Departure spots in Burgundy

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The Burgundy Canal

Leaving from St-Florentin

• Week-End ( 2 days ) : Tonnerre and back.
• Short Week : Tanlay and back.
• 1 week :
  • Ancy-Le-Franc and back.
  • One-way : Up to Montbard.
• 2 weeks : Montbard and back.

Leaving from Montbard

• 1 week one-way : towards St-Florentin

Your ports of call

• On the borders of Burgundy and Champagne, the small fortified town of St-Florentin welcomes you. The old town with its magnificient and imposing Renaissance church is well worth a visit.
• In Tonnerre, Knight-of-Eon country, a short walk will bring you to the Fosse Dione, a beautiful wash house fed by vauclusian srping, and thence to the Vieil Hopital ( the old hospital ) founded by Margaret of Burgundy in 1293.
• The 16th-century castels : Tanlay, built in 1550, will open its gates to you. Ancy-Le-Franc offers you a lavishly decorated castle; a masterpiece of French architecture. Here you will also be able to visit a museum of cars and carriages.
• In Montbard, an old 12th-century stronghold, you will follow in the footsteps of Buffon, the great 18th-century naturalist, by visiting his park and laboratory.
  We recommend you going by bicycle, as 6km away you will discover the ancient Abbaye de Fontenay, a superb 12th-century cisterian monastery founded by St-Bernard. Classed as a World heritage site, this masterpiece of Roman art is well worth a visit.

The Nivernais Canal

Leaving from St Florentin

• Short Week : Auxerre and back.
• 1 Week
  • Chatel-Censoir and back.
  • One way : Up to Chitry.
• 2 Weeks : Baye and back.

Your ports of call

• Auxerre : from its riverboat port you will be able to enjoy the most beautiful view of the town, its churches and its cathedral which dominates the Yonne river.
• The steep rocks and cliffs of Saussois will delight both mountain clibing fanatics and those in search of a panoramic view.
• A must : Chatel-Censoir, a picturesque terraced town built on the hillside.
• In Clamecy, birthplace of Romain Roland, a walk along the quayside, will give you a magnigicent impression of the town and its ramparts. In the museum you will see the ancient craft of wood rafting.

The Yonne

Leaving from St Florentin

• 1 Week : Monterau and back.

Your ports of call

• in Joigny, a town of narrow winding streets, art lovers will enjoy a visit to the two ghotic churches.
• Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, an ancient city founded by Louis VIII will open its 13th-century "Gates" and dungeon to you.
• In Sens you will discover the first large cathedral to be constructed in Frace as well as the fabulous museums, the treasures of which include mosaics from the gallo-Roman period...