Direction Locaboat Holidays 10 Rue de Villenouvelle – Ecluse de Négra Montesquieu-Lauragais, FR 31450 [email protected] T: + 33 (0) 5 61 81 36 40 F: + 33 (0) 5 61 81 36 43 G: N 43°25’04.53 E 01°38’28.39 Starting out formalities & boarding Starting out formalities: Boarding : departure days between 2 and 6 pm. As soon as the boat is ready. On site: WC and shower according to the opening hours of the base. How to get to the base Access: Parking: A61 – E80 exit 20 Villefranche-de-Lauragais. At the roundabout enclosed, not guarded: € 35/week. follow dir. Gardouch (D622). At Gardouch, turn right on D16 dir. Montesquieu Lauragais. After 5 km, turn right on D11 dir. ‘Ecluse en Négra’. The base is situated at the lock. train station Villefranche-Lauragais (8 km) TGV station Toulouse (40 km) airport Toulouse-Blagnac (47 km) airport Carcassonne-Salvaza (64 km) Car hire: Taxi : Avis (Toulouse, 40 km) tel.: 05 61 62 50 40 Bettinger, tel.: 06 19 55 29 97 (minibus) Europcar (Toulouse, 40 km) tel.: 05 61 73 30 50 Canal du Midi tel.: 06 61 76 45 48 Hertz (Toulouse, 40 km) tel.: 08 25 86 18 61 Sixt (Toulouse, 40 km) tel.: 08 20 00 74 98 Hotels, restaurants and shopping facilities on site Hotels : Restaurants : Du Lauragais (Villefranche-de-Lauragais, 8 km) le Vieux Four (Montesquieu-Lauragais, 1 km) tel.: 05 61 27 00 76 – Fax: 05 61 81 17 23 tel.: 05 61 27 52 92 De France (Villefranche-de-Lauragais, 8 km) La Pradelle (Villefranche-de-Lauragais, 8 km) tel.: 05 61 81 62 17 – Fax: 05 61 81 66 04 tel.: 05 61 81 60 72 – Fax : 05 61 81 92 39 La Pradelle (Villefranche-de-Lauragais, 8 km) L’Escarbille (at D813 between Montgiscard and Donneville), tel.: 05 61 81 60 72 – Fax: 05 61 81 92 39 tel.: 05 61 81 90 52 Le phoenix a Villenouvelle (2 km) tel.: +33 (0)5 61 80 37 67 La Pizza Gauloise (7 km, Gardouch) tel.: +33 (0)5 61 46 38 58 Shops : Markets : at Gardouch (4 km): closed on mondays at Gardouch (4 km): sale of vegetables and fruits at Villefranche (8 km): closed on Sunday afternoons. at Villefranche (8 km): every friday morning Touristic Information Gastronomic specialities: Local drinks: Cassoulet de Castelnaudary, Lauragais pies, foie gras, duck, Near Toulouse, the wines of Fronton and Gaillac ‘Oreillettes’, Sausages of Toulouse To see : Fishing :fishing licence obligatory: on sale at M.Desportes, 36, rue Carnot, Villefranche-de-Lauragais, tel.: 05 61 81 59 27, Toulouse, the village of Montesquieu Lauragais, Obelisk of closed Monday Riquet, Bassin du Col de Naurouze (water shed of the Canal Carp, eel, roach, zander, bream, bleak, crayfish du Midi), dam of Saint Ferréol (waterfalls, tree park, beach), the medieval cities of Revel and Sorèze. Tourist office : at Villefranche (8 km) tel.: 05 61 27 20 94 Information on the waterways Waterways : On the Canal du Midi, most of the locks are electrified and have a lock keeper. Locks are open daily from 9am to 12.30pm, and from 1.30pm to 7.30pm (high season) or 6pm (low season). They are closed on 1st of May. .