Ardennes, Meuse & Marne with Locaboat

Canal des Ardennes, Canal de la Meuse, The Meuse, Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne

While the Canal de la Meuse takes you through the lush pastures and verdant countryside of Lorraine as far as Verdun, the River Meuse itself loops romantically into the tangled hills of the Ardennes whose forests act as a great lung for Europe.

Home of wild boar, roe-deer and some of France's rarest birds, the Ardennes forests also shelter in their protected wetlands such fancies as orchids and the fly-catching sundew.

At Sedan don't miss a visit to Europe's largest fortress, while you can discover all about marionettes at Charleville-Mezieres, the world capital of the art.
If you decide to head for Belgium, you'll be struck by the exceptional character of the villages and towns of the Ardennes.
Protected by the mountainous terrain they have acted as a natural line of defence and have been scarcely touched by successive wars.
Close to Givet, you can admire the ruins of Charlemont Castle, founded by Charles V.

The grand mountain scenery leads to Namur and Dinant, perhaps the most lively and fascinating towns of the Belgian Ardennes.

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One-week cruises from Pont-a-Bar

• Pont-a-Bar, Charleville, Mezieres, Revin, Fumay, Givet and return
  Cruise distance 187km (116.20 miles), 42 locks, 31 hours of cruising

• Pont-a-Bar, Sedan, Mouzon, Verdun and return
  Cruise distance 217km (134.84 miles), 46 locks, 35 hours of cruising

Two-week cruises

• Pont-a-Bar, Charleville,Mezieres, Fumay, Dinant, Namur and return
  Cruise distance 286km (177.71 miles), 62 locks, 45 hours of cruising

Three-week cruises

• Pont-a-Bar, Berry au Bac, Reims, Vitry le Francois, Bar le Duc, Commercy, Verdun, Sedan and return
  Cruise distance 553km (343.62 miles), 214 locks, 105 hours of cruising

10/11- day cruise

• Pont-a-Bar, Charleville-Mezieres, Fumay, Dinant and return
  Cruise distance 232km (144.16 miles), 50 locks, 36 hours of cruising

Mini-week, 4-night cruise

• Pont-a-Bar, Charleville Mezieres, Fumay and return
  Cruise distance 95km (59.03 miles), 24 locks, 13 hours of cruising