Aquitaine is a region where life is good so it’s a great place to enjoy a boating holiday! The area enjoys good weather and sunny skies that light up its rich historical past and medieval bastides, mills and chateaux.
The Aquitaine is also a land of fine wining and dining. Local produce is of a very high standard while restaurants and eateries will awaken your culinary senses with foods such as truffled foie gras, goose confit and Agen prunes. Make sure you also try Armagnac (a distinctive Brandy from this region) and Buzet wines.
A choice of memorable itineraries in the land of King Henri IV and d’Artagnan the Musketeer! The River Baïse, mysterious and bewitching, meandering its way past bastide towns, abbeys and castles of Gascogny, visiting Vianne, Nérac and Condom. The garonne Canal flows quietly under the plane trees towards the Aqueduct of Agen, the Cloister of Moissac, “the Water Slope” of Montech and through the historic town of Toulouse. Towards Bordeaux, discover the Rembrandt of Le Mas d'Agenais, the promontory of Meilhan and the charming village of Fontet.
The attractions :
Navigation possible on both
river and canal, Ideal for novices,
Few and automatic locks,
The gastronomy of the South-West (the wines of Buzet, Sauternes, Armagnac,
foie gras, strawberries, melons, prunes...)
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Canal Du Midi (Le Somail, Port Lauragais)
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Charente (Sireuil)
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Franche Comte / Saone (Dole, Port Sur Saone)
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Loire Valley / Nivernais (Plagny, Rogny)
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Lot (Cahors)