Barge holidays from St
Léger, Loisy or Scey-sur-Saone
bases and Europa boat holidays from Scey-sur-Saone base
 Go
south from St Leger-sur-Dheune
and Chalon-sur-Saône is an essential
stop. This traditional Burgundy town is noted for its history
and fine food. Tournus, another picturesque
medieval town, marks the frontier to a different landscape,
with its Mediterranean feel.
After Tournus, you turn off onto the River Seille
for a journey into the heart of the countryside.
This intimate waterway twists and turns past delightful Bresse
villages before reaching Louhans.
A select band of fishermen and boaters have already discovered
the River Seille , and now for 2006 we offer a one-way base
at Loisy, in
an area designated as being of outstanding natural interest
for its fauna, flora and ecology.
Cruising the Canal du Centre from St
Leger-sur-Dheune you pass through some of
the most renowned vineyards of the Cote Chalonnaise. Along
the misting valley of the Dheune sparkle the varnished tile
roofs of charming villages. At the foot of the Cote Chalonnaise
are world-famous wine producing villages: Mercurey,
Santenay with its 13th century church of
St Jean de Naroise standing amid the vines, Montrachet,
synonymous with fine whites, and Rully with
its 12th century castle.
 The
Saone is one of France's most attractive
rivers, with few locks, rural scenery, and generously proportioned
farmhouses, their windowboxes pretty with flowers. Enjoy the
well-preserved villages in the Maconnais and the Dole region.
Climbing north from Scey-sur-Saone
on the Canal des Vosges through the forests of the Vosges
you cruise through an amphitheatre of ash, silver birch and
other trees. The towns of Fontenoy-le-Chateau
and Epinal are both well worth a visit.
 Going
south from Scey-sur-Saone,
take the Canal du Rhone au Rhin from Dole
to Besancon. It follows the course of the
River Doubs past rocky cliffs and between wooded slopes.
To arrive in Besancon is truly dramatic. A tunnel 394m long
allows you to pass right underneath the great fortress built
by Vauban in the 17th century and to make a complete circuit
of the city by water.
This part of France is a paradise for fishing - in the lakes,
rivers and canals are carp, eel, pike, zander and even giant
catfish.
Boating Holidays
in Burgundy East
Crusier Boat Holidays
in Burgundy East
Boating Holidays
in Burgundy West
Central France
boat bases and routes
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