STARTING OUT FORMALITIES :

departure days from 2 pm on.

BOARDING :

from 3 pm to 6 pm (according to preparing the boats)

CLIMATE:

see chart page 61 of the Captains handbook.

ACCESS :

By motorway :

• A62 – E72 exit Agen (6 km)
• Michelin map n° 79 , http://www.viamichelin.com/
• I.G.N. map n° 110, http://www.ign.fr/
• Green Guide Michelin Pyrénées-Aquitaine

By rail :

• TGV Agen station (1 km), /www.tgv.com or http://www.voyages-sncf.com/

By air :

• Agen-la-Garenne airport (5 km), http://www.aeroport-agen.com/
• Toulouse-Blagnac airport (116 km), http://www.toulouse.aeroport.fr/
• Bordeaux Mérignac airport (147 km), http://www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr/

PARKING:

See links on the left of this page: Locaboat Services / parking. At Agen, the number of places in the car park are strictly limited. When you get to the base they are distributed depending on the reservations and the order in which these have been made.

CAR HIRE :

• Avis : Agen Tel : 05 53 47 76 47, http://www.avis.fr/
• Europcar : Agen Tel : 05 53 47 37 40, http://www.europcar.agen.fr/
• Hertz : Agen Tel : 05 53 96 13 77, http://www.hertz.fr/

HOTELS:

• Hostellerie des Jacobins**** - Tel : 05 53 47 03 31, Fax : 05 53 47 02 80,
• Hotel Le Provence*** - Tel : 05 53 47 39 11, http://www.hotel-leprovence.com/
• Hôtel Ibis** - Tèl : 05 53 47 43 43
• Stim'Otel – Tel : 05 53 47 31 23, http://www.citotel.com:hotels/stim.html.

HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS NEAR THE BASE :

• Le Colombier du Touron at Brax (8Km) - Tèl : 05 53 87 87 91
• Le Prince Noir at Sérignac (12Km) - Tèl : 05 53 68 74 30

BED AND BREAKFAST AND GUEST HOUSE:

Booking office Tel 05 53 47 80 87 - Fax 05 53 66 88 29

RESTAURANTS :

• L'Atelier Tel : 05 53 87 89 22,
• Le Buffet de la Gare Tel : 05 53 66 09 40,
• La Boucherie Tèl: 05 53 67 08 60,
• Le Washington Tel : 05 53 48 25 50,
• Mariottat Tel : 05 53 77 99 77.
• Le Périgord Tèl : 05 53 77 55 77
• La Part des Anges Tèl : 05 53 68 31 00

BANKS :

open from Monday to Saturday morning

POST OFFICE :

open from Monday to Saturday morning

SHOPS :

closed Sunday afternoon

MARKETS :

Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday mornings

TAXIS :

• Taxi Pierre Tèl : 06 09 30 88 06
• Taxi Bruno Tèl : 06 08 57 32 15

CYBERCAFE :

• Le Florida - Tèl : 05 53 47 59 54
• Le Nauteus - Tèl : 05 53 87 96 55

TOURIST OFFICE:

Tel : 05 53 47 36 09 Fax : 05 53 47 29 98, www.ot-agen.org

LOCABOAT BASE SERVICES :

WC and shower, according to the opening hours of the base, phone box (100m)

SPECIAL :

During the spring and at the end of October there is a risk of flooding on the Baïse, the Garonne and the Lot, though not on the canal. Locks on the Lot and Baïse are all automatic, operated by magnetic card. They are open daily.

Gastronomic specialities:

foie gras, magret de canard, confit de canard, d'oie et de porc, poule farcie, salmis de palombes, tourins à l'ail, soupe aux fèves, tourtières au pastis ou au pommes, pruneaux, …

Local wines: Red wines from the Côtes de Buzet, Duras and Marmandais; Armagnac, …

Fishing:

fishing licence on sale at "Au Royaume de la pêche" 05.53.68.25.00 trout, pike, zander, perch, eels, crayfish…

To see:

The Museum, le Coteau de l'Ermitage, The Saint Caprais cathedral,…