Hotels Afloat guide to Engineering Feats

Welcome to our guide to some of the engineering feats enabling smooth navigation. LOCKS Thanks to a system of locks, the canals can travel uphill and downhill with relative ease.  Whether a change of 30 cm on a canal in Brittany or 6 meters on the River Saone in Burgundy, the locks work on the same…

“D” is for Dole

Welcome to our fourth “spotlight”.This month, we’re visiting Dole, a beautiful town in the Jura region. Discovering Dole Dole is one of those towns that delights at every corner of each narrow street, and we find something different each time we visit!Listed as a Town of Art & History, there is so much to discover.Begin your tour of the ancient…

“B” for Brittany

Discovering Brittany Welcome to the second of our “spotlights”.This month we’re visiting a magical region. I first visited Brittany in 2012 and fell in love.  From quaint villages to bustling market towns, from wooden houses to towering, stone chateaux, from peaceful roads to narrow streams,  there was so much to explore and enjoy that my journey was all…