Digoin,
in the middle of the country charolais, is the ideal
place to let it self go to tasting good products of
the soil. Become au fil des the centuries a high centre
of the crockery, Digoin is also a town of water.
With the confluence of three channels, it is a paradise
for in love with the fishing and the friends of nature.
Explore the various channels, you will discover wild
spaces, high places of the Romanesque art, workshops
of craftsmen to the great knowledge to make (basket makers,
cabinetmakers, potters or other glass-blowers), who will
have a pleasure of making you a demonstration of their
art.
Take also time to walk you on the bridge channel, stone
fact. It is a splendid architectural work which connects
the channel of the centre to the side channel in the
Loire.
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To
see : the
museum of ceramics, the bridge channel, museum
of the costumes through the ages and the tools
of formerly, the observaloire.
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To
taste : beef charolais,
snails of Burgundy, plate of Canalous (4
fresh water fish), potatoes stuffed with
snails of Burgundy.
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To
know : Digoin
is also crossed by 4 rivers: Arroux, Bourbince,
Vouzance and Arconce; and a river: the Loire.
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Very
Favourite : Snail
celebrates (1st week end of August) stroll
you! Borrow the green lane which borders the
Channel of the Centre on 17 km between Digoin
and Paray Monial. It furrows the landscapes
of copse and of meadows of the country charolais.
Navigation
on the channel of the centre :
Initially baptized channel of charolais, the channel
of the centre is used as link between the Loire and the
Saone and 114 km is long. It has a long time been used
for the provisioning of heavy industries of the area.
Equip with some automated locks, it is a channel pleasant
to sail, narrow and sinuous.
Navigation on the channel of Roanne with Digoin :
This channel proposes a very shaded and very calm stay,
inviting to a wild accosting. With proximity, the circuit
of the Romance churches brionnaises. Punctuated only
of 10 locks, the channel of Roanne with Digoin will lead
you through the pastures of Brionnais where you will
meet those White beef charolais.
Navigation on the side channel of the Loire :
With its three bridges channels, the side channel in
the Loire is a way of peaceful water, punctuated of rare
locks. De Digoin with Briare let you walk on in the landscapes
Bourbonnais to finally reach the countries of Sancerrois
and Pouilly, with the famous wines.
From Digoin Base
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Week-end
- Digoin
- Paray-le-Monial - Génelard
- Digoin : 66 kms - 22 locks - 13 hours
- Digoin
- Chambilly - Digoin : 50 kms - 12 locks
- 12 hours
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Mini
Week
- Digoin
- Iguerande - Digoin : 75 kms - 16
locks - 16 hours
- Digoin
- Gannay-sur-Loire - Digoin : 100 kms
- 22 locks - 20 hours
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One
Week
- Digoin
- Roanne - Digoin - Paray-le-Monial -
Digoin : 140 kms - 28 locks - 32 hours
- Digoin – Nevers
- Digoin : 198 kms - 44 locks - 32 hours
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One
Week One Way
- One
way Digoin - Chatillon en Bazois : 117
kms - 38 locks - 27 hours
- One
way Digoin - Briare
: 195 kms - 36 locks - 38
hours
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Digoin
Base Information
