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Bases in Ardennes & Alsace-Lorraine : Lutzelbourg
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STARTING
OUT FORMALITIES :
Departure
Days from 2 and 6:pm.
BOARDING
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as soon as the boat is ready.
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| With the canal de la Meuse
takes you through the lush pastures and verdant countryside
of Lorraine as far as Verdun, the River Meuse itself loop
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
forest also shelter in their protected wetlands such rarities
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 marionnettes at Charleville-Mezieres,
world capital of the art. If you decide to head for Belgium,
you'll be struck by the very special 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
Castel, founded by Charles V. The grand mountain scenery
leads on to Namur and Dinant, perhaps the most lively
and fascinating towns of the Belgian Ardennes.
LOCKS:
La Meuse:
between Pont-à-Bar and the Trois fontaines: open
Monday – Friday 9am - 7pm, Saturday & Sunday
9am - 6pm.
between
Donchery and Don-sur-Meuse: Monday-Friday, 8.30am - 6pm,
Saturday & Sunday
9am - 5pm.
Direction Givet: 17 automatic locks, Verdun: 24 automatic
locks, Dinant: 22 automatic, 2 manual locks.
Closed on 1st of May and 1st of November. |
ACCESS :
By motorway :
A203
- E44 - E36 exit 4 Sedan-Frénois
(7 km - D764)
Michelin map n° 53, 56, www.viamichelin.com
I.G.N.map n° 101, www.ign.fr
Green guide Michelin Champagne
By rail :
Sedan regional station (10 km)
By
air :
Luxembourg
airport (131 km), www.luxair.lu/airport.htm
Charleroi airport (147 km)
Brussels national airport (170 km), www.brusselsairport.be
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PARKING
: enclosed, not guarded, 32 € / week
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HOTELS:
* Campanile (Sedan 7 km) tel.: 03 24 29 45
45 - Fax: 03 24 27 64 52
* Le Chateau fort *** (Sedan 7 km) tel.: 03 24 61 11 00 - Fax: 03 24 27 19 00
* Le Relais (Sedan 7 km) tel.: 03 24 27 04 41 - Fax: 03 24 29 71 16 |
RESTAURANTS
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* La ferme du Landi (Sedan, 4 km), tel.:
03 24 22 22 22, mobile 06 26 41 09 26
* Auberge du Port (Bazeilles, 12 km), tel.: 03 24 27 13 89
* L’Orangerie (Bazeilles, 12 km), tel.: 03 24 27 52 11 * Michelin |
MARKETS
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at Sedan (10 km) Wednesday and Saturday mornings. |
SHOPS:
at Sedan (10 km) closed Sunday afternoon. |
TAXIS :
“Taxi de Sedan” tel.: 03 24 29 09 09 |
NOTE
:
On arrival, you have to buy a bag (1€) for household
waste, available from shops in Dinant |
| Airport
transfers : Locaboat
services / Transfers
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TOURIST OFFICE :
at Sedan (10 km) tel.: 03 24 27 73 73 - Fax : 03 24 29
03 28 |
GASTRONOMIC
SPECIALTIES :
Sugar pie, Rethel blood sausage, bacon salads
Local
Drinks :Stenay beers, Belgian beers, |
FISHING
:
Fishing licence obligatory: on sale in Nouvion-sur-Meuse
(5 km)
Pike, zander, carp, tench |
TO
SEE :
Trade fair at Sedan in September, the castle at Sedan
(10km) |
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