clock Tower, Auxerre Sun (am) - Place Degas. Auberge de l’Espérance - the abbey was destroyed in the French Revolution, the fish farm remains 500m from the mooring, to this day. Here, you’ll be able buy fresh fish, or hire fishing rods and have on the corner of Rue René a go at catching your own dinner. Another option is to stop at the Écluse CAVES DE BAILLY Martin and Rue du Général des Dames bistro (lock no:67), located in an old lock house, where you can de Gaulle. eat and also buy local products. Next door, you’ll also be able to have fun in The caves at PK163, once an underground limestone quarry, are now used to ferment the Amenities: All the the Parcabout Tree Park, a canopy adventure zone with a unique concept. much loved Crémant de Bourgogne or the cherry liqueur made from local cherries.