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| Dole
ancient capital of Comté, doorway to the Jura
and birthplace of Pasteur, situated in the heart of a
marvellous region gifted with one of the most beautiful
navigation areas offering a very large choice of cruising:
le canal du Rhône to the Rhin (in fact it's the
Doubs) with Besançon and citadel of Vauban, Baume
les Dames, the charm of Comtois villages and market towns,
wild beauty of fauna and flora in the superb deeply embanked
valleys. You can cruise upstream one way to Port sur
Saône or Champigny-Les-Langres or the Burgundy
canals beyond Saint-Jean-de-Losne. |
The attractions:
A
crossroads of rivers for an exceptional choice of cruises,
delicious cheeses , and wines, wild beauty of a still
intact nature. |
| Cruise Suggestions |
| Route - Km / Locks - Time |
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Le
Doubs: Dole-Salans and return -
77km, 16 locks - 2 Day Weekend
La
Saône: Dole-Auxonne and return -
76km, 16 locks - 2 Day Weekend
Dole
/ Saint-Vit and return - 76 km , 18 locks
- 2 Day Weekend
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Osselle Caves, Little
port of Auxonne, at the foot of the old fortifications. Verdun
sur le Doubs : large fortified town with narrow streets
lined by old houses. |
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Le
Doubs: Dole-Besançon and return -
104km, 36 locks - Mini Week
La
Saône: Dole-Heuilley - 90km, 22
locks - Mini Week
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Besançon
: from the quays to Vauban citadel, a city full of
fountains and noble homes.On
the way, the town of Pontailler, known for tourism
and sports.
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Le
Doubs: Dole-Baume les Dames and return -
167km, 52 locks - 1 Week
La
Saône: Dole-Seveux and return -
179km, 26 locks - 1 Week
La
Saône et la Seille: Dole-Tournus-Louhans
and return - 226km, 30 locks - 1
Week
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Baume
les Damesfull of memories of the benedictines.The
town of Gray : the town hall, N.D. Basilica as well
as various museums.A
pretty canalised river, the Seille, particularly
appreciated by anglers.
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Le
Canal de Bourgogne: Dole - Pont
d'Ouche and return - 150km, 132 ecluses
- 10 Days
La
Saône: Dole - Macon and return -
275km, 32 ecluses - 10 Days
Dole
- Port sur Saône and return - 248km, 112
ecluses - 10 Days
La
Saône et le Canal de la Marne à la Saône: Dole-Langres
and return - 136km, 57 ecluses - 10
Days
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Mâcon,
a town which in despite of the religious wars has
kept few relics of its past ; the towers an narthex
of old St Vincent, the wooden 16th house and the
senece house around the Lamartine museum.
Langres,
on a rocky spur, shelters St Mammes cathedral and
the treasure room containing a fragment
of the crucifix.
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Le
Doubs: Dole-Montbéliard
and return - 300km, 106 locks - 2
Weeks
La
Saône: Dole-Villefranche S/Saône and return -
400km, 106 locks - 2 Weeks
Le
Canal de Bourgogne et la Saône: Dole - Pouilly
en Auxois and return - 350km, 50 locks - 2
Weeks
La
Saône et le Canal du Centre: Dole-Chagny-Digoin
and return - 400km, 122 locks - 2
Weeks
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Montbéliard
: town and country of art and historyVillefranche
: capital of Beaujolais, where lovers of
this wine are sure to find their favourite vintage.
On
the canal du Centre, Paray-le-Monial with all its
quays allows for mooring near the monuments. Montceau-les-Mines
: a mining town which developed in the 1900's.
And whose port served for the transport of coal
and steel.
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