STARTING OUT FORMALITIES:

departure days between 2 and 6 pm.

BOARDING:

as soon as the boat is ready.

ACCESS:

• By motorway:
  • A6 exit 24.1 Beaune, direction Chagny, Santenay D974
  • A6 exit 25 Chalons-sur-Saône Nord, direction Autun, Mercurey
  • Michelin maps N° 243, www.viamichelin.com
  • IGN maps N° 109, www.ign.fr
  • Green Guide Michelin Bourgogne Morvan
• By rail:
  • Saint Léger sur Dheune regional station (2 km), www.sncf.fr
  • TGV station Le Creusot-Montchanin (17 km)
• By plane:
  • Lyon St-Exupéry airport (166 km)

PARKING:

under cover, not guarded, 42 € / week; enclosed, not guarded, 28 € / week

CAR HIRE:

• Avis (Chalon / Saône) tel.: 03 85 48 30 52, www.avis.com
• Europcar (Chalon / Saône) tel.: 03 85 48 50 52, www.europcar.com
• Hertz (at Montchanin 30 km) tel.: 03 85 78 87 90, www.hertz.com
• Avis (Montchanin) tel.: 0820 611 671
• ADA (Autun) tel.: 03 85 86 87 36

HOTELS:

• L’Amiral (Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune) tel.: 03 85 45 33 87
• Les Trois Maures (at Couches), open on Sunday nights tel.: 03 85 49 63 93
• Le château de Bellecroix (Chagny) tel.: 03 85 87 13 86

BED AND BREAKFAST AND GITES RURAUX:

• La Messalière, tel.: 03 85 45 35 75 - Fax : 03 85 45 40 96
• Le Petit Dennevy, 71510 Dennevy tel.: 03 85 45 48 96,email : lepetitdennevy@yahoo.fr

RESTAURANTS:

• L’Amiral (Saint-Léger-sur Dheune) tel.: 03 85 45 33 87
• Au P’tit Kir (Saint Léger) tel.: 03 85 45 46 80
• L’Escale (Remigny 13 km) tel.: 03 85 87 07 03
• Le Terroir (Santenay 12 km) tel.: 03 80 20 63 47

BANKS:

Tuesday to Saturday from 8.45 to 12 am; Saturday afternoons from 1.30 to 4 pm.

POST OFFICE:

Monday to Friday, 9 to 12am and 2 to 5pm; Saturday from 8.30 to 11.30 am.

SHOPS:

closed Sunday and Monday, food shop open from Monday 3pm to Sunday morning.

MARKETS:

At Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune on Tuesday mornings.

TAXIS:

• Taxi de Fontaines tel.: 03 85 91 49 60
• Taxi Badie at Chagny tel.: 03 85 87 10 76
• Taxi JD,Mercurey tel.: 06 12 54 87 81

TOURIST OFFICE:

At Chagny tel.: 03 85 87 25 95 - Fax : 03 85 87 14 44, ot.chagny-bourgogne@wanadoo.fr

LOCKS:

The locks on the Canal du centre and the Seille are open daily from 8.30am to 6.30pm. Manual and automatic locks, generally with lock keepers. On the Saône: daily 6am-7pm. All the locks are closed on the 1st of May, 01.11 and 11.11.

LOCALLY:

WC and shower according to the opening hours of the base, phone box.

GASTRONOMIC SPECIALITIES:

Confitures au “ Pêché Sucré “

LOCAL DRINKS:

wines of Santenay, Rully,Mercurey, Givry,wine-tasting at Chagny

FISHING:

Fishing licence obligatory. Available at the base.

TO SEE:

• at Couches: castle of Marguerite de Bourgogne, house of Templiers
• at Santenay: roman camp of Chassey-le–Camp
• at Mellecey: castle of Germolles
• at Ecuisses: site of 7 locks, Canal Museum
• at Blanzy: museum of Mines
• at Montceau les Mines: museum of Fossils