The Loire canal & Briare canal with France Passion Plaisance

The Loire canal & Briare canal

The Loire canal & Briare central canal in France.

The Loire and Briare canals rank among the most beautiful in France, connecting the River Seine to the north and the River Saône in the south of Burgundy.

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One week, return cruises from Briare

• Briare, Sancerre, Beffes and return
  Cruise distance 146km (90.72 miles), 38 locks, 30 hours of cruising

• Briare, Rogny-les-Sept-Ecluses, Châtillon, Coligny, Némours and return
  Cruise distance 178km (110.60 miles), 84 locks, 40 hours of cruising

One week, return cruises from Digoin

• Digoin - Briennon and return
  Cruise distance 86km (53.44 miles), 16 locks, 19 hours of cruising

• Digoin, Roanne, Digoin, Paray le Monial and return
  Cruise distance 140km (86.99 miles), 28 locks, 32 hours of cruising

• Digoin - Ecuisses and return
  Cruise distance 128km (79.54 miles), 62 locks, 36 hours of cruising

• Digoin - Nevers and return
  Cruise distance 198km (123.03 miles), 44 locks, 32 hours of cruising

One week, one-way cruises

• Chatillon en Bazois - Digoin
  Cruise distance 117km (72.70 miles), 38 locks, 27 hours of cruising

• Digoin - Briare
  Cruise distance 195km (121.17 miles), 36 locks, 38 hours of cruising

Two to three weeks, return cruise

• Digoin - Louhans and return
  Cruise distance 384km (238.61 miles), 132 locks, 69 hours of cruising