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 :

• A61 – E80  Exit Lézignan-Corbières (9 km - D611)
• Michelin map n° 83, http://www.viamichelin.com/
• I.G.N. map n° 114, http://www.ign.fr/
• Green Guide Michelin Pyrénées-Roussillon

By rail :

• Lézignan-Corbières station (6 km),
• TGV station Narbonne (23 km), http://www.sncf.fr/

By air :

• Carcassonne-Salvaza airport (52 km)
• Perpignan-Rivesaltes airport (89 km)
• Montpellier-Méditérranée airport (122 km), http://www.montpellier.aeroport.fr/
• Toulouse-Blagnac airport (146 km), http://www.toulouse.aeroport.fr/

PARKING :

See the link on the left of this page: Locaboat services / Parking. The number of places is limited, it's imperative to reserve in advance.

CAR HIRE :

• Avis : Narbonne Tel : 04 68 32 43 36, http://www.avis.com/
• Europcar : Narbonne Tel : 04 68 32 34 54, http://www.europcar.com/
• Hertz : Lézignan Tel : 04 68 27 20 77, http://www.hertz.com/

HOTELS :

• Les Arbousiers (Homps 8km) Tel : 04 68 91 11 24 Fax : 04 68 91 12 61
• Le Tassigny (Lézignan 5km) Tel : 04 68 27 11 51 Fax : 04 68 27 67 31
• Le Grand Soleil (Lézignan 5 km) Tel : 04 68 27 01 20 Fax : 04 68 27 10 88

BED AND BREAKFAST AND GUEST HOUSE:

Booking office Tel 04 68 11 40 70 - Fax 04 68 11 40 72

RESTAURANTS :

• At Homps (8km) Les Arbousiers Tel : 04 68 91 11 24
• At Homps (8Km) La Péniche in the Harbour Tel: 04 68 91 24 34
• Les Tonneliers Tel : 04 68 91 14 04 
• At Lézignan (5km) Le Tournedos Tel : 04 68 27 11 51
• L'Escale du Canal - Ecluse D'Ognon (At Olonzac > 3km) Tel : 04 68 41 62 53 or mobile phone : 06 15 91 92 58, mail : lescaleducanal@hotmail.fr 
• At Argens (500 m) La Guinguette Tel : 04 68 41 51 96 an outside restaurant open in good weather from June to September. www.laguinguette-restaurant.com

BANKS :

Lézignan (5 km) open from Monday to Saturday morning

POST OFFICE :

Lézignan (5 km) open from Monday to Saturday morning

SHOPS :

Lézignan (5 km) and at Olonzac (5km), closed on Sunday afternoon. Grocery in the village of Argens

MARKETS :

TAXIS :

• Azur Taxi Tel : 04 68 27 33 41

TOURIST OFFICE :

Lézignan (5 km) Tel 04 68 27 05 42, http://www.lecanaldumidi.com/argens/

LOCABOAT BASE SERVICES :

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

Gastronomic specialities :

cassoulet de Castelnaudary, daube de sanglier, civet de chevreuil, émincé de canard, grillades au feu de bois, brochettes, coq au vin, …

Local wines : the red and white wines of Minervois, Corbières, la Clape, Fitou, Saint Chinian.

Fishing :

fishing licence obligatory on sale at "Association de pêche d'Argens", for the phone number please call the base. Carp, eel, roach, zander, bream, bleak, crayfish…

To see :

At Argens, the pool and the top of the village, at Lézignan the vine and wine Museum, the exhibition centre, the village of Minerve, the Hurepel Museum (figurines) and the archeological and palaeontology Museum.