Crown Blue Line

Saint Jean de Losne – Pont d’Ouche and return : Saône + Canal de Bourgogne 140 km ; 110 locks ; 45 hours cruising

Highlights: Dijon, capital of the Duke’s of Burgundy; Chateauneuf for a splendid view of the Burgundy hills

Connoissseur

The Canal du Bourgogne: Cruising through this breathtaking landscape, there is a wealth of places to moor and savour superb cuisine along what is acclaimed as one of the prettiest routes through the heartland of France. Valleys and vineyards line picturesque towns which will entice you in to sample their wares. Stop a while in Tanlay, a delightful shady port, home to one of Burgundy’s most beautiful Renaissance chateaux, or Montbard, where the museum and gardens are dedicated to the naturalist Buffon.

One week cruise

Migennes to Ancy le Franc
146 km/ 66 locks

Two week cruise

Migennes to Montbard and return
206 km / 98 locks

Nicols

From Venarey les Laumes:
Cruising the Burgundy canal is inself a trip into the history of France whilst at the same time navigating one of the best known canals in the country.

An exceptional number of sites and monuments border the canal. The most prestigious is incontestably the Cisterian Abbey of Fontenay ( World Heritage of Historical Monuments) but you will also discover a few paces away, or a short bicycle ride, imposing Burgundy castles such as Bussy, Tanlay, Ancy le Franc, Nuits, Maulne …

Prestigious world-renowned wines and Burgundy gastronomy, reputations that need not be questioned, await you at each bend of the canal.

One week return cruise:

Venarey les Laumes, Tonnerre and return; 130 kms, 80 locks

One way cruise:
Venarey les Laumes – Brienon ; 98 kms, 55 locks

Rive de France

From Saint Florentin the Burgundy canal provides a wealth of interesting land visits, including castles at Tanlay and Ancy le Franc, and the hospital built by Marguerite de Bourgogne in 1293 at Tonnerre. Along the route you will find numerous fine examples of wash houses dating from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Locaboat

One week cruise:

Joigny, Tonerre, Tanlay, Ancy-le-Franc and return; 166 km, 68 locks; 5h30 cruising per day

Ten/eleven day cruise:

Joigny, Tanlay, Ancy le Franc, Montbard and RETURN; 222 km; 98 locks; 4hr45 cruising per day

Two week cruise:

Joigny, Saint Florentin, Ancy-le-Franc, Montbard, Venarey and return; 246km; 134 locks; 5 h cruising per day

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