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River Cruise Hire in Alsace, Lorraine, France and Germany - A culturally unique cruising region.
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| Hesse/Nancy |
1 WEEK – RETURN TRIP
152km • 42 locks • 25hr cruising time
Canal de la Marne au Rhin – Cruising in the
beautiful region of Lorraine, visit Réchicourt
le Château via the excellent fishing lake at
Godrexange. See the 15th century Basilica at
St. Nicolas de Port before arriving in beautiful
Nancy with its famous Place Stanislas – a perfect
stopping point for shopping and a café-crème in
the sunshine. |
| Hesse/Strasbourg |
1 WEEK – RETURN TRIP
156km • 68 locks • 37hr cruising time
Canal de la Marne au Rhin – Admire the
beautiful scenery as you take your boat up the
Arzviller boat lift and cruise on to Saverne, which
boasts a magnificent rose garden. Strasbourg is
home to the European Parliament as well as
numerous museums and the Palace of the
Cardinals of Rohan – a masterpiece of
Renaissance architecture. |
| Hesse/Sarreguemines |
1 WEEK – RETURN TRIP
160km • 54 locks • 35hr cruising time
Canal des Houillères de la Sarre – Moor
beside the Gondrexange Lake and relax fishing
or bird watching. Enjoy watersports at
Mittersheim. Amble through the town of
Harskirchen and discover the 17th century
water mill. Two museums in Sarreguemines
retrace the history of the town’s famous
earthenware pottery. |
| Hesse/Strasbourg/Boofzheim or vice versa |
1 WEEK – ONE WAY TRIP
104km • 43 locks • 2 tunnels • 1 boat lift
28hr cruising time
Canal de la Marne au Rhin – Canal de la
Marne au Rhône – Take your boat up the
Arzviller boat lift and prepare to be thrilled by
the experience! Admire the biggest stained
glass window in Europe at Sarrebourg. Visit
the Château du Haut Barr in Saverne, which
overlooks the whole Alsace plain. Enjoy time in
the cosmopolitan and cultural city of Strasbourg
before arriving in Boofzheim. Have a fun day
out at nearby Europa Park in Rust, Germany. |
| Hesse/Saarbrücken or vice versa |
1 WEEK – ONE WAY TRIP
103km • 31 locks • 20hr cruising time
Canal des Houillères de la Sarre – Cruise
this pretty route linking France and Germany
and enjoy nature watching at Gondrexange
lake and watersports at Mittersheim. Visit the
earthenware pottery museums at Sarreguemines
before leaving your boat at the lovely city of
Saarbrücken. Cruising beyond Saarbrücken is
not possible without a licence. |
| Hesse/Metz/Trier/Saarbrücken/Hesse |
2 WEEKS – ROUND TRIP
433km • 74 locks • 84hr cruising time
Canal de la Marne au Rhin – Moselle
– Sarre – Canal des Houillères de la Sarre –
A fantastic cruise through France, Luxembourg
and Germany. Cycle through Lagarde, part of
the Lorraine Nature Park. Visit the Musée de
l’Ecole in Nancy for Art Nouveau displays. Stroll
in Metz or take a picnic ashore at lively Trier, the
oldest town in Germany. |
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