The Canal du Centre with Locaboat

Locaboat cruise on the Canal du Centre

Bases at Dompierre-sur-Besbre and St. Leger-sur-Dheune

Lining the canal banks are chateaux, abbeys and mediaeval villages.
The Canal du Centre was built in the 18th century to link Roanne to Chalon-sur-Saône.
Cruising the Canal du Centre you pass through some of the most renowned vineyards of the Côte Chalonnaise.
Along the twisting valley of the Dheune sparkle the varnished tile roofs of charming villages.
At the foot of the Côte Chalonnaise are world-famous wine-producing villages: Mercurey, Santenay with its 13th-century church of St Jean de Naroise standing amid the vines, Montrachet, synonymous with fine whites, and Rully with its 12th-century castle.

One-week cruises from Dompierre-sur-Besbre

• Dompierre, Digoin, Paray le Monial, Roanne and RETURN
  189 km; 38 locks; 4hr45 cruising per day

One-week cruises from St. Leger-sur-Dheune

• St Leger, Monceau-les-Mines, Paray le Monial and RETURN
  138 km; 82 locks; 5hr15 cruising per day

One-week cruises from Dompierre-sur-Besbre

• Dompierre, Digoin, Paray le Monial, Roanne and return
  Cruise distance 189km (117.44 miles), 38 locks, 29 hours of cruising

One-week cruises from St. Leger-sur-Dheune

• St Leger, Monceau-les-Mines, Paray le Monial and retu
  Cruise distance 138km (85.75 miles), 82 locks, 32 hours of cruising