Stay : Stroll on the Nivernais Canal
Among the great possibilities of cruises that Burgundy offers, do not hesitate to discover the one that is nicknamed the "little prince of French canals". The Nivernais Canal starts in Saint-Léger-des-Vignes and ends in Auxerre: 174 km and 116 locks between Nièvre and Yonne, to be discovered in 5 stages along the water and the diversity of its landscapes.
Summary of the stay
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Detail of the stay : Stroll on the Nivernais Canal - 5 days
Day 1: Confluence stopover
Steps: Decize, La Machine
The Confluence stopover will open the doors of the South Nivernais where you will discover the old mining town of La Machine as well as the beautiful Decize. There, don't miss the Halles promenade. 985 meters long and built in 1771, it is one of the oldest plantations of plane and lime trees in France. It has even been listed as a historical monument since 1932.
Day 2: Escale Nature
Steps: Bazolles, Châtillon-En-Bazois, Corbigny, Moulins-Engilbert
Make way for the Nature stopover, when you will reach Corbigny from Moulins-Engilbert via Châtillon-en-Bazois and Bazolles, under the green landscapes of the Morvan and close to the Vaux and Baye ponds that feed the canal.
Day 3: Floating stopover
Steps: Clamecy, Châtel-Censoir, Coulanges-Sur-Yonne
The floating stopover will start in Clamecy, whose superb historic center is a must-see. Then you will go to the south of theYonne and discover Coulanges-sur-Yonne and Chatel-Censoir. A village dominated by a castle and which offers a splendid panorama on the valley of the Yonne.
Day 4: Escale Villages
Steps: Arcy-Sur-Cure, Mailly-La-Ville, Mailly-Le-Château, Merry-Sur-Yonne, Vermenton
From the rocks of Saussois in Merry-sur-Yonne to the caves ofArcy-sur-Cure, this stopover in the villages will let you see the picturesque Mailly-le-Château, Mailly-la-Ville, Vermenton, then Deux-Rivières, a new municipality which joins Accolay and Cravant, its church of the XIVth century and its half-timbered house of the XIVth.
Day 5: Escale Vignobles
Steps: Auxerre, Coulanges-La-Vineuse, Escolives-Sainte-Camille, Irancy, Saint-Bris-Le-Vineux
Make way for the Vignobles stopover. You will visit Irancy, Coulanges-la-Vineuse, Saint-Bris-le Vineux, Escolives-Sainte-Camille. Before arriving in Auxerre, the last stage of a cruise as bucolic as rich in discoveries.
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