2016 Licence free hiring of Pénichettes® P 2 – 3 The art of river boating aboard a Pénichette® by Locaboat Holidays P 4 – 5 Float along in complete freedom with Locaboat Holidays P 6 – 7 The largest fleet of Pénichettes® in Europe

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Sailing wherever the water takes you, exploring the most beautiful landscapes P 10 – 27 in France and Europe, taking the time to live, learning to enjoy the countryside opening up before you, and visiting the living heritage all around. This is the P 10 – 13 , Loire and Nivernais manifold promise of a river cruise. P 14 – 15 Burgundy and P 16 – 19 Midi and Camargue To make the most of it, no licence or previous experience are required: after a P 20 – 21 South-West brief familiarisation course, you become the captain of your own wonderful boat. P 22 – 23 Lot Valley NEW P 24 – 25 and -Lorraine Builders and owners of the largest fleet of Pénichettes® in Europe, we are fully P 26 – 27 committed to the continuous improvement of quality. For you and so that your voyage is an experience to remember. P 28 – 31 GERMANY The quality of our fleet, first of all, with an annual inspection process that our Müritz, Mecklenburg and Brandenburg boats undergo, covering all aspects of upkeep, maintenance and comfort to guarantee your sailing pleasure. P 32 – 33 ITALY Venice Lagoon And then the quality of the welcome: at each of our bases, our ambassadors provide you with all of the technical and tourist information you need to make you stay aboard very special indeed. P 34 – 35 HOLLAND North and South Holland, Amsterdam Finally, surprising you with brand new destinations is also something close to our heart. This is why, this year, a new base has opened in Cahors, the starting point P 36 – 37 IRELAND for one of our most picturesque cruises on the Lot. Shannon and Erne

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P 1 Our holidays aboard a Pénichette® in the south of France will leave you and your family with some unforgettable memories! It was a restful holiday, which allowed us to truly unwind and spend some quality time with the children. W family, Denmark

THE ART OF RIVER BOATING ABOARD A PÉNICHETTE® BY LOCABOAT HOLIDAYS

OUR 25 DEPARTURE BASES A NEWMikolaj WAYki TO TRAVEL YOUR COMFORT FIRST AND FOREMOST Gdansk Shannon & Erne It was the end of the 1970s when Locaboat Holidays came up with We are proud to be able to offer our customers a fleet of Athlone - Killinure Point Mecklembourg the idea for a new kind of holiday and created the Pénichette®. 380 top quality boats. Untergöhren Mikolajki Dublin Gdansk Fürstenberg This boat model, designed specifically for river tourism, quickly Locaboat is, without the slightest doubt, the boating holiday Shannon & Erne Varsovie emerged as company that invests most each year in the maintenance, care AthloneIRLA - KillinureND Point the benchmark watercraft in terms of both its Mecklembourg HOLLAND Untergöhren POLANDoriginal design as well as its innovative technical features. and the comfort of its watercraft. Moreover, by introducing Dublin ENGLAND Ketzin Amsterdam Fürstenberg Brandebourg Varsovie Today, Locaboat Holidays is one of the European leaders prestigious Linssen models to our fleet we are pursuing the Loosdrecht IRLAND Berlin London HOLLAND POLAND in boating holidays. The renowned quality of our watercraft, same objective, which is to enhance the comfort of your ENGLAND Ketzin Amsterdam the expertise of our staff and the passion of the cultural heritage in stay on board. Our staff shares this passion: our colleagues, BELGIUM Brandebourg Loosdrecht the regions visited continue to underpin our company’s success. whom you will encounter at our bases, constantly strive for London GERMANY FRANCE availability, proximity and quality of reception. Let yourself BELGIUMArdennes Mikolajki Pont-à-Bar be advised by hand picked representatives: they know Gdansk Paris Lutzelbourg their region perfectly, its waterways, its touristic and cultural Shannon & Erne GERMANY FRANCE Alsace Lorraine Brittany Ardennes heritage and its best-loved places! Athlone - Killinure Point Pont-Joà-igBarny Mecklembourg St-Martin sur Oust Briare Untergöhren Paris Montbard Dublin LutzelbourgScey-sur-Saône Fürstenberg Burgundy Loire Nivernais Varsovie Brittany Nantes Alsace Lorraine Besançon Rennes Burgundy Saône A CRUISE AT YOUR OWN PACE IRLAND Berlin St-Martin sur Oust Briare St-Léger HOLLAND POLAND Montbard ENGLAND Ketzin Scey-sur-Saône SWISS Venice Lagoon In France or in Europe, enjoy the pleaures of navigation and Amsterdam Nantes Burgundy Loire Nivernais DompiBeserrançe on Brandebourg Corbigny Mâcon Loosdrecht Burgundy Saône Venice take it easy at last! On-board your boat, you are the captain. London St-Léger Lyon Chioggia Bordeaux SWISS Venice Lagoon You decide what you want to do, at your own pace, and Dompierre ITALY BELGIUM Lot ValleyMâcon discover amazing locations while on the move. Cahors Venice Chioggia Lyon It is this unique experience, combining adventure, GERMANY Bordeaux Agen Midi Camargue ITALY FRANCE South-WestLot Valley Toulouse Montpellier conviviality, freedom and serenity that we have to offer on Ardennes Valence Pont-à-Bar Cahors Negra Lattes sur-Baïse each of your stays. Paris Argens Lutzelbourg Agen Midi Camargue SPAIN South-West Alsace Lorraine Toulouse Montpellier Brittany Valence Negra Rennes Lattes Joigny sur-Baïse Argens St-Martin sur Oust Briare Montbard SPAIN Scey-sur-Saône Nantes Burgundy Loire Nivernais Besançon Corbigny Burgundy Saône P 3 St-Léger SWISS Venice Lagoon Dompierre Mâcon Venice Lyon Chioggia Bordeaux ITALY Lot Valley Cahors

Agen Midi Camargue South-West Toulouse Montpellier Valence Negra Lattes sur-Baïse Argens SPAIN The entire family loved it! Visits, hikes, swimming and picnics in the countryside set the tempo for our holiday. The children didn’t want to let go of their captain’s cap! L family,

Before your cruise, you can prepare your trip using the Captain’s Handbook, which will be sent to you at the time of your reservation; everything is included from how to access your base to the inventory for your boat.

SHARE SOME UNIQUE MOMENTS

Bicycle tours, golf courses, visits to historical sites, swimming, fishing, evenings at a festival, and so on. There FLOAT ALONG IN COMPLETE FREEDOM is no lack of activities throughout your journey! WITH LOCABOAT HOLIDAYS Many canals and rivers have been adapted for bicycle tourism. Take advantage of our rental bicycles (that can be easily stored on your ship’s deck). Depending on your mood, you can also CAPTAIN OF YOUR HOLIDAY stroll along the towpaths to get even closer to nature or take the

Renting a boat from Locaboat requires no licence or prior cross routes to visit a famous historical site, a typical village or experience of navigation. It’s as simple as that. a friendly inn. Practically everywhere in Europe, the canals, lakes and rivers offer

Climb aboard and follow the instructions of the technician on the opportunities to practice high-quality fishing. Our reception equipment operation, engine and cockpit. Once you’ve had the teams will provide you with information on the conditions for chance to assimilate the theory, you’ll be given a sailing lesson obtaining a local fishing permit. NEW IN 2016: by our technician to quickly familiarise you with your ship. ACTIVITIES IN BURGUNDY TO DISCOVER Depending on the time of year of your cruise, there are many AS YOU STEP OFF YOUR BOAT In order to make your new living space your own and to cultural events held in France and Europe. Treat yourself to Because the pleasure of sailing goes hand in hand with appreciate all the equipment, we recommend that you spend an evening or a whole day out, share rare and unexpected exploring regions and their heritage, we have joined the first night at your starting base. moments enjoying the authentic and exceptional character of forces with the Burgundian agency, Tours & Détours, to your destinations. Do not hesitate to ask our representatives offer you a selection of typical and food-loving activities The next morning, you’ll be able to set off on your cruise in a for the schedule of events. that will make your cruise unique. relaxed frame of mind. You will be the master onboard and will be able to calmly describe all the aspects of driving: manoeuvres, TEAMS ALWAYS THERE TO HELP YOU Exploring vineyards, visits to age-old Abbeys, guided stops and passage through locks. Our teams, who are fully dedicated to your reception, give cycling tours. But also cooking classes and treasure hunts. the word ‘‘service’’ a whole new meaning. There’s no shortage of things to do to keep young and old alike happy! At all our bases, you will be greeted by the often-multilingual hostesses and experienced technicians, who are passionate These activities are available from our bases at Saint- about river tourism. They will give you the information you Léger-sur-Dheune and Mâcon and can be reached on foot need for your trip’s, well, smooth sailing: The rental contract, from the canal. If necessary, laid-on transport is included the details of your journey, passage through the canal locks and from your boat. the ship’s dashboard file. You can also get your navigation guide map, if you have not done so already. If you have any questions, From 30 €/person don’t hesitate to ask! P 5 Just try the double helm to adopt it! THE LARGEST FLEET OF THE PÉNICHETTE ® FLYING BRIDGE® PÉNICHETTES IN EUROPE This is the most recent series of Pénichette®. The dual helm system- accessible both on the The Locaboat Holidays fleet is distinguished by its quality and consistency. The Pénichettes®, deck and inside the ship- is extremely pleasant Europas and Linssens are all very comfortable, easy to manoeuvre and perfectly adapted in any season. As with the other Pénichettes®, to river navigation without a licence. Depending on your tastes, your budget and the size of you can sail about in absolute safety. Perfectly your crew, you will find the Locaboat vessel that best suits you! suited for families and friends, it can host from 2 to 12 people depending on the model and the level of comfort required.

River cruising in lie-back- Cosy interior and and-enjoy mode exemplary handling THE EUROPA With its maritime and contemporary design, THE PÉNICHETTE ® this boat combines a spacious interior with CLASSIQUE the most advanced technology. The light wood This is the easiest boat to manoeuvre! furniture, dual helm system and teak rear deck, Its large opening sunroof, raised cockpit provide an outstandingly comfortable boat. and extensive sundeck retain the charm of You will appreciate the space and layout traditional sailing. It is perfect for couples, of these boats especially designed to offer families or small groups of friends. maximum comfort to a 2- to 6 people.

Premium version yachting

A large terrace to enjoy THE LINSSEN the great outdoors You will be delighted by the level of comfort and the quality of its finishes. Originating in THE PÉNICHETTE the Netherlands for all amateur boaters, this AFT-DECK® yacht represents one of the most beautiful standards in Europe. It offers great comfort for Very bright and well lit, this model has the 4 to 6 people with two spacious cabins, each special feature of a terrace extending from fitted with its own bathroom, and a bright the lounge towards the rear, protected from living space. The cockpit is located on the the sun by a canopy. Here you can enjoy a upper teak deck, protected by a bimini-top. meal or a drink well into the evening. It can The latest arrival in the Locaboat fleet, the accommodate 4 to 12 people, depending on Linssen Grand Sturdy® 34.9 completes our the model and the degree of comfort desired. premium offer.

P 7 TRAVEL ACCORDING Discover the most beautiful canals, rivers and lakes in Europe, with a selection of more than 200 river-cruise circuits. Whichever stay you choose, your cruise TO YOUR DESIRES will be dotted by villages, castles, wine cellars and remarkable historical sites. WITH LOCABOAT Can’t make up your mind? To help you, we have grouped all our river circuits FRANCE around a few major themes. HOLIDAYS

THE “HERITAGE THE “CULTURAL AND AND HISTORY” URBAN STOPOVER” CIRCUITS CIRCUITS

The rich heritage of the regions where you will Travelling on board a Pénichette® can also be travel is especially remarkable. Europe lies combined with a city trip. You can moor open to you and never tires of surprising you your craft in the heart of the most charming with its countries’ architectural and cultural towns or stay a stone’s throw away. It’s THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DESTINATIONS wonders. a privilege to be able “to park” under such original conditions. These urban stopovers will provide the opportunity to discover cities like Toulouse, Amsterdam, Berlin or Venice in a stress-free manner.

THE “SWIMMING” THE ”GASTRONOMY CIRCUITS AND OENOLOGY” CIRCUITS On the water and in the water: with your ® GERMANY HOLLAND Pénichette you will always find a good It is impossible to separate areas from their spot to dive in and to cool off. Whether, for culinary specialties and local vines. example, in the Mecklenburg Lake District Travelling in a Pénichette® is therefore an in Germany where the blueness of the water invitation to explore authentic terroir as you mingles with the unending sky or, in Poland, stop along the way. Unfamiliar flavours and in the pure waters of the Mazurian Lake fragrances will delight you in all the regions District, enjoying a breathtaking view over the that you visit. landscape. But also, in the Mediterranean Sea near the Rhône Canal or even on the Adriatic Coast in Italy. Alcohol abuse is dangerous for health, consume with moderation.

THE “GRANDEUR OF NATURE” CIRCUITS

Europe has a trove of unsuspected natural We selected our trip according to POLAND ITALY IRELAND treasures that you will marvel at from your the gourmet stops along the way. boat. France, Italy, Germany, Ireland, the A delight! Netherlands or Poland have some nice surprises in store for you in the heart of M family, Germany preserved natural areas and you will admire magnificent ever-changing landscapes.

P 9 The base in Joigny and its surrounding area alone are worth the trip, At the helm of my Pénichette® on the majestic Briare Aqueduct, with beautiful churches and carved timbered houses. I felt really lucky to be there.

Mr. and Mrs. A., Belgium Mr H, Germany

BURGUNDY AND NIVERNAIS LOIRE AND NIVERNAIS

BOURGOGNE - - NIVERNAIS NIVERNAIS LOIRE & NIVERNAIS LOIRE & LOING DEPARTURE BASES: JOIGNY, MONTBARD DEPARTURE BASE : CORBIGNY DEPARTURE BASE: DOMPIERRE-SUR-BESBRE DEPARTURE BASE: BRIARE

CANAL DE BOURGOGNE CANAL LATÉRAL À LA LOIRE, CANAL DU NIVERNAIS, CANAL DE BRIARE, DU LOING, CANAL DU NIVERNAIS, YONNE, SEINE CANAL DE ROANNE À DIGOIN AND CANAL DU CENTRE LATÉRAL À LA LOIRE

Draped in vineyards of the Côte Saint-Jacques, Joigny is rich in heritage and gastro- Originally conceived by Henri IV, the Canal du Dompierre is a gateway to manifold discoveries, all little more than a stone’s throw The Canal de Briare is the oldest canal in the nomy. Located at the crossroads of the Yonne and the Canal de Bourgogne, it is the Nivernais was finally built between 1783 and from the Loire. The banks are dotted with chateaux, abbeys and medieval villages. world. The spectacular locks at Rogny are no ideal starting point for touring the region. If you select the Canal de Bourgogne, 1842, and boasts some of the most glorious The magnificent Canal bridge of Digoin, where the Lateral Canal crosses the Loire longer in use but well worth visiting. You sail th you will navigate your way through a work of the 18 century. Dock near the canal scenery on the French waterways. Connecting takes you to the Canal du Centre, built in the 18th century to link Roanne to Chalon- through wooded region interspersed with lakes: bridge at Saint-Florentin and admire the stained glass windows of its beautiful church. the Seine to the Loire basins, whose basins are sur-Saône. Digoin and Paray-le-Monial with a magnificent basilica, exemplary for la . To the North of the town of Briare, At , the is lined with old houses and supplies its inhabitants Tonnerre bank of the Dionne very different from one another. From Corbigny Cluniac architecture, are worth a visit. This place of pilgrimage is also an important the Canal du Loing will lead you to the centre with water. Magnificent Renaissance castles pop up along your cruise, such as those at milestone on the Way of St. James, (the Road to Santiago de Compostela). of Montargis, where the canal follows waterside south to , its old city centre is still ringed and at Ancy-le-Franc . Further away, at Montbard, where the Locaboat base is The Canal de Roanne à Digoin leads to Roanne,a synonymous with gastronomy streets lined with half-timbered houses. You then with walls, the descent to the Loire winds located, you will have the opportunity to get better acquainted with the naturalist Buffon, all over France, but famous for pottery and ceramic too. This passage leads through sail towards Nemours, its waters well stocked through rich meadows grazed by the famous here in his hometown. The splendid Abbey of Fontenay, nestling in the hollow of a splendid areas near the Loire. with fish, then Ferrières, Château-Landon and white Nivernais cattle. A set of 16 locks leads small valley, is accessible by bicycle. Before approaching Pouilly-en-Auxois, pass through Moret-sur-Loing, which brings you into the heart to the three successive tunnels at La Colancelle the impressive tunnel at Pouilly and then, from Châteauneuf, the charming hills will lead You will then come upon the Brionnais region, whose landscape is characterised by of the Gâtinais region. in a rural setting. The with you to Dijon. The city of Gustave Eiffel is one of the culinary capitals of Burgundy. Etang de Baye numerous Romanic churches. In Iguerande, Anzy-le-Duc, Marcigny or in the Abbey Travelling south from Briare the Canal Latéral its watersports centres lies right alongside of Charlieu you can find remarkable architecture and sculptures. In the quality à la Loire, the impressive Canal bridge of On leaving Joigny in the opposite direction, the meanders of the river Yonne lead you the canal. From Corbigny north to , small-scale oil mill of Iguerande nut, hazelnut and sunflower oil are produced and Briare, work of the engineer Eiffel, will take you between the landscapes of the wooded countryside of Puisaye and the Forest of Othe. on the other hand, with its churches dominating delivered to the finest restaurants in France. In Decize, the lateral Canal meets the over the Loire and lead you towards Sancerre The river reveals its heights strewn with farms and apple trees and brings you to the waterfront, the descent towards the Seine Loire, and river swimming is a treat. Salmon and shad swim up here from the distant and Apremont-sur-Allier with its fine Chateau Villeneuve-sur-Yonne and , dominated by the glorious cathedral of Saint-Etienne. follows the valley of the Yonne, and sometimes sea to spawn. Take the Southern part of the Canal du Nivernais and cruise through gardens, La Charité-sur-Loire and with Going back up the river Yonne, you come to Auxerre, which owes its prosperity to its uses its riverbed, through woods and forests ravishing countryside to the secret heart of the Morvan, or visit Nevers, steeped its rich heritage of the Dukes of Nevers. traditional vineyards on the hillsides of Chabli and the Auxerrois. Then comes small and large. The prosperous little wine- in history. Crossing high above the Allier river on the canal bridge of the Guétin, Between Nivernais and Berry the region prides the . The wine villages spread out before you, such as St. Bris or Canal du Nivernais producing village of Tannay boasts panoramic you will enjoy a magnificent panorama across many famous vineyards to lovely itself on its famous produce, such as the white Irancy, huddled between vineyards and cherry orchards. villages such as and . (a famous views over the Morvan hills. Sancerre St-Satur wines of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé white wine) which you savour with a little goat’s

JOIGNY MONTBARD cheese, “bouchon” or “Crottin de Chavignol”.

Paris Orly > 150 km Paris Orly > 230 km, Dijon > 85 km Paris Orly > 250 km Lyon > 197 km Paris Orly > 145 km Joigny > 1 km, Laroche > 9 km Montbard > 1 km Corbigny > 4 km, Clamecy > 30 km Le Creusot TGV > 87 km + Dompierre Sept Fons Briare Joigny > A6 Bierre-le-Sémur A6 > 25 km > A6, E15, E60 Dompierre > A62 Briare > A77, exit 20

P 11 BURGUNDY - YONNE - NIVERNAIS Marcilly- sur-Seine ON THE MYSTICAL THE CASTLE MYSTERIES AND LUXURIOUS GREENERY, ne CANAL CRUISE GOOD CHEESES SECRET HALTING PLACES Sei

1 WEEK 5h30/day 10/11 DAYS 5h15/day 2 WEEKS 5h/day 1 WEEK 4h45/day Château de Nogent-sur-Seine Fontainebleau 166 km 222 km 246 km 128 km 68 locks 98 locks 134 locks 62 locks Moret-sur-Loing One-way Montereau- Out and Back Out and Back ITINERARY: ITINERARY: Out and Back ITINERARY: ITINERARY*: Fault-Yonne Joigny > Tonnerre > Tanlay > Joigny > Tanlay > Ancy-le-Franc > Joigny > St-Florentin > Ancy-le-Franc > Joigny > Auxerre > > Nemours Ancy-le-Franc > Joigny Montbard > Joigny Montbard > Vénarey > Joigny Clamecy > Corbigny Sens Cathédrale de Sens RIVERS, WINE, GOTHIC EXCEPTIONAL TOWNS MARVELS AN OPENING IN THE THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE GREEN FOR GARGANTUA NATURALIST BUFFON Château Landon 1 WEEK 5h30/day 10/11 DAYS 4h15/day 2 WEEKS 5h/day 10/11 DAYS 4h/day Canal du 154 km 256 km Loing 212 km 227 km JOIGNY Saint-Florentin 68 locks 48 locks Montargis 236 locks 84 locks Yonne One-way Out and Back ITINERARY: Out and Back ITINERARY:

Out and Back Laroche-Migennes Joigny > Auxerre > Vermenton > Joigny > VIlleneuve > Sens > Bray > ITINERARY: ITINERARY*: Canal de Châtel-Censoir > Joigny Nogent-sur-Seine > Joigny Montbard > Pouilly-en-Auxois > Joigny > Sens > Auxerre > Tanlay > Tonnerre Châteauneuf Dijon Montbard Ancy-le-Franc Montbard Briare > > > Châtillon-Coligny Tanlay THE CANAL, LIKE AN WATER DIVIDE AND Hôtel-Dieu Château de Tanlay ALLEY TO THE CASTLES FORTIFIED CASTLE Château de AUXERRE THE GREAT LOOP FROM CASTLE Rogny Château d’Ancy-le-Franc OF GOURMETS TO CASTLE La Bussière Rogny-les 1 WEEK 4h/day 10/11 DAYS 5h/day -Sept-Écluses 115 km 3 WEEKS 5h15/day 2 WEEKS 4h45/day BRIARE Château de Vincelles 142 km Abbaye de Fontenay Pont-canal de Briare Saint-Fargeau Vermenton 62 locks 166 locks 553 km 233 km Forges de Buffon MONTBARD Out and Back ITINERARY: Out and Back ITINERARY: 214 locks 195 locks Châtillon-

Montbard Pouilly-en-Auxois One-way Montbard > Ancy-le-Franc > Tanlay > sur-Loire Château de > Châteauneuf > Pont d’Ouche ITINERARY: ITINERARY*: Guédélon Châtel-Censoir > Tonnerre > Montbard Montbard Joigny > Sens > Montereau > Moret > Joigny > Tanlay > Ancy-le-Franc > Out and Back Canal de Bourgogne Montargis > Briare > Sancerre > Nevers > Venarey > Pouilly-en-Auxois > Saint Satur Clamecy ACROSS A NAVE > Decize > Châtillon > Baye > Corbigny > Châteauneuf > Montbard Basilique de Vézelay THE AUXOIS FOR VEZELAY Clamecy > Auxerre > Joigny Cosne- This cruise is also possible starting Canal latéral Cours-sur-Loire Canal du Nivernais 1 WEEK 6h30/day 10/11 DAYS 4h45/day from Corbigny, Briare or Dompierre. FROM BURGUNDY à la Loire Tannay TO THE LOIRE DIJON 122 km 194 km CANAL OF BOURGOGNE : Sancerre Château de THE ROOF OF THE WORLD 144 locks 86 locks 2 WEEKS 5h/day Pouilly-en-Auxois Commarin Pouilly sur Loire CORBIGNY Out and Back ITINERARY: Out and Back ITINERARY: 1 WEEK 3h30/day 379 km La Charité-sur-Loire Montbard Venarey Pouilly-en- Joigny Auxerre Châtel-Censoir > > > > 111 km 105 locks Étang Auxois > Châteauneuf > Montbard > Clamecy > Joigny La Collancelle Châteauneuf- de Baye en-Auxois 52 locks One-way 1 canal bridge Pont d’Ouche Clos Vougeot One-way Marseilles-les-Aubigny Saint-Jean-de-Losne LOIRE & NIVERNAIS ITINERARY*: ITINERARY*: Châtillon-en-Bazois Joigny > Tanlay > Ancy-le-Franc > Joigny > Briare > Sancerre > Nevers > Hospice de PILGRIMAGE PLENITUDE AND A Montbard Decize > Dompierre Beaune Beaune NEVERS Château AND GASTRONOMY FISHING PARADISE Pont-canal de Meursault du Guétin Panneçot Saône 1 WEEK 4h45/day 1 WEEK 4h15/day Château LOIRE & LOING d’Apremont 189 km 122 km Cercy- Fleury-sur-Loire La-Tour Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune 38 locks 63 locks TWO BEAUTIFUL RIVER LAKES AND HISTORICAL Decize Château de la Verrerie

One-way BANKS BUT SO DIFFERENT TOWNS Out and Back Le Creusot Chalon- ITINERARY: ITINERARY*: Gannay-s-Loire sur-Saône Dompierre > Digoin > Paray-le- Dompierre > Decize > Cercy > 1 WEEK 4h45/day 10/11 DAYS 3h30/day Monial > Roanne > Dompierre Châtillon > Corbigny Canal latéral à la Loire 154 km 170 km THE MAJESTIC LOIRE 30 locks 92 locks Montceau- VINEYARDS AND IM- les-Mines PRESSIONIST LANDSCAPE Out and Back ITINERARY: Out and Back ITINERARY: 1 WEEK 5h/day Briare > Châtillon-sur-Loire > Briare > Rogny > Châtillon-Coligny> DOMPIERRE-SUR-BESBRE St-Satur > Sancerre > Marseilles- Montargis > Nemours > Briare 170 km 2 WEEKS 4h30/day Canal du Centre les-Aubigny > Briare Digoin NIVERNAIS Basilique du Sacré-Cœur 58 locks 280 km MASTERPIECES OF ART EARTHENWARE, PALACES Out and Back ITINERARY: 101 locks AND RURAL SIGHTS AND GREEN GRAZING ANCIENT CITIES AND Paray- Dompierre > Decize > Cercy > LAND THE ETERNAL HILL Canal de 2 canal bridges le-Monial Châtillon-en-Bazois > Dompierre Roanne Aller S imple 1 WEEK 4h45/day 2 WEEKS 4h/day ITINERARY*: 1 WEEK 4h15/day à Digoin FROM ONE CANAL Dompierre > Digoin > Decize > Nevers 104 km 270 km Marigny BRIDGE TO ANOTHER > Sancerre > Cosne-sur-Loire > Rogny > 108 km Montargis > Briare 62 locks 56 locks 62 locks 2 WEEKS 5h/day Iguerande Out and Back ITINERARY: Out and Back ITINERARY:

Out and Back ITINERARY: 356 km INTEGRAL Briare > Rogny > Châtillon-Coligny > Briare > Châtillon-sur-Loire > Briennon Corbigny > Tannay > Clamecy NIVERNAIS Montargis > Briare St-Satur > Nevers > Decize > Briare 70 locks > Châtel-Censoir > Corbigny

Out and Back ITINERARY : 2 WEEKS 4h30/day Dompierre > Decize > Nevers > A DIVE ROANNE 260 km INTO NATURE GOOD WINES, BETWEEN POUILLY-FUMÉ Sancerre > Briare > Dompierre BEAUTIFUL VILLAGES AND SANCERRE 129 locks 10/11 DAYS 5h/day

THE PLEASURES OF WATER One-way 10/11 DAYS 4h15/day 2 WEEKS 6h/day AND WINE, ART VILLAGES ITINERARY*: Locks are open every day Dompierre > Decize > Châtillon-en- 206 km 158 km 340 km except 1st May, 14th July 1 WEEK 4h30/day Bazois > La Collancelle > Clamecy 38 locks Auxerre > Joigny 92 locks 168 locks and 1st November. Locks 176 km ITINERARY: ITINERARY: ITINERARY: are open every day on the Out and Back Briare > Châtillon-sur-Loire > St-Satur Out and Back Out and Back

One-way 33 locks Marseille-les-Aubigny > Nevers > Corbigny > Tannay > Clamecy Corbigny > Châtillon > Decize Canal de Roanne à Digoin. ITINERARY*: Briare > Coulanges > Vermenton > Nevers > Sancerre > Corbigny Dompierre > Decize > Nevers > > Corbigny Sancerre > Cosne-sur-Loire > Briare *These cruises operate in either direction.

P 13 ÉPINAL Sailing amid the most famous vineyards of the world, it’s something Bains-les-Bains we’d long dreamed of. We didn’t regret going on the voyage! Flogny-la-Chapelle Fontenoy- le-Château Corre SAÔNE & FRANCHE-COMTÉ Mr. and Mrs. S., New Zealand Château de Tanlay Hôtel-Dieu Langres STRONG SENSATIONS Souterrain de Balesmes Château d’Ancy-le-Franc IN WILD SCENERY

Villegusien-le-Lac 1 WEEK 4h30/day Abbaye de Fontenay SCEY-SUR-SAÔNE Port-sur-Saône 138 km Forges de Buffon Montbard Vesoul 36 locks Venarey- Canal de Bourgogne les-Laumes Seveux e Out and Back ITINERARY: n Savoyeux ô Scey-sur-Saône > Port-sur-Saône Saint Thibault a > Corre > Fontenoy > Scey-sur-Saône S Gray

DIJON FROM CASTLES TO Château de THE LOVELY SAÔNE Commarin BESANÇON Souterrain de Pouilly Canal du 1 WEEK 5h/day Châteauneuf-en-Auxois CitadelleRhône au Rhin 202 km Clos Vougeot Saint-Jean-de-Losne Dole 26 locks oubs Hospice de D

Out and Back ITINERARY: Beaune St Symphorien Scey-sur-Saône > Gray > Pontailler > Château Seurre Santenay de Meursault Auxonne > Scey-sur-Saône Chagny ST-LÉGER-SUR-DHEUNE -sur-le-Doubs THE MOST LOVELY Château de la Verrerie MEANDRES IN FRANCE Le Creusot Chalon- BURGUNDY & SAÔNE sur-Saône 10/11 DAYS 5h/day Blanzy 266 km Montceau- Louhans les-Mines Saint-Philibert le 46 locks Tournus Seil BURGUNDY & BRESSE SAÔNE– SAÔNE & FRANCHE-COMTÉ Cuisery Out and Back ITINERARY: Digoin Scey-sur-Saône > Gray > Auxonne > DEPARTURE BASE: SAINT-LÉGER-SUR- DEPARTURE BASE: MÂCON DEPARTURE BASES: SCEY-SUR-SAÔNE, Canal du Centre Basilique du Sacré-Cœur Dôle > Scey-sur-Saône DHEUNE BESANÇON Paray- BURGUNDY & BRESSE SAÔNE, SEILLE le-Monial Pont-de-Vaux CANAL DU CENTRE, SAÔNE, SEILLE PETITE SAÔNE, SAÔNE, MÂCON OLD STONES, GRANDEUR AND A Our base in Mâcon is the ideal departure point GREAT VINTAGE SPLENDID CITADEL CANAL DES VOSGES, DOUBS Chambilly e n The base at St-Léger is ideally located and the for a cruise on the Saône and the Seille. ô 1 WEEK 5h/day 2 WEEKS 5h30/day The Petite Saône is one of the most beautiful Canal de a gourmets among you will not be disappointed! Where you can explore its multicoloured S 168 km 368 km rivers in France, with few locks and lots of places Roanne While drifting down the Canal du Centre, you façades, its lively pedestrianised streets, its great à Digoin 36 locks 86 locks to swim. Villages with stone houses are strewn ITINERARY: Out and Back bask among the most prestigious vineyards wines and its gourmet specialities. Out and Back ITINERARY: along the picturesque stopping points, such ROANNE St-Léger > Chagny > Chalon-sur- Scey-sur-Saône > Gray > Dôle > Saône > Tournus > Pont de Vaux > of Burgundy (The Côte de Beaune and The Saône is one of the most beautiful rivers Villefranche-sur-Saône Besançon > Scey-sur-Saône as Port-sur-Saône, Ray-sur-Saône and, towards St-Léger Côte Chalonnaise). Along the Dheune valley, in France. Going upstream to the north, do not Locks are open every day th the South, Auxonne. Many specialties await TUILERIES, ROMANIC ALL THE ATTRACTIONS Mercurey, Santenay, where the 13 century miss the detour on the small canal that leads st th ART, ART NOUVEAU CLOSE BY you there, including morel dishes in particular. except 1 May, 14 July and church of St-Jean-de-Narosse dominates the you to Pont de Vaux in the Pierres Dorées 1st November. Locks are open The river Saône is also a paradise for fishermen, LYON 1 WEEK 5h15/day 2 WEEKS 5h15/day vineyards, Montrachet, with its celebrated , a true gem with its loam houses. on the 14th July on the Petite district 138 km 506 km th with its pike and perch. To the north, Saône between Soing and white wines and Rully, with its 12 century Then, visit Tournus and its Romanesque abbey. 42 locks the Canal des Vosges passes through the forest Corre. Locks open every day on 84 locks Out and Back castle, produce famous vintages. Further south, And you must at least choose to navigate on the Seille. Out and Back ITINERARY: ITINERARY: to Fontenoy-le-Chateau and Épinal, famous for St-Léger > Monceau-les-Mines > Scey-sur-Saône > Gray > Seurre > the Saône and the Seille promise yet more up the Seille to Louhans, ranked as the Paray-le-Monial > St-Léger its images. The Rhône-Rhine Canal takes you SAÔNE-LYONNAIS Tournus > Louhans > Scey-sur-Saône discoveries and the opportunity for bathing “most beautiful detour in France” and to the foothills of the Jura. Between Dôle and THE SUROUNDING BEAUTY CANALS AND RIVERS SPECTACULAR in their warm waters. If you wish, you can head an “outstanding culinary site” because of its GIVES YOU AN APPETITE FOR EPICUREANS THE VALLEYS Besançon, the river Doubs has been canalised OF PLENTY HILLS south towards Tournus and Mâcon, whose famous Bresse poultry. From Mâcon, heading 1 WEEK 5h/day 1 WEEK 4h/day 1 WEEK and passes between spectacular cliffs. 10/11 DAYS 5h/day 5h/day architectural heritage evokes the feeling of South, the river Saône leads you through the 196 km 173 km The arrival in the citadel of Besançon is splendid 190 km 184 km the South. Returning back up the Saône, you , to Lyon where you will Dombes, a land of lakes 12 locks 25 locks 43 locks One-way 36 locks and is preceded by either a complete loop One-way

navigate through a landscape of pastures where Out and Back ITINERARY: ITINERARY*: make your entry between the hills of Fourvière ITINERARY*:

Out and Back ITINERARY: of the river Doubs or by a 394 m tunnel, which Mâcon > Cuisery > Louhans > Saint-Léger > Santenay > Chagny St-Léger > Chagny > Chalon-sur- Scey-sur-Saône > Gray one of the most beautiful stopping points is and the Croix-Rousse, with the picturesque La Truchère > Chalon-sur-Saône > > Chalon-sur-Saône > Tournus > Saône > Verdun-sur-le-Doubs > > Auxonne > Dôle > Besançon passes underneath Vauban’s construction. Tournus > Mâcon Louhans > La Truchère > Mâcon Verdun-sur-le-Doubs, situated on an island Barbe island. Then, you will be welcomed St Jean-de-Losne > St-Léger THE GREAT STAGES THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE at the meeting of the Doubs and the Saône. by the beautiful neighbourhoods of old Lyon. A FEASTING BATHING AND MOUTH OF GASTRONOMY OF BURGUNDY WATERING FOOD You can follow the course of the Doubs River Lose yourself among the “Traboule” buildings SCEY-SUR-SAÔNE PASSAGE 1 WEEK 4h/day 2 WEEKS 4h/day 2 WEEKS 4h45/day for around 10 km up to Pontoux, and don’t miss and get a table at a ”Bouchon“ restaurant. Bâle > 130 km 2 WEEKS 5h/day 163 km 336 km 334 km 315 km St-Symphorien and Seurre with its Eco-museum Vesoul > 20 km 5 locks 35 locks 94 locks 101 locks installed in a lovely house. One-way Besançon > A36 - E60 ITINERARY: ITINERARY*: One-way ITINERARY*:

Out and Back ITINERARY: Mâcon > Jassans Riottier > Lyon > Saint-Léger > Santenay > Chagny Out and Back Scey-sur-Saône > Gray > Auxonne > BESANÇON Tournus > Port d’Arciat > Mâcon > Chalon-sur-Saône > Tournus > St-Léger > Chagny > Chalon-sur- Saône > Seurre > Dôle > Dôle > Beaume-les-Dames > Lyon > 166 km Lyon > 137 km Louhans > La Truchère > Macon > L’Isle-sur-le-Doubs > Besançon Bâle Mulhouse > 150 km Lyon > Mâcon Besançon > St-Léger Le Creusot-Monceau > 17 km Mâcon > 47 km, Tournus 8 km Besançon > 1 km *These cruises operate in either direction. Chalon-sur-Saône Nord > 20 km, A6 Tournus > 11 km, A6 Besançon > 6 km, A36 - E60-N57 P 15 I absolutely recommend the picturesque village of Puichéric! If you love Watching the pink flamingos at dawn from the deck of the Pénichette® old stones buildings, you will most certainly feel right at home here! is a unique sight! Mr and Mrs T, Australia Mr. and Mrs. P., France

CANAL DU MIDI CAMARGUE

MIDI LAURAGAIS MIDI MINERVOIS CAMARGUE DEPARTURE BASE: NÉGRA DEPARTURE BASE : ARGENS DEPARTURE BASE : LATTES CANAL DU RHÔNE À SÈTE, THE LEZ RIVER, CANAL DU MIDI, CANAL DU MIDI, THE THAU BASSIN, CANAL DU MIDI, PETIT CANAL LATÉRAL À LA GARONNE BASSIN DE THAU RHÔNE The Canal du Midi, along Casting off from Négra, between From Argens, the Canal du Midi meanders Taking the Canal Rhône à Sète From Cap d’Agde to the Camargue, only a thin strip with the Canal latéral à la Castelnaudary and Toulouse, the Canal through a typically Mediterranean landscape: from Lattes towards Aigues- of white sand separates the Mediterranean Sea Garonne make up over 500 km du Midi allows you to travel three centuries vineyards, cypresses, pine trees and Mortes, you enter the wild from the canals and lagoons that you sail through. of waterways and allow for back in time. Sailing west the greenery-lined a plethora of flowers scent the air against and seductive landscape of From Lattes, just outside Montpellier, enjoy going waterway with its century-old plane tree the background of chirping grasshoppers sailing throughout most of the Petite Camargue. Following for a dip by Palavas-les-Flots. Where sand and sea colonnade will take you all the way to and cicadas. Under the shade of great meet stands the Cathedral of Maguelonne, while in southern France. Aside from the Mediterranean coast Toulouse. La Ville Rose or Pink City, as it plane trees, you’ll make the acquaintance the seaport of Sète canals crisscross the picturesque medieval cities, Cathar towns, by canal, you can enjoy one of is known, with the Garonne river running of a rich regional cuisine of succulent old town. On the Bassin de Thau you follow chateaux and abbeys dotting the finest wildlife spectacles through it possesses exceptional cultural, dishes and magnificent wines. Splendidly the canal through the middle of oyster beds to arrive the landscape along your anywhere; pink flamingos, historic and artistic heritage. Admiring restored by Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century, in Agde, originally founded by the ancient Greeks. cruise, you should know that herons, European bee-eaters on the city’s beautiful timbered houses in Carcassonne is now a UNESCO World From Lattes you can head instead along the Canal the journey itself is considered the old town is a delight. To the east of Heritage Site. The 52 turrets and double the one hand, herds of half-wild du Rhône à Sète: proudly rising above the lagoons a masterpiece due to the Négra, enjoy traditional dishes such as ring of walls of the largest medieval fortress horses and bulls on the other, and salt flats of the Midi is the fortified town succession priceless works of cassoulet, foie gras, confit (preserved in Europe proudly overlook the new town freely co-existing. of Aigues-Mortes, founded in 1240 by St Louis. In art and architecture to be found meats) that will surely decorate the halls below. Narbonne was once the largest city the Petite Camargue you can visit the typical fishing along the way. The Canal du of your travel lore before moving on to in Roman Gaul; in the centre of the town village of Le Grau du Roi, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Midi, declared a UNESCO World Carcassonne. Its ramparts boat a view of the Archbishops’ Palace and the Cathedral the splendid abbey church of St-Gilles and Beaucaire Heritage Site. This architectural the envrions that is simply breathtaking. make up a remarkable architectural with its great keep looking down on a maze of wonder, created by Pierre-Paul ensemble. At Béziers the Gothic cathedral medieval alleys. Riquet was described by Vauban of St. Nazaire towers over the hometown of Pierre Paul Riquet. as “the noblest undertaking of this sort ever attempted”.

Toulouse > 39 km, Carcassone > 67 km Béziers > 60 km, Carcassonne > 50 km Montpellier > 5 km Montpellier > 120 km, Toulouse > 140 km Toulouse Matabiau > 41 km + Villenouvelle > 1 km Montpellier > 7 km Montpellier + Lezignan Corbières > 5 km Villefranche - Lauragais > A61 - E80 Palavas-les-Flots > 3 km, A9-D986 Lezignan Corbières > 9 km, A61-E80

P 17 MIDI LAURAGAIS MIDI MINERVOIS

VINEYARDS, SCRUBLAND FORTRESS AND GASTRONOMY AND SEA THE INTEGRAL AND FORTIFIED CASTLES MIDDLE AGES BATHING SOUTH

1 WEEK 5h/day 1 WEEK 3h30/day 10/11 DAYS 4h/day 3 WEEKS 4h30/day 144 km 92 km 200 km 396 km THE CANAL DU MIDI HAS BEEN NAMED AS A ‘‘WORLD HERITAGE SITE’’. 56 locks 34 locks 54 locks 116 locks WITH THIS MARVEL OF 17TH CENTURY CIVIL ENGINEERING, UNESCO HAS ITINERARY: Out and Back Out and Back ITINERARY: ITINERARY: Out and Back ITINERARY: Out and Back Argens > Carcassonne Négra > Castelnaudary Argens > Puichéric > Trèbes Argens > Narbonne > Béziers FOR THE FIRST TIME NOMINATED A MONUMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY. > Castelnaudary > Négra > Argens > > Carcassonne > Négra > Carcassonne > Argens > Agde > Marseillan > Argens Béziers > Agde > Argens

THE CAPITOL AND THE ANTIQUE VINEYARDS AND THE MARITIME ROMAN TREASURES CITIES ‘‘PINK TOWN’’ OUTING

1 WEEK 4h/day 1 WEEK 4h/day 2 WEEKS 4h45/day 1 WEEK 4h/day 152 km 151 km 291 km 185 km 40 locks 40 locks 102 locks 17 locks One-way Out and Back Out and Back ITINERARY: ITINERARY: Out and Back ITINERARY: ITINERARY*: Négra > Toulouse Argens > Le Somail > Narbonne Argens > Carcassonne > Argens > Le Somail > Sète > > Montech > Négra > Béziers > Argens Castelnaudary > Toulouse > Argens Frontignan > Aigues-Mortes > Lattes

CATHARES CASSOULET AND IN THE SHADE OF THE COUNTRY OLD CITIES PARASOL PINE TREES

1 WEEK 4h30/day 10/11 DAYS 4h30/day 2 WEEKS 4h/day

118 km 134 km 288 km 45 locks 66 locks 56 locks One-way ITINERARY*: Out and Back ITINERARY: Out and Back ITINERARY: Négra > Castelnaudary Argens > Trèbes > Carcassonne > Argens > Narbonne > Béziers > > Carcassonne > Argens Castelnaudary > Argens Bouzigues > Lattes > Argens

CAMARGUE

SUN, SEA BETWEEN AND CICADAS TWO SEAS

1 WEEK 4h/day 2 WEEKS 4h/day

108 km 316 km 8 locks 34 locks

Out and Back ITINERARY: ITINERARY: Out and Back Lattes > Bouzigues > Marseillan Lattes > Aigues-Mortes > > Agde > Lattes Bouzigues > Marseillan > Agde > Béziers > Argens > Lattes

TYPICAL THE SUNSHINE OF CAMARGUE CITIES C 1 WEEK 3h30/day 10/11 DAYS 3h30/day a n Pont du Gard e a n l ô 186 km 202 km h Subject to R navigability d Beaucaire 4 locks 39 locks e One-way

Out and Back ITINERARY: ITINERARY*: G CAMARGUE Lattes > Aigues-Mortes > Beaucaire > Lattes > Aigues-Mortes > a St-Gilles Fourques (Arles) > Mas des Baumelles Frontignan > Sète > Béziers r e Arles o Gallician ôn (Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer) > Lattes > Narbonne > Argens n h n TOULOUSE LATTES R

e - t OYSTERS, PICPOUL FROM THE SEA TO CANAL DU MIDI MONTPELLIER Aigues- ti AND SEA BATHING CATHARES COUNTRY e Camargue Le Grau- Mortes P Montesquieu L. Frontignan du-Roi 10/11 DAYS 3h30/day 2 WEEKS 4h30/day NÉGRA Saint- Les Saintes-Maries- 202 km 300 km Ferréol Écluses de Bouzigues de-la-Mer Fonserannes Marseillan Sète Naurouze Castelnaudary ARGENSCapestang Béziers 16 locks 62 locks Étang de Thau

One-way C Agde ITINERARY: ITINERARY*: Le Somail Out and Back an Bram Trèbes Lattes > Aigues-Mortes > Lattes > Aigues-Mortes > Frontignan > al Carcassonne Ventenac Bouzigues > Agde > Béziers Sète > Béziers > Carcassonne La Cité Puichéric NarbonneNarbonne du > Lattes > Castelnaudary > Négra M Abbaye de idi Abbaye de Fontfroide Lagrasse *These cruises operate in either direction. Canal de Locks are open every la Robine Port-la-Nouvelle day except 1st May on the Canal du Midi. Open in Camargue.

P 19 G a r o n What a delight to explore and its pretty villages by waterway! n And we also enjoyed tasting the local gourmet specialities at each e port of call! Castets- en-Dorthe Marmande Fumel Villeneuve- Mr. and Mrs. D., Switzerland Casseneuil sur-Lot Le Mas-d’Agenais Castelmoron Trenels Lo t Penne d’Agenais Aiguillon Buzet-sur-Baïse Pont-canal de la Garonne Vianne AGEN C anal Nérac de Moissac Valence- Moncrabeau d’Agen Montauban B Castelsarrasin Condom a

ï s Montech Embranchement de Montech e G a VALENCE-SUR-BAÏSE r o n Grisolles n SOUTH-WEST e

TOULOUSE GASCOGNE, LOT AVAL, BAÏSE, TARN Église de AGEN Saint-Sernin DEPARTURE BASES: AGEN, VALENCE SUR BAÏSE

Agen > 5 km, Toulouse > 115 km CANAL LATÉRAL À LA GARONNE, LOT Agen TGV > 1 km AVAL, BAÏSE, TARN Montesquieu Lauragais Agen > A62 - E72 Négra This region boasts 300 km of navigable water- of Cistercian art, before reaching the end of Canal du Midi ways, covering five very varied rivers and canals, your cruise on the Baïse in Valence-sur-Baïse. VALENCE S/ BAÏSE all rich in history. As well as contrasting land- Agen > 50 km scapes and a wealth of monuments, the region’s The delightful Lot Valley on the downstream GASCOGNE,GASCOGNE, LOT, LOT, BAÏSE, BAÏSE, TARN TARN

Agen TGV > 50 km reputation for fine food and wine adds to section offers you an 80-km trip of immense THE MUSKETEERS MAGNIFICENT SCENERY ‘‘BON APPÉTIT FROM ART CRUISE AND MEDIEVAL VILLAGES GENTLEMEN!’’ TO ARMAGNAC A624 - N124 - D930 the delights of a cruise here. There are several richness. Spectacular scenery combines with remarkable structures to be seen, including medieval villages like Clairac and Castelmoron, 1 WEEK 4h45/day 10/11 DAYS 3h/day 2 WEEKS 5h30/day 1 WEEK 2h30/day 171 km the great 549 meters long canal bridge at Agen with superb half-timbered houses. Casseneuil 174 km 371 km 85 km 36 locks 30 locks 94 locks 28 locks

with its 23 arches. It is now possible to sail to is a miniature Venice, and you shouldn’t miss its One-way ITINERARY: ITINERARY: Out and Back ITINERARY: Out and Back Out and Back ITINERARY*: Montauban, too. At Moissac do not miss the church with splendid wall paintings. Villeneuve- Agen > Buzet > Mas-d’Agenais > Agen > Buzet > La Garonne > Agen > Buzet > Valence-sur- Agen > Vianne > Nérac Aiguillon > Villeneuve-sur-Lot > Baïse Castets-en-Dorthe th Castets-en-Dorthe > Agen > > > Condom > Valence-sur-Baïse 11 century abbey, a treasure of medieval art. sur-Lot and Penne-d’Agenais are good examples Agen Moissac > Agen Then, why not take the canal lock down into of the region’s rich history and traditions. IN GOOD KING HENRY’S THE PINK TOWNS AND THE TWO-RIVER TREASURES AND MIDDLE the River Tarn to sail as far as St-Nicholas de COUNTRY ROMAN MONASTERIES CRUISE AGES FEASTS

la Grave, 12 km of outstanding natural beauty. 1 WEEK 4h30/day 10/11 DAYS 4h45/day 2 WEEKS 4h/day 1 WEEK 4h30/day 128 km 225 km 288 km 127 km Sailing down the Baïse, you wind your way 44 locks 74 locks 68 locks 36 locks One-way ITINERARY*: through 65 km of lush and intimate countryside. Out and Back ITINERARY: Out and Back ITINERARY: ITINERARY: Agen > Mas-d’Agenais Agen > Buzet > Vianne > Nérac > Agen > Moissac > Montech > Out and Back Agen > Buzet > Valence-sur- > Vianne > Nérac > Condom > From the river, discover fortified towns, gentle Moncrabeau > Agen Montauban > Toulouse > Agen Baïse > La Garonne > Aiguillon > Valence-sur-Baïse hills and flowery meadows, and do some gentle Villeneuve-sur-Lot > Agen BASTIDES, ROMAN THE GASCON THE GASCON ARCHITECTURE AND THE angling along the way. Towns you can visit include GOOD LIFE EPIC In Spring and towards the end of October «PINK TOWN» Vianne, Lavardac and Nérac, seat of the Albret there exists a risk of flooding on the rivers Baïse, 1 WEEK 4h30/day 10/11 DAYS 4h/day 2 WEEKS 3h/day family. Looking out from the Château of Henri IV, Lot and Garonne (but not on the Canal Lateral a la Garonne). The locks on the canal are semi- 128 km 212 km 231 km the quayside with its old workshops converted automatic and are controlled by traffic lights. 46 locks 64 locks Locks are open every day on 42 locks

On the Baïse the locks are automatic and are One-way ITINERARY*: into restaurants makes for a marvellous ITINERARY: ITINERARY: the Baïse and the Tarn. On the

operated by a magnetic card, on the Lot as Out and Back Out and Back Agen > Castelmoron > Villeneuve- Agen > Moissac > Castelsarrasin Agen > Mas-d’Agenais > Nérac Canal Latéral à la Garonne, view. The precious casks of Armagnac were sur-Lot > Siaurac > Vianne > Nérac > well, where there are also lock-keepers on hand. > Montauban > Montech > Agen > Condom > Valence-sur-Baïse they are closed on 1st May. Condom > Valence-sur-Baïse shipped down to Bordeaux from the quays of On these two rivers the locks are open every day. > Agen Condom. See the Abbey of Flaran, a masterpiece *These cruises operate in either directions

P 21 LOT VALLEY

WINEMAKERS

WEEKEND 3h30/day

56 km 6 locks

ITINERARY: Out and Back Cahors > Mercuès > Douelle > Luzech > Cahors

AN ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY NEW WEEKEND 4h/day 40 km 16 locks

Out and Back ITINERARY: LOT VALLEY Cahors > Arcambal > Saint- Gery > Cahors

AMID CLIFFS AND CITADELS

LOT VALLEY 1 WEEK 4h30/day DEPARTURE BASE: CAHORS 150 km UPSTREAM LOT 34 locks

Out and Back ITINERARY: Our new base in Cahors can be found amid a succession Cahors > Luzech > Vers > Saint Cirq Lapopie > Larnagol of extraordinary sites awaiting you along the verdant > Cahors meanderings of the Lot. 64 km of river and pleasure! AMID HISTORY AND Cahors, a thousand-year-old city, with any number of marvels ANCIENT STONES to explore: its historic centre where medieval monuments rub 1 WEEK 3h/day shoulders with neoclassical buildings, the famous Valentré 89 km Bridge, its imposing 100-year-old wall, not forgetting Saint 17 locks

Stephen’s Cathedral. Out and Back ITINERARY: Cahors > Douelle > Luzech > Arcambal > Saint Cirq Lapopie On the Lot, you will be sailing into the heart of one of the most > Cahors fascinating and wild . Cliffs and cirques, THE MAJESTIC Château de CROSSING caves and dolmens await you along the winding green Mercuès waters. The locks to negotiate yourself will introduce you to Douelle Saint- Bouziès 1 WEEK 3h30/day Géry 66 km gestures and atmospheres of long ago. The timeless old Larnagol Vers 22 locks villages of the Quercy, the alleyways, the mossy red roofs, St-

Out and Back ITINERARY: Cirq-Lapopie like an “impossible rose in the night” as André Luzech Cahors > Vers > Saint-Géry > Breton saw it, simply add to the charm of this sublime cruise. Pont Valentré Arcambal Crégols Saint Cirq Lapopie > Cahors The Lot is also a gourmet’s delight. The “black wine” of Saint-Cirq- THE JEWELS OF Cahors, which created the city’s wealth in the Middle Ages, Lapopie THE LOT VALLEY the foie gras and the truffle are all part of the journey, as are CAHORS 10 DAYS 3h00/day swimming and horseback riding. 150 km 34 locks

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Out and Back Cahors > Douelle > Mercuès > Luzech > Cahors > Vers > Saint Toulouse Blagnac > 112 km Géry > Bouziès > Saint Cirq Brive Vallée de la Dordogne > 87 km Lapopie > Larnagol > Cahors Montauban > 65 km Cahors > 1 km A20 - D820 - D620

P 23 NAMUR MONS CHARLEROI Maubeuge Jeumont Dinant

Fumay Mountains, forests as far as the eye can see, swans and herons… BELGIUM l se o A total change of scenery! M

Charleville-Mézières LUXEMBURG TRIER Mr and Mrs M, France PONT-À-BAR Sedan Chauny Canal de l’Oise Mouzon à l’ Canal des Ardennes Luxembourg Anizy-le-Château Rethel Remich GERMANY Le Chesne Saar Berry- Aisne au-Bac Vieux-lès-Asfeld

Vailly Canal de l’Aisne à REIMS Ardennes Canal de SAARBRÜCKEN la Marne la Meuse Verdun Marne METZ Sarreguemines Condé-sur-Marne A l Sarralbe Lauterbourg Épernay Châlons-en- s a Canal latéral Pont-à- c à la Marne Mousson e Canal de Mittersheim – LUTZELBOURG la Marne au Rhin Bar-le-Duc Saverne Vitry-le- Plan incliné François NANCY d’Arzviller Saint-Dizier Place GondrexangeL Stanislas o STRASBOURG rr Dombasle-sur- ai Meurthe ne Houdelaincourt FRANCE Canal des Canal du Rhône au Rhin Vosges ARDENNES AND ALSACE-LORRAINE Charmes Canal entre Sélestat Champagne et Bourgogne ÉPINAL

ARDENNES ALSACE-LORRAINE Colmar DEPARTURE BASE: PONT-À-BAR DEPARTURE BASE: LUTZELBOURG ARDENNES ALSACE-LORRAINE , MEUSE, CANAL DES CANAL DE LA MARNE AU RHIN, CANAL DE SPECTACULAR SCENERY THE MAIN CITIES THE LOOP OF NANCY PASSING THROUGH ARDENNES, CANAL DE L’AISNE À LA MARNE LA SARRE, , CANAL DES VOSGES AND THE DUCAL SQUARE OF ALSACE AND THE MOSELLE LORRAINE

> With ARDENNES NAUTISME, our partner in Our base at Lutzelbourg provides a French welcome in the Moselle 1 WEEK 5h15/day 1 WEEK 4h45/day 10/11 DAYS 5h/day 2 WEEKS 4h30/day the Ardennes department of Lorraine, with its castle and its famous crystal 187 km 115 km 255 km 303 km The word Ardennes means “dense forest” workshops. Whatever the direction you sail in, half-timbered houses 42 locks 60 locks 64 locks 64 locks ITINERARY: Out and Back Out and Back ITINERARY: 3 lifting bridges Out and Back ITINERARY: in Celtic. Cruising these waterways from your adorned with colourful window-boxes, onion domed church-towers, Pont-à-Bar > Charleville Mézières Lutzelbourg > Saverne Lutzelbourg > Arzviller > Dombasle > Revin > > Givet 1 boat lift base at Pont-à-Bar, and breathing in the pure intricate wrought-ironwork and a hundred small details give the > Strasbourg > Lutzelbourg > Nancy > Metz > Lutzelbourg > Pont-à-Bar 1 lock staircase country air, you will understand how the area villages a festive air. Wherever you stop, you’ll find the food equally Out and Back ON THE BATTLEFIELDS THE EXTRAORDINARY 4 tunnels HARD IRON AND acts as a lung for Europe. Home of wild boar, special: sauerkraut and sausage as well as mouth-watering plum ROUTES CROSSING OF THE VOSGES GOOD FOOD ITINERARY: roe-deer and some of France’s rarest birds, Lutzelbourg > Arzviller > Nancy and greengage tarts. Cruising the Canal des Houillères de la Sarre 1 WEEK 5h45/day 1 WEEK 4h45/day > Liverdun > Toul > Dombasle 2 WEEKS 3h30/day the Ardennes forests also shelter in their you pass mainly through woodland with the odd small town to tempt 217 km 142 km > Lutzelbourg 234 km protected wetlands such rarities as orchids and you with a restaurant meal. At Sarreguemines you’ll be charmed 46 locks 48 locks 72 locks FLAMBOYANT GOTHIC ITINERARY: ITINERARY: Out and Back Out and Back the fly-catching sundew. You will be charmed by the hand-decorated pottery. On your return you’ll travel on ITINERARY: AND GREEN FORESTS Out and Back Lutzelbourg > Arzviller Lutzelbourg > Arzviller > Pont-à-Bar > Sedan > Mouzon by the Meuse as it twists and loops its way > Mittersheim > Sarralbe Sarreguemines > Saarbrücken the boat lift at Arzviller which replaces 17 locks. Following the Canal > Verdun > Pont-à-Bar 10/11 DAYS 4h15/day > Lutzelbourg > Lutzelbourg to Charleville-Mezières. Beyond, deeper into de la Marne au Rhin you pass through Saverne with its ducal palace 234 km the Ardennes, there are delightful towns to and across the Alsatian plain to the heart of Strasbourg. Heading LIKE A BOHEMIAN ON TECHNICAL MASTERPIECES 72 locks TRINATIONAL THE INLAND WATERWAYS AND ART NOUVEAU BEAUTY discover such as Fumay and Givet, known back up north, towards Toul, a town fortified by Vauban Out and Back ITINERARY: 2 WEEKS 3h45/day 1 WEEK 5h30/day Lutzelbourg > Arzviller > 3 WEEKS 3h45/day for their sausages. With its 650 km of cruising and offering fine views over the loops of the river Moselle, Sarreguemines > Saarbrücken 286 km 188 km > Lutzelbourg 454 km waterway, the Champagne Ardennes region you are entering Lorraine. Its countryside is just as fine as its cities, 62 locks 52 locks 78 locks THE MASTER GLASS offers tremendous diversity and variety. of which with its Stanislas square, listed by UNESCO as ITINERARY: Out and Back Nancy Out and Back ITINERARY: MAKERS’ COUNTRY 4 tunnels Pont-à-Bar > Charleville Mézières a World Heritage Site, is a highlight. Lutzelbourg > Arzviller > Dombasle > Fumay > Dinant > Namur > Nancy > Lutzelbourg 2 WEEKS 5h/day 2 boat lifts > Pont-à-Bar 382 km ITINERARY: Lutzelbourg > Arzviller > CHAMPAGNE, MADE- 136 locks Sarreguemines > Saarbrücken > LEINES AND SOUVENIRS Out and Back Luxembourg > Metz > Nancy

Out and Back ITINERARY: > Lutzelbourg 3 WEEKS 5h30/day Lutzelbourg > Arzviller > Sarreguemines > Nancy > Toul This cruise is also feasible in 500 km > Lutzelbourg Luxembourg > 131 km, Charleroi > 147 km Strasbourg > 45 km two weeks. 203 locks Bruxelles > 171 km A license is requested in Strasbourg > 50 km + Lutzelbourg ITINERARY: Out and Back Locks are open daily except Germany (except for residents Sedan Train Station > 10 km Pont-à-Bar > Berry-au-Bac of countries which do not have Strasbourg > 35 min or Saverne > 10 km > Reims > Vitry-le-François 1st May and 1st November a boat license requirement, A34 - E 46 exit 4 Sedan e.g. UK or Denmark). > Bar-le-Duc > Commercy in the Ardennes. Phalsbourg > 5 km, A4 - E25 > Verdun > Sedan > Pont-à-Bar

P 25 What a delight to explore inland Brittany! A proper postcard setting and wonderful light!

S family, St Malo

Saint-Brieuc Dinan Ca e na t R l d an ’I c ll e e

Tinténiac Montreuil-sur-Ille

Barrage de Guerlédan Brittany de Bretagne C a Rohan RENNES n a l t d Saint-Nicolas- e e Pont-Réan v N des-Eaux a l an Château du Duc de Rohan B t e e n u s i à a d l BRITTANY B i al Le-Roc-Saint-André an re V C s Messac t La Gacilly BRITTANY DEPARTURE BASE: ST-MARTIN-SUR-OUST ST MARTIN-SUR-OUST L’Île aux Pies NANTES - BREST CANAL, VILAINE, AFF Redon AND ERDRE RIVERS Glénac Our new base at Saint-Martin-sur-Oust is ideally located to explore the many Guenrouet Forêt du Gâvre opportunities for river navigation that Brittany offers. By following the Nantes- Blain Château de la Groulais Brest Canal to the east, you come to the extremely beautiful site of the Île aux La Roche- C an Bernard al Nort-sur-Erdre Pies. From there, take a highly recommended detour on the small river of the de Nant Aff to the lovely village of La Gacilly, with its flowery alleys and its magnificent es à Brest

Sucé-sur-Erdre e botanical garden. Continuing on the Nantes-Brest Canal, you reach Redon r

d with its abbey of Saint Saviour, a veritable crossroads of waterways and the r Château des Ducs E country of the magician Merlin! Towards Nantes, the navigation is particularly de Bretagne bucolic. Travelling between castles and mansions, follow the Erdre Valley NANTES passing by Blain and the Forest of Gâvre, whose ancient trees were highly coveted for shipbuilding. Don’t miss Château de la Groulais, which belonged to the Rohan family. BRITTANY THE MOORS OF BRITTANY FROM VIVIANNE THE FAIRY CASTLES, MANOR IN THE DRUIDS AND At Redon, you can also travel on the , heading northwards to AND VILLAGES WITH A Vilaine Rennes. TO THE DUKES’ CASTLE HOUSES AND MAGIC BIRDS COUNTRY DIFFERENCE

Brittany’s countryside is punctuated with water mills, including those at 1 WEEK 3h30/day 10/11 DAYS 3h30/day 2 WEEKS 5h/day 3 WEEKS 4h30/day

Boël and Bouëxière. The capital of Brittany merits a stop for its Parliament, 122 km 232 km 222 km 480 km its cathedral and its timbered houses. Beyond this, towards Dinan, the Canal 28 locks 38 locks 172 locks 146 locks ITINERARY: ITINERARY: ITINERARY: d’Ille-et-Rance is adorned with beautiful villages, castles and fortresses, Out and Back ITINERARY: Out and Back Out and Back Out and Back St-Martin-sur-Oust > La Gacilly > Malestroit St-Martin-sur-Oust > Blain St-Martin-sur-Oust > La Gacilly St-Martin-sur-Oust > Messac > Rennes > like the one at Montmuran. > Josselin > St-Martin-sur-Oust > Nord-sur-Erdre > Sucé > Nantes > Malestroit > Josselin > Pontivy Dinan > La Gacilly > Malestroit > St-Martin-sur-Oust > St-Martin-sur-Oust > Josselin > St-Martin-sur-Oust

To the west of Saint-Martin-sur-Oust, the Nantes-Brest Canal becomes one of ON THE FOOTSTEPS OF FROM KNIGHTS WHERE ROMANTICISM ENCHANTING MERLIN TO PIRATES WAS BORN the most beautiful navigable waterways. After Malestroit and its half-timbered Locks are open 1 WEEK 4h30/day 10/11 DAYS 3h45/day 2 WEEKS 4h45/day every day. houses, waters teeming with fish, mossy pathways, sublime light and villages 184 km 170 km 318 km of granite and slate tiles, you are suddenly surprised by the walls and the 20 locks 60 locks 92 locks impressive dungeons of the Château de Josselin. There is magic at work! Out and Back Out and Back ITINERARY: Out and Back ITINERARY: ITINERARY: St-Martin-sur-Oust > Redon > Messac St-Martin-sur-Oust > La Gacilly St-Martin-sur-Oust > Redon > Pont Réan > St-Martin-sur-Oust > Malestroit > Josselin > Rohan > Messac > Rennes > Tinteniac > St-Martin-sur-Oust > St-Martin-sur-Oust Rennes > 58 km, Nantes > 73 km Redon TGV > 20 km Rennes > 70 km P 27 The region of lakes near Neuruppin is sublime! You just have to stop there and maybe you will have the chance, as we did, to observe the otters... Mr. and Mrs. C., Germany

GERMANY

BERLIN : CAPITAL CITY MÜRITZ & MECKLENBURG BRANDENBURG & BERLIN DEPARTURE BASE: UNTERGÖHREN (LAND FLEESENSEE) DEPARTURE BASE: FÜRSTENBERG DEPARTURE BASE: KETZIN

With any number of curiosities, Berlin is one LAKE MÜRITZ, LAKE PLAUER SEE, MÜRITZ-ELDE-WATERWAY RIVER , INSHORE WATERS RIVER HAVEL, LAKE WANNSEE, SPREE, of the great tourist attractions on a cruise OF TREMPLIN & RUPPIN LAKE JUNGFERNSEE, INSHORE WATERS OF RÜDERSDORF, ODER RIVER aboard a Pénichette®. Lake Fleesensee is one of the most beautiful areas in Germany. Quite nearby, lake Müritz welcomes numerous birds: cormorants, cranes and even eagles. From the top The first stopping place is Himmelpfort (Gateway Before heading for Berlin and its famous Museum Sail through the Parliament District, taking of the Gothic tower of Röbel, you will take striking pictures. Waren is a very lively city to Heaven), the home town of Father Christmas. Island, do make the side trip to astonishing in the Reichstag and its glass dome, until with a renowned marina. Every lake opens into several others. You will explore them There is also a fishery where you can stock up . It is an absolute must; close by and you reach Museum Island. Another must-see as you wish, alternating strolls, swimming, fishing and idleness. On the West, Plau on smoked fish. Don’t miss the side trip to Lychen. easily accessible. Berlin will captivate you. There are the working class districts that beat to overlooks its lake. Down from the tower of the 15th century, we have an impressive The Woblitz river twists its way through forest are so many things to do. Whether to explore on the heart of Berlin, such as Kreuzberg and view on tiled roofs and medieval fortifications. before opening out into the lake of Lychen: foot one of its many lakes edged with century-old Oranientor, crisscrossed by canals. The Müritz-Elde canal, which links the river Elde to the lake Müritz runs along the it is one of the loveliest cruises in the area. forests and opulent or luxurious villas, or visit the Elde River and its numerous meanders. Parchim, built between two branches of the The Havel is a tranquil river, which flows through heart of the town, which has been so profoundly Elde, is exceptional for its ancient city centre, its ramparts and its half-timbered a peaceful countryside. transfigured. More to the south and to the east, NOT TO BE MISSED IN 2016: houses. Numerous villages and small medieval cities such as Lübz, Grabow or Plate You should stop off at Regow, an organic farm canals, lakes and rivers intermingle to offer visits offer fantastic sights all along the route. Finally, Schwerin and its famous rococo with a hundred or so goats, which sells several between the Spree and the Oder and some • The Carnival of Cultures in Kreuzberg in May castle are a highlight of your cruise not to be missed. • The “Classic Open Air” music festival in July different mouth-watering cheeses. At Templin of the best cuisine in Germany, such as at Bad • The Berlin Pyronale World Fireworks Championship its towers welcome the visitor from afar. Its town Saarow. Lovers of pure nature and tranquillity in September walls give it a very romantic ambiance. Beyond will choose the Havel as far as Havelberg. Liebenwalde there is a choice of three directions. The countryside is magnificent yet is not overrun To the west, the Neuruppin lakes preserve an by visitors. It is an itinerary that insiders highly DEPARTURE BASE: FÜRSTENBERG UNTERGÖHREN environment in which ospreys, beavers and otters recommend. Do not forget to make a halt at Rostock > 80 km, Berlin Tegel > 150 km OBERE HAVEL, DIE KLEINE SEENPLATTE, MÜRITZ, all flourish. Altruppin, the old capital, stands in the redbrick town of Brandenburg City with its Berlin Schönefeld > 198 km PLAUER SEE, MÜRITZ-ELDE lovely surroundings. Neuruppin, the “new” town famous statue of the giant Roland who protects Gare régional Malchow > 5 km th Gare IC Waren > 22 km From Fürstenberg you may head out to the great lakes of Mecklenburg. Your dating from the 18 century, bears witness to the town-hall. A19 exit n°16 > 7 km or n°17 > 20 km Fol- Prussia’s Age of Enlightenment, which has left its low Land Fleesensee first visit has to be the rococo castle at Rheinsberg. Further west there is Mirow with its strange wooden boathouses, the charming town of Roblin and the great mark on the whole region from Berlin to Potsdam. FÜRSTENBERG lake of Müritz. Heading eastward there is Weserberg with its wooden harbour To the south lie Berlin and Potsdam, which are Berlin Tegel > 75 km buildings, as well as Neustrelitz. On these varied waterways and open lakes a both best discovered from the water. To the east, Berlin Schönefeld > 110 km little more care is required than on canals, but what better reward than to anchor don’t miss the Finowkanal, an old canal, which Berlin Tegel > 45 km Fürstenberg > 3 km twists and turns through lovely countryside on 1h by direct train from Berlin far out in a lake and take advantage of some of the purest water in Europe for Nauen > 17 km then Bus 658 > Ketzin A10 > exit 29, then B96 > approx. 60 km a swim in idyllic and unspoilt surroundings. Pause too at one of the many fish its way to a unique structure in Europe, the Potsdam > 25 km then Bus 614 > Ketzin A24 > exit 19, then B189 to enjoy a must-try local speciality. Niederfinow Boat Lift on the Oder Havel canal. A10 > e xit Potsdam Nord then > approx. 10 km and L15 > approx. 65 km smokehouses Berlin > B5 dir. Nauen, Potsdam > B273, dir. Nauen P 29 NO LICENSE REQUIRED LICENSE REQUIRED

MÜRITZ & MECKLENBURG BRANDENBURG & BERLIN

MÜRITZ: THE LAKE AND BIRDS AND LAKESIDE THE CRUISE DISCOVER BERLIN CHARMING VILLAGES DWELLINGS OF SANS-SOUCI ON THE WATER

1 WEEK 4h/day 2 WEEKS 5h/day 1 WEEK 4h30/day 1 WEEK 3h30/day

180 km 270 km 260 km 160 km 8 locks 16 locks 8 locks 3 locks ITINERARY: ITINERARY: ITINERARY: ITINERARY: Out and Back Out and Back Out and Back Out and Back Untergöhren > Malchow > Waren Fürstenberg > Mirow > Röbel Ketzin > Potsdam > Brandenburg Ketzin > > Charlottenburg > > Flecken Zechlin > Rheinsberg > > Plau > Rheinsberg > Neustrelitz > > Rathenow > Havelberg > Ketzin Berlin-Mitte > Köpenick > Erkner > Wannsee Untergöhren Fürstenberg > Potsdam > Werder > Ketzin

IN THE HEART OF ROMANTICISM AND IN THE LAND OF THE NORTHERN MECKLENBURG NEO-RENAISSANCE THE SEA EAGLE PRINCESSES’LOOP SCHWERIN 1 WEEK 5h30/day 2 WEEKS 5h/day 10/11 DAYS 4h30/day 3 WEEKS 5h/day UNTERGÖHREN Malchow MÜRITZ & 212 km 446 km 304 km 620 km Plau Waren Szczecin MECKLENBURG (Stettin) 16 locks 20 locks 30 locks 43 locks Parchim Müritz ITINERARY: ITINERARY: ITINERARY: Out and Back Out and Back Out and Back ITINERARY: Lübz Untergöhren Waren Rheinsberg Untergöhren > Plau > Lübz > Parchim > > Fürstenberg > Zehdenick Fürstenberg > Oranienburg > Berlin Neustrelitz Wesenberg Neustrelitz Plau Out and Back > Schwerin > Untergöhren > > > > > Oranienburg > Neuruppin > Potsdam > Brandenburg > Havelberg Neustadt Röbel Parchim > Schwerin > Untergöhren > Lindow > Fürstenberg > Wittenberge > Schwerin > Lübz > Buchholz Wesenberg

Fürstenberg* Mirow Grabow Strasen - . BATHING, FORESTS NATURE AND SPIRIT SOUTHERN BERLIN * This cruise can be started from Fürstenberg, FÜRSTENBERG d t Ketzin or Untergöhren. s AND SMOKED FISH OF ENLIGHTENMENT AND SCHARMUTZELSEE ie r r e Flecken Zechlin Lychen F s HISTORY FROM FREDERIC - s 2 WEEKS 1 WEEK 4h/day 4h/day 1 WEEK 4h/day THE 2ND TO HEINRICH Bredereiche n a Dömitz te VON KLEIST a W 148 km 282 km 160 km Templin a r Rheinsberg s le 3 WEEKS 3h30/day n a 14 locks 30 locks 10 locks Dannenwalde e h h t ITINERARY*: ITINERARY: 429 km s Schwedt Out and Back Out and Back Out and Back Wittenberge ITINERARY: o h Fürstenberg > Strasen > Neustrelitz Ketzin > Spandau > Charlottenburg > Lindow H c

Fürstenberg Neustrelitz Strasen 21 locks Joachimsthal i > > > r > Buchholz > Rheinsberg > Templin Köpenick > Senzig > Scharmutzelsee > Bad Mirow > Rheinsberg > Fürstenberg Zehdenick > Zehdenick > Fürstenberg Sarrow > Postdam > Werder > Ketzin ITINERARY: Neuruppin Oder-Havel-Kanal Out and Back Ketzin > Charlottenburg > Berlin-Mitte > Hohensaaten FORESTS AND MONASTERIES, THE ELBE, THE HAVEL Fürstenwalde > Eisenhüttenstadt > Kienitz Havelberg Liebenwalde MEDIEVAL VILLAGES LAKES AND CASTLES AND GOTHIC WONDERS > Frankfurt > Schwedt > Niederfinow > Liebenwalde > Oranienburg > Potsdam > Finow-Eberswalde

1 WEEK 3h30/day 2 WEEKS 3h30/day 10/11 DAYS 4h/day Werder > Ketzin Kanal e

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l Oranienburg 204 km 405 km 293 km IN THE ARMS E Kostrzyn 20 locks 27 locks 10 locks OF THE HAVEL nad Odra

One-way Havel- ITINERARY: Out and Back Out and Back ITINERARY*: ITINERARY: 1 WEEK 4h15/day Untere Rathenow Kanal Charlottenburg Fürstenberg Neustrelitz Ketzin > Brandenburg > Burg Fürstenberg > Lychen > Templin > Stendal Havel Küstrin-Kietz Rheinsberg Waren Plau > Magdeburg > Tangermünde 170 km > Zehdenick > Fürstenberg > > > Spandau BERLIN > Havelberg > Rathenow > Ketzin Tangermunde > Schwerin > Untergöhren 14 locks One-way K. Köpenick Wann- ow GREAT SCENERY BETWEEN LAKES A "CULINARY" OUTING ITINERARY*: Pareyer- BRANDENBURG see lt Rüdersdorf AND A ROYAL HOLIDAY AND CASTLES IN THE CAPITAL Ketzin > Potsdam > Spandau Verbindungskanal Plaue T e Fürstenwalde Charlottenburg Berlin-Mitte Erkner > > > Genthin Frankfurt an 10/11 DAYS 4h/day 1 WEEK 4h/day 2 WEEKS 4h/day Zehdenick > Templin > Fürstenberg Plauer KETZIN POTSDAM Zeuthen der Oder Slubice Parey See 371 km Kanal 220 km 193 km GREAT COUNTRYSIDE l e Königs Wusterhausen AND TWO MAIN CITIES Burg v Bad 20 locks 11 locks 15 locks a Saarow e -H e

One-way e r ITINERARY: ITINERARY*: ITINERARY: Elb BRANDENBURG Scharmützel- 10/11 DAYS 4h15/day p Out and Back Out and Back Ketzin > Spandau > Berlin-Mitte see Fürstenberg > Lychen > Neustrelitz Untergöhren > Malchow > Plau > Waren S Eisen- Märkisch Buchholz > Teupitz > Bad 282 km MAGDEBURG & BERLIN Teupitz > Strasen > Mirow > Röbel > Mirow > Rheinsberg > Flecken Zechlin e hüttenstadt > Flecken Zechlin > Rheinsberg > Wesenberg > Neustrelitz > Priepert > Saarow > Erkner > Rüdersdorf Märkisch- r 24 locks e > Fürstenberg Fürstenberg > Teltow > Potsdam > Ketzin One-way Buchholz ITINERARY*: b Ketzin > Potsdam > Berlin > O Charlottenburg > Köpenick > Neuruppin > Lindow > Zehdenick > Templin > Lychen > Fürstenberg

FROM BRANDENBURG TO MECKLENBURG

2 WEEKS 4h/day

363 km 25 locks

One-way ITINERARY*: Ketzin > Potsdam > Berlin > Templin > Regow > Fürstenberg > Neustrelitz > Rheinsberg > Mirow > Waren > Plau > Untergöhren LICENCE-FREE HIRING

*These cruises operate in either direction. You don’t need a license for cruising if you start from Fürstenberg and Untergöhren between Liebenwalde (north of Berlin), Schwerin and Dömitz (at the Elbe - Elde mouth). Locks are open every day. Starting from Ketzin, you will be asked for a license that is valid in your country of residence. A license is not necessary by persons from countries which do not have a boat license requirement (e.g. U.K., Denmark, Australia…).

P 31 Don’t miss the fish market in Chioggia, so colourful and authentic! VENICE LAGOON

VENICE - HUGE VENICE AND ITS Mr and Mrs A, Luxembourg AND SERENE BEACHES

1 WEEK 3h/day 10/11 DAYS 3h/day

143 km 210 km

2 locks 2 locks 2 lifting bridges 8 lifting bridges Out and Back Out and Back ITINERARY: ITINERARY: Chioggia > Venice and its islands > Chioggia > Venice and its islands > Jesolo > Portegrandi > Chioggia Cavallino > Jesolo > Marano > Grado > Caposile > Chioggia

HERITAGE AND SEASIDE A CARNIVAL OF TASTES RESORTS AND COLOURS Navigation is possible every day on the lagoons. 1 WEEK 3h30/day 2 WEEKS 3h30/day On the Sile and the Brenta 160 km 344 km there are certain closures. 4 locks 10 locks The Brenta is recommended 3 lifting bridges 10 lifting bridges for experienced navigators. Out and Back ITINERARY: ITINERARY: Out and Back Chioggia > Venice and its islands > Chioggia > Venice and its islands > Silea > Treviso > Chioggia Jesolo > Caorle > Grado > Aquiliea Marano > Portegrandi Silea > Treviso > Chioggia THE COUNTRY OF GON- ZAGUE AND ESTENSIS

10/11 DAYS 3h45/day ITALY 326 km 15 locks ITINERARY: Out and Back Chioggia > Adria > Governolo > VENICE LAGOON Mantoue > Castelmassa > Ferrare > DEPARTURE BASE : CHIOGGIA Seravalle > Chioggia RENAISSANCE AND Navigate in Italy Take a cruise on the Venice Lagoon, and you’ll be left the Doges. Cruising on northwards, romantic islands THE PÔ DELTA with unforgettable memories. From sleepy villages start coming into view; Murano with its glassblowers, with our partner 2 WEEKS 3h30/day Rendez-Vous Fantasia to historic cities, from fashionable beach resorts such Burano, the lacemaking island, and Torcello, whose 378 km as the Lido to fishermen’s settlements and typically cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta is one of the greatest 17 locks From the base Chioggia Marano Aquilea ITINERARY:

Mediterranean family bathing scenes, Venice’s Venetian monuments of the Byzantine age. Its mosaics Out and Back our partner offers a wide range Chioggia > Adria > Zelo > Governolo ® hinterland reveals its hidden treasures to you on a in particular are superb. Once past these charming > Mantoue > Castelmassa > Ferrare, of boats: Pénichettes , Europa Seravalle > Bocasette > Chioggia and the New Con Fly. This type voyage as remarkable for its natural landscapes as it islands, extend your cruise up to Treviso, on GRADO of boat is an Italian construction is for its picturesque villages. Separated from the sea the meandering tree-lined River Sile, or alternatively Idrovia by a narrow neck of land, the lagoon immediately on the Brenta Canal, whose rustic landscapes recall Litoranea for 4 to 6 persons with Portegrandi Càorle Veneta a length of 8.92 m, inside reveals itself in all its vastness. Chioggia, a marvellous the canvases of Canaletto. Alternating with vineyards Murano Jésolo Mira Mestre Burano and outside standing position and little town linked by bridges to the mainland, has are magnificent villas by Palladio, most of which you Brenta Canal two cabins with double beds. an amazing fish market and is the southernmost are able to visit. With so much sightseeing, you will Dolo Cavallino-Treporti Mooring: RENDEZ VOUS port on the lagoon. Follow the deep water channels need to get in plenty of bathing too, and between Lido FANTASIA reserves for our to the traditional fishing village of Pellestrina, then Chioggia and Grado you’ll find some of the finest customers free mooring places cross the Malamocco shipping channel and head for beaches on the Adriatic. in particularly well situated Venice. The Campanile of St. Marks is slowly outlined locations, one in Burano, on the horizon. Arriving in Venice by water, you enjoy Venezia M. Polo > 60 km, Treviso > 74 km CHIOGGIA the other one in Vignole, a stunning view of the Serenissima’s most famous Chioggia > 2 km Palazzo Ducale Can. Brondolo-Po spot, with the Basilica of St. Mark and the Palace of A13 Padova > 38 km Southern to Venice. Trevenzuolo Rovigo Adria Po di Levante Governolo Zelo Po Ostiglia Taglio di Po OFF THE BEATEN PATH: you arrive on the Mincio, the lakes and then Mantua, Boccasette THE PÔ DELTA CIRCUIT you will not regret the journey. The return via the Pô Castelmassa Bosaro passes through a busy region with numerous Porto Classified as a National Park, south of the Pô Delta is opportunities for moorings, which are the joy of Tolle a world apart that can only be easily explored by boat. fishermen. It is a good idea to take the time to visit This cruise is recommended to all those who love Ferrara, a pure medieval and Renaissance gem, classified as a World Heritage site by UNESCO. i Vola tranquillity and solitude, who will discover a fauna d no and flora that is entirely undisturbed. On this trip we recommend you take bikes, which o Idro P Please follow our information because there is little will allow you the visit the many small villages and via old cities of character that lie a few kilometres from F infrastructure along this wild waterway. Initially, er the waterway. ra the canal appears quite straight, but the moment re Comacchio-Trepponti se

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DEN HELDER

It’s really great to be able to moor in the heart of historic cities such LOOSDRECHT

as Utrecht, which is beautiful. ART CITIES AND DRAWBRIDGES

Schagen 1 WEEK 5h30/day Mr and Mrs W, Germany 225 km 13 locks

76 lifting bridges

Out and Back ITINERARY: Loosdrecht > Utrecht > Alkmaar Nieuwegein > Gouda > Alphen > Leiden > Amsterdam > Utrecht Avenhorn > Loosdrecht

CANALS FOR Akersloot REMBRANDT Castricum Uitgeest Purmerend 1 WEEK 5h30/day Uitgeestermeer Edam 168 km Volendam 14 locks Wormer Marken 48 lifting bridges Zaandam Out and Back ITINERARY: Haarlem Broek in Loosdrecht > Amsterdam Waterland > Uithoorn > Woerden > Gouda AMSTERDAM > Oudewater > Utrecht > Loosdrecht

Diemen CRUISE IN THE GOLDEN CENTURY HOLLAND Weesp Muiden Uithoorn 1 WEEK 5h30/day Lisse Aalsmeer 225 km Vecht Kager- Loenen 13 locks plassen LOOSDRECHT 76 lifting bridges NORTH AND SOUTH HOLLAND - AMSTERDAM Bilderdam DEPARTURE BASE : LOOSDRECHT Out and Back ITINERARY: Ter Aar Loosdrecht > Amsterdam Breukelen > Aalsmeer > Kager Plassen > Lisse > One sees the true nature of the country on its countless After crossing the great “broad” of Loosdrecht, dotted with untouched Leiden Amersfoort Maarsen Alphen > Gouda > Oudewater > Utrecht > Loosdrecht waterways since everything which is built, whether towns, islands, you will follow the course of the river Vecht and pass through Alphen aan den Rijn Bodegraven villages, mills or bridges, is also mirrored in the water at the two great art centres of Amsterdam and Utrecht. Further north, DEN HAAG UTRECHT IN THE COUNTRY Woerden OF WINDMILLS its feet. Here you will find the landscapes of its famous near Edam, you cross the Zaan country, full of windmills and rich in Oudewater 1 WEEK 4h30/day painters, from the emphatic tones of Vermeer to the wildlife. To the south your cruise unfolds through the timeless Dutch DELFT Montfoort Gouda 164 km IJsselsteen gentler touch of other masters of the Golden Age. countryside: lift bridges, dykes, and that magic light of dawn, which will Wijk-bij- 9 locks Haastrecht Duurstede You’ll see the warmth and joie de vivre of the Dutch in surely tempt you into rising early. 28 lifting bridges Out and Back the Cafés, on the welcoming terraces along the water’s ITINERARY: Loosdrecht > Amsterdam edge, and in the shops, which nestle amongst the cellars > Edam > Alkmaar > Zaanstad of the old houses of Utrecht or Amsterdam. Mooring in the heart of Dutch cities > Amsterdam > Loosdrecht

In Amsterdam, the marina is in the heart of the town. Taking a ROTTERDAM NOTHERN AND SOUTHERN LIGHTS Pénichette® through the city’s canals is simple enough with a little 10/11 DAYS 5h15/day care, and it is the best way to take in all the sites. In Utrecht you can 250 km readily moor at the quaysides or opposite the cathedral (except for 13 locks ® Pénichettes Flying Bridge). A plan of the city’s canals and the many 76 lifting bridges

AMSTERDAM: The essentials bridges will be given to you at the entrance lock. In Gouda, the marina Out and Back ITINERARY: Loosdrecht > Amsterdam > Stroll to the Bloemenmarket, the Amsterdam Flower Market is near the centre. > Alkmaar > Edam > Amsterdam > Uithoorn > Alphen > Gouda > installed beside the canal. Oudewater > Utrecht > Loosdrecht > Marvel at the masterpieces in the Rijkmuseum, SCENERY, WINDMILLS, finally reopened after almost 10 years of renovation. BULBS AND CHEESES > Discover Jordaan, formerly the working class neighbourhood Several locks and some lifting bridges have charges for passage 2 WEEKS 4h30/day of Amsterdam which still houses the house of Anne Frank. (1 to 6 ). There is a charge for mooring in the marinas of the 315 km It has become the trendy quarter of the city. big towns. The Vecht and the lock at Loosdrecht are open > Take an improvised picnic in the Vondelpark, Amsterdam’s between 01/04 and 01/11. The bridges and locks of 16 locks “Central Park”, the genuine green lung at the heart of the city. the other canals are closed on Sundays from 23/03 to 15/04 88 lifting bridges

> Take advantage of the unique atmosphere of authentic brown and from 15/10 to 05/11. Out and Back ITINERARY: Amsterdam cafes, which derive their name from walls scorched Loosdrecht > Amsterdam Amsterdam - Schiphol > 30 km Certain maintenance works can partially interrupt > Alkmaar > Edam > Amsterdam by centuries of smoke. A warm atmosphere reigns here and > Aalsmeer > Kager > Plassen Breukelen > 7 km, Amsterdam TGV > 28 km, Utrecht ICE > 22 km the navigation in a limited sector. it is worth taking the time to have a drink with friends. > Leiden > Alphen > Gouda > The base will inform you on site and propose alternative Oudewater Utrecht Loosdrecht Vinkeveen-Hilversum > 8 km, A2-E35 exit 4 > > routes.

P 35 Our cruise was a real immersion in the heart of Ireland, its beautiful SHANNON & ERNE

lakes, its green countryside and the wonderful welcome that the CELTIC Irish gave us! IMPRESSIONS Kesh On the canal locks are 1 WEEK 4h/day Belleek electronically operated, 160 km T family, Germany and open between 9 h 4 locks Lower Killadeas and 20 h. A smart card 2 swing bridges Lough Erne that you can buy at the Out and Back ITINERARY: base (13 ) gives access Enniskillen Killinure Point > Athlone > Clonmacnois to all services (locks, > Shannonbridge > Banagher > Upper toilets, showers, laundry, Terryglass > Killinure Point Lough pump-out). On all AUTHENTIC Erne the larger lakes, cruising IRELAND is forbidden in high 1 WEEK 4h30/day winds. Lough 160 km Allen Ballyconnell Belturbet 8 locks Drumshanbo Ballinamore 2 lifting bridges Lough Allen Canal Out and Back ITINERARY: Shannon-Erne Waterway Killinure Point > Lanesborough > Boyle Roosky > Carrick-on-Shannon > Boyle > Killinure Point L. Key Dromod HILLS, FISHING AND SHANNON AND HISTORICAL Carrick-on- MONASTERIES MONASTERIES Shannon 10/11 DAYS 3h30/day 10/11 DAYS 4h/day Roosky IRELAND Kilglass 180 km 210 km Tarmonbarry 8 locks 4 locks 2 lifting bridges 2 lifting bridges Lanesborough Out and Back ITINERARY: Out and Back ITINERARY: IRELAND Killinure Point > Lecarrow > Killinure Point > Athlone > Clonmacnois > DEPARTURE BASE : ATHLONE/KILLINURE POINT Lanesborough > Roosky > Carrick-on- Shannonbridge > Ballinasloe > Banagher INTERVIEW WITH BRIAN QUIGLEY Royal Canal Shannon > Boyle > Killinure Point > Terryglass > Killinure Point The majestic Shannon is the longest river in Ireland at more than 220 km of navigable YOUR BASE MANAGER AT KILLINURE POINT Mullingar waterways and only 6 hand-operated locks. You’ll enjoy the mix of natural heritage, Ireland is a brilliant place to come with navigable Killinure Lough historic sites, lakes and unspoilt parks as much as the wildlife and birdlife reserves. Keen waterways that snake through seductive small towns Lough KILLINURE POINT anglers will find their heart’s desire in Ireland; pike, trout, salmon, bream and other in the heart of the country. Ree Ballykeeran Sailing is easy as there are few locks along the way species await you in the waters of Lough Derg, Lough Ree and even Shannon Harbour. ATHLONE and no commercial traffic, which guarantees you a Kilbeggan Starting from Killinure Point, stop at Athlone, noteworthy for its imposing castle, and peaceful, relaxing cruise. then at Clonmacnoise and its remarkable heritage dating back to the 6th century. South Sailing on the Shannon is also a wonderful Ballinasloe Clonmacnoise Abbey opportunity to explore the “old” Ireland, Shannonbridge of Athlone, take the lower Shannon to Banagher: this is the starting point for visits to Suck Navigation DUBLIN picturesque and mystical, through its villages and Grand Tullamore Portumna and its Renaissance castle, famed for its fine architecture and the beauty of its verdant plains. n Canal no French-style gardens. This destination will also delight keen anglers n a Banagher and wildlife observers, as well as lovers of good h Stop in at Holy Mountain, 2 km from Mountshannon, and visit the remains of 5 churches, S authentic food, that you will find along the canals. Portumna BETWEEN SHANNON FASCINATING IRISH AND LOUGH DERG LAKES monks’ cells and 12th-century graves. Whatever your itinerary, rest assured that you’ll receive a warm welcome from the Irish. Feel free to Terryglass 2 WEEKS 3h30/day 2 WEEKS 4h/day North of Killinure Point, you’ll be sailing on the upper Shannon to Leitrim. ask for their advice on the best places to visit and 260 km 230 km the good restaurants along your cruise. They’ll be Williamstown Linger a while to explore the picturesque little towns of Lanesborough and Carrick-on- Mountshannon 4 locks 12 locks delighted to share their opinion! 2 bridges 2 lifting bridges Shannon and Lough Key, a paradise for anglers and hikers, with its thirty islets. ITINERARY: ITINERARY:

Garrykennedy Out and Back Out and Back Take a break in Boyle to explore its 12th-century Cistercian abbey. Killinure Point > Athlone > Clonmacnois > Killinure Point > Lecarrow > Shannonbridge > Ballinasloe > Banagher Lanesborough > Roosky > Dromod > The Shannon-Erne canal, with its 16 automatic locks, takes you to the other great Irish Killaloe- > Portumna > Terryglass > Garykennedy > Kilglass > Carrick-on-Shannon > Boyle > Ballina Killaloe > Killinure Point Leitrim > Drumshanbo > Killinure Point river, the Erne, to the north. Sixty-three km long, with its 34 picturesque bridges, you’ll FISHING be sailing in a maze of rivers, canals, loughs and islands dotted with typical villages, such SHANNON AND THE THE COUNTRY OF LAKES No need for a fishing permit in Ireland: This activity Castleconnell GRAND CANAL AND ISLANDS as Ballyconnnel, Belturbet, where the local folklore is still very much alive. is always free. 2 WEEKS 3h30/day 3 WEEKS 3h30/day You will then come to the kingdom of the loughs, in County Fermanagh. With the town of The fish are abundant here, particularly pike, bream, LIMERICK 250 km 320 km tench, perch, etc. Fishing here is a sport and a ‘‘no Enniskillen, as you cross the border into Ulster, “the land of five loughs and five hundred 26 locks 26 locks kill’’ approach is practised; all the fish, or almost all, islands” is yours to explore! At the town of Clondra on the River Shannon, you can also 2 bridges 2 lifting bridges are returned gently to the water. ITINERARY: ITINERARY: join the Royal Canal, a magnificent historic canal with its stone humpback bridges. In the majority of villages along your route, you Out and Back Out and Back Killinure Point > Athlone > Clonmacnois Killinure Point > Lecarrow > will find specialty shops to supply you with bait. > Shannonbridge > Shannon Harbour Lanesborough > Roosky > Dromod > Without a doubt the locals will give you valuable tips, > Tullamore > Banagher > Portumna > Kilglass > Carrick-on-Shannon > Boyle > Terryglass > Killinure Point Leitrim > Drumshanbo > Ballinamore > Dublin > 138 km depending on the season! Belturbet > Enniskillen > Killinure Point Athlone > 13 km

P 37 Wegorzewo The land of a thousand lakes well deserves its name! The lakes are MASURIAN LAKES

linked together, one after the other, and each one is a delight... FISHING, WATER SPORTS AND FRESH AIR Mr. and Mrs. M., Czech Republic Mamry Ogonki 1 WEEK 4h/day lake 110 km

ITINERARY: Out and Back Mikolajki > Gizycko > Wegorzewo > Sztynort Szthnort > Zielony Gaj > Ryn > Mikolajki Dargin lake LAKES, FORESTS, BISON K AND LYNX Dobskie i s lake a j 1 WEEK 4h/day n

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100 km l a k ITINERARY: e Out and Back Mikolajki > Zielony Gaj > Ryn > Mikolajki > > Gizycko > Rucina > Mikolajki

THE LAKES OF Niegocin THE KNIGHTS lake 2 WEEKS 4h/day

200 km POLAND ITINERARY: Mikolajki > Gizycko > Ogonki > Wegorzewo > Szthnort

Out and Back > Rydzewo > Ryn > Mikolajki > Ruciane > Pisz > Okartowo Ryn > Wierzba > Mikolajki MASURIAN LAKES It is inadvisable to navigate on the lake of Sniardwi by wind above 3 Beaufort. DEPARTURE BASE : MIKOLAJKI Szymoneckie Departure days: Saturdays. lake In North-East Poland, close to the Russian enclave of The little towns along your route have been popular since the 1920s Szymonka T Kaliningrad, Masuria, the “Land of a thousand lakes”, for their boating, fishing and bathing, and there are many festivals and a l t Górkło stretches from South to North a network of lakes, canals concerts during the summer months. The town of Mikolajki, our base, y Szymonka la and rivers fringed by great forests of pine, oak and silver stands on an isthmus and is one of the most attractive in Masuria. There k Lalecki canal e canal birch. A nature-lover’s paradise, the whole area boasts are many historic buildings dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. Talty a rich fauna: lynx, deer, bison, wolves, wild boar, beavers Between Ruciane-Nida and Mikolajki do visit the Wildlife Park at canal as well as a wide range of birds, such as swans, cormorants Kadzidlowo. As well as the zoo, you can see inside a beautifully restored and grey herons. Masuria, which until World War 2 was traditional house. At Gizycko, the vast fortress of Fort Boyen stands as MIKOLAJKI Okartowo part of East Prussia, was converted to Christianity by a reminder of Poland’s troubled past. the Teutonic Knights in the 13th century. During your cruise you will be able to see their ruined castles atop many hills, Further north, the little town of Wegorzewo on Lake Mamry is only 20 km and specially at Gizycko, Worgorzeno and Ryn. from the Russian border; it’s an attractive place to visit both for its many Wierzba Sniardwi craft workshops and for the sandy beach at Ogonki 7km southeast. lake

WATER QUALITY The quality of the water and the environment will allow you to drop the anchor and swim in the appropriate places.

Jeglinski Lock of canal Guzianka lake DID YOU KNOW? Ruciane-Nida Ros

Although it is called the “Land of a thousand lakes”, Masuria in fact has closer to 3000 of them, including the Sniardwi lake, the largest lake Pisz in Poland. The inland waterways area of Masuria is one of the most Nidzkie Warsaw > 260 km, transfers by taxi or minibus, on demand extensive in Europe, with 45 lakes, 8 rivers and 12 canals all linked lake together. Mikolajki > 2 km Among the 11 natural reserves included in the region, lake Luknajo, N161 / N53 > then green road n° 609 through the forest during 60 km. Mikolajki is 20 km from the Russian frontier located 5 km to the east of Mikolajki, has been designated a UNESCO close to Kaliningrad. biosphere reserve and hosts very many species of birds.

P 39 The equipment of our Pénichette® was absolutely ideal for everyday life, including the kitchen and all the equipment. The layout, the storage spaces and the living room were perfect; it was as if we had a little holiday home on the water!

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P 41 ® This was our first experience in a Pénichette and we enjoyed this cruise PÉNICHETTES® 935/935W as a couple in our 935W. The interior space is optimised and it feels good. Finally, even with just the two of us, manoeuvring was simple to MAXIMUM COMFORT FOR 2/3 manage because the boat is so easy to steer. SLEEPS UP TO 5 Mr. and Mrs. A., Austria Ideal for couples or couples with one child Forward cabin with double bed, hanging cupboard and storage One single bed in the corridor Shower compartment with shower, handbasin MAIN CHARACTERISTICS and electric WC Length: 9,30 m - Beam: 3,10 m Fitted kitchen Air draught: 2,50 m - Draught: 0,65 m - Drinking water: 430 L Dinette convertible to double bed Raised steering position, large sunroof Fuel tank: 250 L - Fuel consumption: 3,0 L/h Special price for couples or families Minimum headroom: Bows 1,82 m - Stern 1,85 m - Midships 1,91 m

PÉNICHETTES CLASSIQUE® PÉNICHETTES® 1107W

MAXIMUM COMFORT FOR 4/5 SLEEPS UP TO 7 Famous for their resemblance to traditional barges, the Pénichette- Ideal for families Classiques® are the easiest to handle of the boats that don’t require Forward cabin with double bed, hanging a licence to steer! Their raised cockpit, 2/3 to the rear, and their cupboard and storage wide sunroofs offer excellent visibility. They can accommodate 2 to 7 Shower compartment with shower, handbasin and electric WC people with excellent comfort on board. MAIN CHARACTERISTICS Central cabin with one double bed and one single bed Length: 11 m - Beam: 3,10 m Additional storage and hanging cupboards opposite Air draught: 2,50 m - Draught: 0,65 m - Drinking water: 430 L the shower compartment FACILITIES ON BOARD Fuel tank: 250 L - Fuel consumption: 3,5 L/h Fitted kitchen and dinette convertible to double bed Raised steering position, large sunroof The Pénichettes “Classique®” are powered by diesel Minimum headroom: Bows 1,82 m - Stern 1,85 m - Midships 1,91 m engines of 37,5 hp. Special price for couples or families

12 V electricity is provided from an engine-driven alternator. On the dashboard is a 12 V power point (for mobile phone, camcorder, etc). PÉNICHETTES® 1106FB Hot and cold water is pressurised. Hot water is provided either by a gas water heater or by a heat exchanger on the engine. MAXIMUM COMFORT FOR 4 SLEEPS UP TO 7 Heating is forced warm air, and assures all year round comfort. Forward cabin with double bed, hanging cupboard and storage Kitchens are fitted with refrigerator, cooker with oven and two or three rings, sink and storage. Cooking Shower compartment with shower, equipment and crockery are provided on board. handbasin and electric WC Additional storage and hanging cupboards opposite Bedding and towels MAIN CHARACTERISTICS the shower compartiment 230 V socket available in the saloon, when connected Length: 11 m - Beam: 3,10 m Central cabin with wedge-shaped double berth and at quayside. optional single upper berth or identical layout as 1107W Air draught: 2,70 m - Draught: 0,65 m - Drinking water: 430 L Fitted kitchen and dinette convertible to double bed Gangplank provided. Fuel tank: 250 L - Fuel consumption: 3,5 L/h Raised steering position and ladder allowing access to Radio / CD-Player. Minimum headroom: Bows 1,82 m - Stern 1,85 m - Midships 1,91 m outside steering The “W” label applies to the Pénichettes “Classique®” Inside and outside steering Special price for couples or families with a white hull and superstructure.

P 43 What a joy this deck space is! You can use it for sunbathing or eating PÉNICHETTES® 1120R meals, protected by the canopy while enjoying the view. And it is very easy to get off the boat from the rear with the children! MAXIMUM COMFORT FOR 4 Mr. and Mrs. C., Belgium SLEEPS UP TO 6 Two large forward cabins with double bed, handbasin, hanging cupboard and storage in each cabin Two shower compartments, each with shower, handbasin and electric WC MAIN CHARACTERISTICS Fitted kitchen, inside steering, two large sliding sunroofs Length: 11,20 m - Beam: 3,85 m Dinette converts into a double bed Air draught: 2,60 m - Draught: 0,85 m - Drinking water: 700 L Bow thruster except in France Fuel tank: 360 L - Fuel consumption: 4,0 L/h Special price for couples or families Minimum headroom: Bows 1,92 m - Stern 1,98 m

® PÉNICHETTE AFT-DECK® PÉNICHETTES 1260R MAXIMUM COMFORT FOR 6 SLEEPS UP TO 10 Three large double cabins, with the possibility of ® Elegant and spacious, the Pénichettes Aft-Deck have a large terrace aft, additional upper pullman berths in the two forward which extends the living space with a U-shaped banquette and allows cabins you to take your meals out of doors. Very light, they are fitted with two Two shower compartments, each with shower and sunroofs and large windows. Outside, the immense solarium deck is ideal electric WC for sunbathing, storing bikes and for picnics. MAIN CHARACTERISTICS Fitted kitchen, inside steering, two large sliding sunroofs (dinette converts into a double bed) In the bow, the banquette and bistrot table also enable you to Length: 12,60 m - Beam: 3,85 m Bow thruster comfortably enjoy the landscape as it passes by. Moving around Air draught: 2,60 m - Draught: 0,85 m - Drinking water: 700 L Special price for ”large ships“ on deck is safe and easy, thanks to the wide catwalks protected Fuel tank: 420 L - Fuel consumption: 4,5 L/h by a safety rail. Our Pénichettes® provide a level of safety ideal Minimum headroom: Bows 1,92 m - Stern 1,98 m for children. They can accommodate 2 to 12 people and are ideal for groups of friends and families.

FACILITIES ON BOARD ® PÉNICHETTES 1500R MAXIMUM COMFORT FOR 8 Powered by diesel engines of from 28 to 50 hp. SLEEPS UP TO 12 (up to 11 people in Italy) 230 V socket available in the saloon, when connected at quayside. On the dashboard is a 12 V power point. Four large double cabins, with the possibility of additional upper pullman berths (on request) Hot and cold water are pressurised. Hot water is provided by a heat exchanger on the engine. in the two forward cabins Handbasin, hanging cupboard and storage Heating is forced warm air. Each boat is equipped with two gas heating systems. in each cabin Two shower compartments The kitchens have a refrigerator, cooker with oven and 3 rings, sink and storage. Cooking equipment and crockery Two separate toilet compartments with electric WC are provided on board. Fitted kitchen, inside steering, two large sliding Bedding and towels. sunroofs MAIN CHARACTERISTICS Bow thruster (except on the P.1120R in France). Dinette converts into a double bed or a single one in Italy Length: 14,50 m - Beam: 3,85 m Bow thruster Gangplank provided. In Ireland and Italy, the two front cabins can be fitted Radio/CD player. Air draught: 2,60 m - Draught: 0,85 m - Drinking water: 700 L out with a double berth or two or three single berths Fuel tank: 580 L - Fuel consumption: 5,0 L/h Gangplank at the same height as banks and quaysides for easy Inside and outside steering in Italy boarding. Minimum headroom: Bows 1,92 m - Stern 1,98 m Special price for ”large ships“ Raised helm position set towards the rear to give excellent visibility and contact with all on board.

P 45 With the ship’s dual steering, you can alternate the pleasure of PÉNICHETTES® 1020FB navigation. Moreover, the outside cockpit is fully equipped. Can’t be beat in terms of comfort! MAXIMUM COMFORT FOR 4 SLEEPS UP TO 5 Mr. and Mrs. G., Australia Forward cabin with either 1 double or 2 or 3 singleberths (with one upper bunk berth installed on request) shower compartment with shower, basin and electric WC Stern cabin with double bed. Storage and hanging space. Shower compartment with shower, basin and MAIN CHARACTERISTICS electric WC Central saloon and inside steering position Length: 10,20 m - Beam: 3,55 m Bow thruster Air draught: 2,76 m - Draught: 0,85 m - Drinking water: 440 L Special price for couples or families Fuel tank: 350 L - Fuel consumption: 3,8 L/h Minimum headroom: Bows 1,92 m - Stern 1,92 m - Midships 1,97 m Inside and outside steering PÉNICHETTES FLYING BRIDGE® PÉNICHETTES® 1022FB MAXIMUM COMFORT FOR 2 SLEEPS UP TO 3 Specially designed for 2 people Spacious and airy, the Pénichettes Flying Bridge® come with a double helm Forward cabin with large double bed inside and outside and thus offer excellent sailing comfort. On the top deck (2m x 1,60/1,40m (trapezoidal) you will find all the facilities needed to make the most of your river cruise with Shower and separate toilet friends or family: banquette and large table for alfresco meals. In the midship: Inside steering, interior with pilot seats Like our other Pénichettes®, the Flying Bridge range has a large solarium At the stern, saloon, fully equipped kitchen deck in the bow to enjoy your cruise in the sun. Moving around on deck is MAIN CHARACTERISTICS Special equipment: microwave oven, easy and helped by numerous access ways on the sides and aft of the boat. deck shower ® Length: 10,20 m - Beam: 3,55 m Depending on their size, the Pénichettes Flying Bridge can accommodate Bow thruster Air draught: 2,76 m - Draught: 0,85 m - Drinking water : 440 L 2 to 12 people. Special price for couples or families Fuel tank: 350 L - Fuel consumption: 3,8 L/h FACILITIES ON BOARD Minimum headroom: Bows 1,92 m - Stern 1,92 m - Midships 1,97 m Inside and outside steering Powered by 50 hp diesel engines.

Inside and outside steering position.

On the dashboard is a 12 V power point and 230 V socket ® available in the saloon (when connected at quayside). PÉNICHETTES 1165FB MAXIMUM COMFORT FOR 6 Pressurised hot and cold water. SLEEPS UP TO 7

A diesel boiler provides hot water and radiator central heating. Superb forward double cabin with large en suite shower compartment, with basin, shower and electric WC. Kitchen equipped with refrigerator, a cooker with oven and Hanging cupboard and storage two or three rings, sink and various storage space. Cooking equipment and crockery are provided on board. At the stern one cabin with double bed, hanging cupboard and storage, one cabin with upper and Bedding and towels lower single berths, hanging cupboard and storage. Bow thruster. Shower compartment with shower and handbasin. Separate electric WC compartment Gangplank provided. MAIN CHARACTERISTICS Central Saloon with inside steering position (dinette Radio/CD player. Length: 11,60 m - Beam: 3,85 m converts to a single berth) Bow thruster Inside raised helm position set 2/3 back to the stern. Air draught: 2,90 m - Draught: 0,85 m - Drinking water: 700 L Fitted kitchen Fuel tank: 420 L - Fuel consumption: 4,0 L/h Easy access to banks and quayside. Special price for ”large ships“ Minimum headroom: Bows 1,90 m - Stern 1,96 m - Midships 1,98 m Wide side decks with guard rail. Inside and outside steering

P 47 PÉNICHETTES® 1180FB MAXIMUM COMFORT FOR 6 SLEEPS UP TO 7 Two forward cabins with double berths that can be transformed into two single berths (one upper bunk berth can be installed on request in one of the cabins) storage and hanging space Each cabin has its own shower compartment with shower, handbasin and electric WC Stern cabin with double bed, shower compartment MAIN CHARACTERISTICS with shower, handbasin and electric WC Fitted kitchen at the rear, central saloon and inside Length: 11,80 m - Beam: 3,85 m steering position with 230 V on-board electricity supply Air draught: 2,90 m - Draught: 0,85 m - Drinking water: 550 L Flying Bridge with table, seat bench and chairs Fuel tank: 380 L - Fuel consumption: 4,2 L/h Bow thruster Minimum headroom: Bows 1,90 m - Stern 1,96 m - Midships 1,98 m Special price for ”large ships“ Inside and outside steering

PÉNICHETTES® 1400FB MAXIMUM COMFORT FOR 8 SLEEPS UP TO 9 + 1 CHILD At the bows two cabins each with two single beds that can be joined to make a double bed. Hanging cupboard and storage. Each cabin has its own shower, handbasin and electric WC Shower compartment with shower and handbasin. Separate electric WC Central saloon with inside steering. Dinette converts to MAIN CHARACTERISTICS a single berth Fitted kitchen Length: 14 m - Beam: 3,85 m Bow thruster Air draught: 2,90 m - Draught: 0,85 m - Drinking water: 750 L Special price for ”large ships“ Fuel tank: 450 L - Fuel consumption: 4,8 L/h Minimum headroom: Bows 1,90 m - Stern 1,96 m - Midships 1,98 m Inside and outside steering

PÉNICHETTES® 1500FB MAXIMUM COMFORT FOR 8 SLEEPS UP TO 12 Four cabins that each have a double bed that can be transformed into two single beds or two single beds and an additional upper pullman berth Hanging cupboard and storage Each cabin has its own shower, handbasin and electric WC Fitted kitchen MAIN CHARACTERISTICS Raised inside steering position Length: 14,90 m - Beam: 3,85 m Bow thruster Air draught: 2,90 m - Draught: 0,85 m - Drinking water: 820 L Radio/CD-Player with USB port Fuel tank: 450 L - Fuel consumption: 5,1 L/h Special price for ”large ships“ Minimum headroom: Bows 1,90 m - Stern 1,96 m - Midships 1,98 m Inside and outside steering

P 49 On the Europa, the interior spaces are large and open pleasantly to EUROPA 400 the outside. The teak deck is also very big and even has a second refrigerator available! MAXIMUM COMFORT FOR 4 Two large cabins, each with own shower Mr. and Mrs. K., Germany and electric WC In the center a large saloon with fitted kitchen Flying Bridge with handbasin, fridge, table and seat bench Bow thruster Upper deck equipped with Bimini-top in Germany, MAIN CHARACTERISTICS Italy and Burgundy-Nivernais Length: 12,95 m - Beam: 3,84 m Special price for couples or families with up to two children. Air draught: 3,05 m - Draught: 0,82 m - Drinking water: 370 L Fuel tank: 370 L - Fuel consumption: 4,8 L/h Minimum headroom : Bows 1,90 m - Stern 1,95 m - Midships 1,92 m Inside and outside steering

EUROPA EUROPA 600 MAXIMUM COMFORT FOR 6 At the stern two cabins with interchangeable double or two single beds, each with its own shower and electric WC Cosy, stylish and designed as small yachts, the Europas lend themselves Double cabin at the bow with own shower perfectly to navigation without a licence and can accommodate crews of and electric WC up to 6 people. The interior of the Europa is particularly well appointed and In the center a large saloon with fitted kitchen spacious and their outside helm is a real must for steering. Fitted with an aft Flying Bridge with handbasin, fridge, deck, they are also suitable for angling and bathing. MAIN CHARACTERISTICS table and seat bench Bathing deck with outside shower Length: 12,95 m - Beam: 3,84 m Bow thruster Air draught: 3,05 m - Draught: 0,82 m - Drinking water: 370 L Special price for ”large ships“ FACILITIES ON BOARD Fuel tank: 370 L - Fuel consumption: 4,8 L/h Minimum headroom: Bows 1,90 m - Stern 1,95 m - Midships 1,92 m The E.400 and 600 are powered by 65 hp diesel engines (85 hp on Inside and outside steering the E.700). Hydraulic propulsion. Bow thruster on all boats (and stern thruster on E.700). EUROPA 700 On the dashboard is a 12 V power point and 230 V socket available in the saloon (when connected at quayside). MAXIMUM COMFORT FOR 6 Multimedia facility, with radio, satellite TV (subject to local 20 % more space than the E.600 as well as added luxury reception), CD, MP3 and DVD player. To the stern one cabin with double bed and one cabin with two single beds, each with its own shower and WC Central heating board. In the center a large saloon with fitted kitchen All shower/WCs fitted with shower, electric WC, handbasin and At the bows a cabin with double bed and own shower hair drier. and WC Outdoor shower with hot and cold water. 230 V sockets (on-board power supply) in each cabin, eight sockets in the saloon Mosquito nets on key windows. MAIN CHARACTERISTICS Flying Bridge with handbasin, fridge, table and seat Galley equipped with 4-burner cooker, oven and grill, 160 Length: 14 m - Beam: 4,30 m Bow and stern thruster l capacity refrigerator with freezer compartmen. Cooking Air draught: 3,20 m - Draught: 0,85 m - Drinking water: 1800 L Special price for ”large ships“ equipment and crockery are provided on board. Fuel tank: 500 L - Fuel consumption: 5 L/h Bedding and towels Minimum headroom: Bows 2,04 m - Stern 2,04 m - Midships 2,04 m Bimini in Germany, Italy and Poland. Inside and outside steering

P 51 On board the Linssen, you have the impression of being the captain of a ® LINSSENLINSSEN GrandGRAND Sturdy 34.9 STURDY 34.9 mini yacht. All details are taken care of and you can enjoy the pleasures of river navigation without the disadvantages of overcrowding. MAXIMUM COMFORT FOR 4 SLEEPS UP TO 6 Cockpit on the deck Mr. and Mrs. A., France Bow thruster and stern thruster Bimini-top on the upper teak-finished deck At the front and at the rear: cabins with comfortable double beds. Storage compartments and wardrobes. Toilet rooms with washbasin and electric toilet. Separate shower cabins. MAIN CHARACTERISTICS Centre: bright living space (kitchen, lounge, convertible Length: 10,70 m - Beam: 3,40 m sofa, table, corner desk). Air draught: 2,48 m - Draught: 1,00 m - Drinking water: 440 L Forced-air heating Diesel: 240 L - Engine consumption: 4.0 L/h Radio - CD, USB Minimum height: Bows 1,83 m - Stern 1,87 m - Midships 1,95 m Special price for couples or families

LINSSEN GRAND STURDY 34.9

ABSOLUTE COMFORT, QUALITY FINISHES, RELIABILITY: ZOOM IN ON THE “EASY SLEEP”-SYSTEM THE BEST OF YACHTING! If you have 5 or 6 people on board, you can use the "Easy Sleep"- Since the 2014 season, Locaboat Holidays has had the pleasure of System. It allows you, in the blink of an eye, to transform the sofa in the offering new boats in its fleet with the Linssen trademark, one of living quarters into a genuine two-person bed. By simply moving the the European benchmarks in recreational navigation. dining table and removing the cushions, the sofa can be pulled out To complement its range of Penichettes® and Europas, Locaboat has to automatically create a slatted bed base on which you simply once selected the Linssen Grand Sturdy 34.9GS model, which has many again place the cushions to obtain a comfortable bed for two people. strong points; this is a boat of character with elegant lines, very easy to steer and offering an excellent level of comfort and finishes. With LINSSEN YACHTS: its two double cabins, the Linssen 34.9 is ideal for two couples or INNOVATION AND QUALITY FOR 65 YEARS a family, and for all those who wish to have pleasurable holidays. Linssen Yachts has been a family business for three generations. The small shipyard established in 1949 at Maasbracht in the Nether- lands has become a leader in the construction of motor-yachts. Linssen is internationally recognized for the unrivalled quality and THE SMALL DETAILS constant innovation applied to its steel yachts. The Linssen shipyard THAT MAKE THE DIFFERENCE is a complex of more than 45,000 m2, with an outstanding production Bow and stern thruster process (construction of hulls, booths for painting and sandblasting, Upper teak deck equipped with outdoor furniture woodworking). and a Bimini-top 230V on-board voltage (direct dock connection) Audio output on the deck Numerous storage compartments in the cabins and the saloon A bathing ladder folded under the rear platform, very convenient for swimming Depth and water temperature indicator in the cockpit Removable mosquito nets in the cabins

P 53 POINTS TO REMEMBER

Hiring without licence by the staff at the base concerning waterways, there are occasional Floods Bicycles Insurance In France, Locaboat Holidays has local peculiarities (see also our locks to be operated by the boat’s On rivers (but not canals) there can be Bicycles are placed in the hirer’s care The hire price includes insurance been authorised to offer boat hire information on the destination crew, whilst others are automatic, floods in springtime or occasionally under his entire responsibility. They are of the boat in case of accident and WITHOUT need for a captain’s pages in the catalogue). with easy-tofollow instructions. in autumn. In this case we may have hired out in good working order, are of the hirer’s liability to a third party permit. After you have been given You will receive full details at the to restrict your cruise to canals only, clean and fitted with an antitheft device. arising out of the use of the boat. instruction in handling your craft and Going through locks base on departure. or possibly to switch departure base, The hirer must check the condition and Insurance of the hirer, his personal navigation rules you will be given a Going through locks is a highlight but it should not be necessary to working order of the bicycles when he effects and any other liability to permit for the duration of your cruise. of any cruise. Have a chat with the In Ireland, in Germany and in cancel your cruise. You should check takes charge of them. Helmets are only a third party is not included. (See lockkeeper, buy local products, Poland, the locks are open every on river levels before starting out provided for children. The cost of the general conditions, §§ Insurance and In Holland, Ireland, Poland and make use of the time to drink in the day. In Holland, the locks and for your holiday. hire, including theft insurance, which is Damage Deposit) Italy, no licence is required. local atmosphere, or perhaps meet bridges are in full service between displayed at each base, is payable in up with other boaters and pick up 15/4 and 15/10. In Italy, navigation is Maintenance Work advance. In the event of loss, damage In Germany, you can cruise in a large useful snippets of information. possible every day on the lagoons. Some waterways have “stoppages” or theft, Locaboat will invoice the hirer, region without a licence. Only for Generally, the locks are open On the Sile and the Brenta there are when they are closed for according to the tariff currently in Berlin and its surroundings require a from 9am to 7pm with a one hour certain closures. They are shown in maintenance. Mostly these are force displayed at the return base, the boating license for certain countries lunch break. More information in the Captain’s Handbook. scheduled for the winter months but expenses of making good, repairing or of origin. See pages Germany. the Captain’s Handbook and your occasionally they occur during the replacing the bicycle. navigation map. Open water hire season. Dates are announced Navigation The Bassin de Thau in Southern in early March. Please check with our Locaboat disclaims all liability for any The cruises suggested have been Opening & Closing times of locks France as well as the Müritz and the reservation staff. accident which occurs with a bicycle calculated on the basis of a speed In France, there is no charge for Plauer See in Germany or the lakes that has been hired or provided, due of 8 kph on canals, 10 kph on rivers. locks. They are closed on some in Ireland should not be attempted Start and finish days to misuse or carelessness by the user. Above this speed you may damage public holidays, such as 1st May, 14th in winds stronger than Force 3 Locaboat Holidays offers flexibility the banks. Times allow for going July and 1st November. There are Beaufort. Our staff at the base over days and durations. Several through locks (15-20 minutes) some exceptions; will tell you the position and give departure days are possible: One-way cruise and bridges, but not any waiting • No lock closures: Brittany, instructions. Saturday, Monday and Friday. You will find in the Captain’s time, whether foreseeable or not. Camargue, Lot, Baïse, Canal de In Ireland: Wednesday and Saturday. Handbook full details about methods You may stop where and when Roanne à Digoin. Take over between 2pm and 6pm. for getting back to your car. We you like, when it’s not prohibited. • Open on 14th July: Canal du Midi, Paperwork and instruction are done must draw your attention to the fact The mooring spikes on board Alsace, Lorraine, Vosges, Ardennes during this period. Return is also on that one-way cruising is an optional (except in Germany) give you and the Saône. Locks are generally Saturdays, Mondays, Wednesdays feature which can never be totally total freedom. You can also stop worked by a lockkeeper. On the or Fridays between 8am and 9am guaranteed owing to the possibility at developed marinas or public Lot and the Baïse, locks must be (example: 1 week = 7 nights from of cancellations or other difficulties. wharves. In Germany, you can also operated by the boat’s crew. As a Monday 2pm to Monday 9am). Hire drop the anchor in a quiet bay for result you can cruise all the daylight duration is usually for one week or Therefore the availability of a a night within splendid nature. In all hours with no worry over opening for two weeks but you can also go Oneway cruise and its direction can countries, it is officially forbidden to hours or public holidays. For these for periods of 10/11 days, 4 days mini only be confirmed 3 days before moor on trees. You should follow locks you will need a crew of at weeks, or week-ends. departure. any special instructions given to you least two active members. On other

P 55 BOAT FINDER OUR COMMITMENTS

MAKING THE SUCCESS OF YOUR HOLIDAY OUR # 1 PRIORITY From the moment of reservation until the end of your river cruise all our associates will be actively advising you and striving to make your life easier. Our teams are 1 available to answer any questions you might have during reservation as well as DEPARTURE advising you on your choice of boat and circuit.

BASE P.935 P.935W P.1107W P.1106FB P.1120R P.1260R P.1500R P.1020FB P.1022FB P.1165FB P.1180FB P.1400FB P.1500FB E.400 E.600 E.700 GS.34.9 NCF Pénichette Pénichette Pénichette NEW ® ® ® EUROPA LINSSEN CLASSIQUE AFT-DECK FLYING BRIDGE CON FLY OFFERING YOU CHOICE

NÉGRA We offer a vast array of ships to best meet your expectations, your wishes, your MIDI budget and to accommodate the desired number of passengers (2 to 12). We will do & ARGENS CAMARGUE 2 our best to make sure that your ideal watercraft is available for your chosen dates. LATTES

AGEN SOUTH- WEST VALENCE S/ CONSTANTLY IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF OUR FLEET BAÏSE* We actually own 98% of the ships we offer and we guarantee the professional LOT VALLEY CAHORS maintenance of our fleet according to the strictest of standards. Furthermore, we JOIGNY 3 have invested in our fleet in order to constantly improve the quality of our equip-

MONTBARD ment, its trustworthiness and your utmost comfort. BURGUNDY - NIVERNAIS CORBIGNY - LOIRE DOMPIERRE- BEING WITH YOU DURING EVERY STEP OF YOUR JOURNEY SUR-BESBRE At every one of our bases, our ambassadors will be at your disposal to advise you and BRIARE to provide all the necessary technical and tourist information to guarantee smooth ST-LÉGER- S/ DHEUNE 4 sailing during your river cruise. If you have any questions during your cruise, our

BURGUNDY MÂCON teams are committed to get back to you as soon as possible. - SAÔNE SCEY-S/- SAÔNE

BESANÇON* BEING ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ST MARTIN BRITTANY S/ OUST We apply the Ecofolio recommendations (choice of paper and printing settings)

ALSACE LUTZELBOURG for all our advertising needs. We sort waste selectively for recycling, encourage the & ARDENNES PONT-À-BAR 5 recovery of pollutants (used oil, batteries, etc.) and choose environmentally friendly equipment to furnish our vessels. We actively lobby for the deployment of pickup HOLLAND LOOSDRECHT and treatment points for used waste-water. Since 2013 we are members of the FÜRSTENBERG organisation of business sponsors of the Canal du Midi, within the framework of

GERMANY UNTERGÖHREN the Replantons le Canal du Midi (Replanting the Canal du Midi) and also participate in the reconstruction and renovation of the characteristic arboreal heritage around KETZIN the Canal. ITALY CHIOGGIA

POLAND MIKOLAJKI MAKING YOUR RIVER CRUISE AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE

ATHLONE In order to ensure your river cruise is an exceptional experience, our experts are IRELAND - KILINURE POINT constantly on the lookout for those little details here and there that make a world 6 of difference during your trip: the schedule of festivals and celebrations close to your circuit, picturesque villages, important and unique historical and cultural sites,

* Relay base for one-way cruises. gastronomic heritage not to be missed, etc.

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