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Base de CognacLocaboat Holidays 3 rue des Gabariers Port de Plaisance 16100 CognacTel : +33 (0) 545 366 366 Fax : +33 (0) 545 366 367 E-mail : cognac@locaboat.com
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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 :
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From the North A10-E05 Saintes exit (31 km – N141)
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From the South A10-E05 Pons exit (30 km)
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Michelin map n° 72, http://www.viamichelin.com/
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I.G.N. map n° 107, http://www.ign.fr/
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Green Guide Michelin Poitou-Vendée-Charente
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By rail :
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Cognac regional station (1.5 km),
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TGV Saintes station (26 km),
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TGV Angoulême station (44 km), http://www.sncf.fr/
By air :
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La Rochelle-laleu aiport (106 km)
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Bordeaux-Mérignac airport (131 km), http://www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr/
PARKING :
See the link on the left of this page: Locaboat services / parking. The number of places is limited, you must reserve in advance.
CAR HIRE:
- Europcar : Cognac Tel : 05 45 82 32 43, http://www.europcar.com/
- Renault Rent : Cognac Tel : 05 45 35 86 86, http://www.renault-rent.com/
- Hertz Cognac: Tel: 05 45 32 07 59
HOTELS :
- l'Etape Tel : 05 45 32 16 15 Fax : 05 45 36 20 03
- Les Pigeons Blancs Tel : 05 45 82 16 36
- Hôtel Ibis Tel : 05 45 82 19 53
- Le Cheval Blanc Tel : 05 45 82 09 55
- Hôtel Hermitage Tèl : 05 45 82 01 26
- Hôtel Le Valois Tèl : 05 45 36 83 00
BED AND BREAKFAST AND GUEST HOUSE:
- Au pré des Pontis Tèl : 05 45 83 18 05
RESTAURANTS :
- le Coq d'Or Tel : 05 45 82 02 56
- La Courtine Tel: 05 45 82 34 78
- Pigeons Blancs Tel : 05 45 82 16 36
- Bistrot des Quais Tèl : 05 45 82 60 32
- Le Patio Tèl : 05 45 32 40 50
- La Rose des Sables Tèl : 05 45 36 11 44
- L'Etage Tèl : 05 45 36 11 04
BANKS :
at Cognac closed Saturday and Sunday, exchange transactions mornings only
POST OFFICE :
at Cognac closed Saturday afternoon and Sunday
SHOPS :
at Cognac closed Sunday afternoon
MARKETS :
at Cognac from Tuesday to Sunday from 8 am to 1 pm
Quartier St Jacques, Saturday and Sunday mornings
TAXIS :
- Taxi Angibeaud Tel : 05 45 32 13 08 & 06 80 58 10 14
- Taxi Crépin Tel : 06 08 25 03 74 & 05 45 35 41 08
- Taxi 16 Tel : 05 45 83 75 60
TOURIST OFFICE :
At Cognac Tel : 05 45 82 10 71 Fax : 05 45 82 34 47, http://www.tourism-cognac.com/, email : mailto:office.tourisme.cognac@wanadoo.fr
LOCABOAT BASE SERVICES :
Public WCs, shower according to the opening hours of the base, Phone box
Special :
if your cruise is during the spring, please call your reservation office 48 hours before your departure because there may be flooding. The navigation limit towards Rochefort is at St Savinien
Gastronomic specialities :
Cagouilles, grillons, farcis, chapon de Barbezieux, caille botte, cornuelles, …
Local wines : Cognac and Pineau des Charentes
Fishing :
Fishing licence obligatory : on sale at Europêche, avenue de Lattre de Tassigny, Cognac, opened from Monday afternoon to Saturday
Roach, bream, bleak, eel, pike, carp…
To see :
Maisons de négoce, a cognac distillery, the Arts and Cognac Museum, les Jardins de la Mairie, …
Midi-Camargue



