FRANCE

Alsace
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    Saverne

Anjou
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    Grez Neuville
    Sable sur Sarthe

Aquitaine / Lot
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    Buzet
    Bouzies

Bourgogne - Burgundy
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    Brienon
    Venarey

Bretagne - Brittany
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    Glenac
    Suce Sur Erdre

Charente
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    Sireuil

Franche Comté / Doubs
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    Dole
    Montbeliard

Marne / Saône
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    Port sur Saône

Midi
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    Bram

Midi - Camargue
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    Bellegarde
    Le Somail

Vale de Loire / Nivernais
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    Plagny
    Rogny

Connoisseur Bases
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    Beaucaire
    Branges
    Castelmoron
    Chatel Censoir
    Chatillion sur Loire
    Decize
    Gray
    Hesse
    Homps
    Messac
    Migennes
    Narbonne
    Nort sur Erdre
    Toul
    Trebes

Crown Blue Line
Bases
    Boofzheim
    Castelnaudary
    Decize
    Douelle
    Fontenoy-le-Chateau
    Hesse
    Jarnac
    Le Mas D'Agenais
    Messac
    Port-Cassafieres
    Saarbrucken
    St-Gilles
    St. Jean-de-Losne
    Tannay
Crown Blue Line
Sister Bases
    Branges
    Chatillon-sur-Loire
    Condom
    Dinan
    Homps
    Migennes
    Nort-sur-Erdre
    Trebes

GERMANY

Mecklenburg
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    Lübz
    Lychen

IRELAND

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    Carrick-On-Shannon
    Banagher
    Tully Bay

PORTUGAL

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    Amieira Marina

Please note all bookings are Saturday to Saturday only!
Short breaks are only available in Season A and B - Contact us to book these.
A Period : 24/03 > 27/04/2007 & 15/09 > 03/11/2007
B Period : 28/04 > 29/06/2007 & 01/09 > 14/09/2007

Map

A map is available - click the thumbnail below to access a larger version.

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River Cruisers stocked at this Depot

Below are listed the river cruisers that are stocked at this depot. This does not indicate whether a particular model is available for hire, just that it is stocked by the depot. In order to check whether the boat you require is available, please use the Availability Form below.

Further details on each boat is available by clicking the links below.

• Estivale Duo 2 (4 max - 2 rec)
• Nicols Grand Confort 1100 (9 max - 6 rec)
• Nicols Grand Confort 1350 VIP (6 max - 4 rec)
• Nicols Grand Confort 1350 (10 max - 8 rec)
• Nicols Grand Confort 900 (6 max - 4 rec)
• Nicols Riviera 750 (4 max - 2/3 rec)
• Nicols Riviera 920 (8 max - 6 rec)
• Nicols Sedan 1000 (8 max - 4 adult + 2 kid rec)
• Nicols Sedan 1010 (8 max - 4 adult + 2 kid rec)
• Nicols Sedan 1150 (10 max - 6 adult + 2 kid rec)
• Nicols Sedan 1160 (10 max - 6 adult + 2 kid rec)
• Nicols Sedan 1170 (10 max - 6 adult + 2 kid rec)
• Nicols Sedan 1310 (12 max - 6 adult + 4 kid rec)
• Nicols Sedan 800 (4 max - 2/3 rec)

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Suggested Itineraries

2 DAY WEEK-END

• Le Somail / Fonsérannes (Béziers) : 82 km, 14 locks
• Tourist Attractions - Argeliers : XIIth castle classified historical monument; market on Tuesday and Friday mornings. Capestang : XVth collegiale church and castle, wine cellar, market on Wednesda and Sunday morning. Colombiers : cellars; Malpas tunnel and Ensérune Oppidum. Fonsérannes : beautiful scale of 7 locks. Béziers : churches, cathedral, museums and arenas (férias).

MINI WEEK

• Le Somail / Agde : 132 km, 24 locks
• Le Somail / Trèbes : 96 km, 42 locks
• Tourist Attractions - Portiragnes : bathing place at 3 km. Agde : one of the oldest town in France. Ventenac castle. Paraza ant its canal bridge. Homps : XIIth romanesque chapel, crusaders tower. Minerve : caves, archeological museum. Puichéric : medieval village. Trèbes : close to Carcassonne; Cathare castles.

1 WEEK

• Le Somail / Narbonne / Agde : 166 km, 48 locks
• Le Somail / Narbonne / Trèbes : 130 km, 66 locks
• Tourist Attractions - Sallèles : ancient roman pottery (museum, exhibitions). Narbonne : Roman city and medieval monuments.

Local Information

The Canal du Midi was classed as a Unesco World Heritage site due to its importance in canal history, the beauty of the canal and the fine locks, aqueducts and canal buildings. Though discussions on a canal link between the Atlantic and Mediterranean began with Charlamagne in the 8th century, and continued through the centuries (including consultation with Leonardo da Vinci) no actual construction began until 1666. Anyone interested in the canals history may like to visit the Château de Bonrepos and park; the home of Pierre Paul Riquet, the designer of the canal. This is located in the village of Verfeil, just outside Toulouse.

For more information on the Canal du Midi and the towns and tourist attractions along the way.

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Location Information

Motorway : A61 and A9. At 850 km from Paris. TGV : Toulouse, Béziers and Narbonne(coming from Paris via Montpellier). Airports : Toulouse, Carcassonne, Béziers, Montpellier

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