STARTING AND FORMALITIES :

departure days from 2 pm

BOARDING :

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

CLIMATE :

see chart page 61 of the Captains handbook

ACCESS :

By motorway :

• From the West A6 - E15 - E60 Auxerre Nord exit (81 km N 6 + N 151 + D 985);
• From the East A6 - E15 - E60 Avallon exit (52 km N 6, D 957, D 985)
• Go out of Corbigny (the base is 4 km outside Corbigny), direction Nevers on D958, then St Saulge, direction La Chaise then go along the canal.
• Michelin maps n° 65 et 69, http://www.viamichelin.com/
• I.G.N. map n° 108, http://www.ign.fr/
• Green Guide Michelin Bourgogne

By rail :

• Clamecy regional station (30 km), http://www.sncf.fr/

By air :

• Paris-Orly airport (249 km)
• Paris-Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport (291 km), http://www.paris-airports.com/

PARKING :

See the link on the left of this page : Locaboat services / Parking

CAR HIRE :

HOTELS :

• La Buissonière Tel : 03 86 20 02 13 Fax : 03 86 20 13 85
• Hôtel de l'Europe Tel : 03 86 20 09 87 Fax : 03 86 20 06 40

BED AND BREAKFAST and GÎTES RURAUX :

Booking office : Tel : 03 86 36 42 39 - Fax : 03 86 36 36 63

RESTAURANTS :

BANKS :

at Corbigny, open from Monday to Saturday morning

POST OFFICE :

at Corbigny, open from Monday to Saturday morning

SHOPS :

at Corbigny closed Sunday afternoon and Monday

MARKETS :

at Corbigny Friday mornings, the second Tuesday of each month

TAXIS :

TOURIST OFFICE :

LOCABOAT BASE SERVICES :

picnic area

GASTRONOMIC SPECIALITIES :

croquettes de Corbigny, gâteaux à base d'amandes, …

Local wines : Wines of Tannay (Pinot noir, Melon, Gamay, Chardonnay).

FISHING :

fishing licence obligatory : on sale at Letellier Patrick Peugeot Cycle et Accessoires, 23 rue des Forges, Corbigny, open from Tuesday to Saturday from 8 to 12 am and 2 to 7 pm

Whitebait, pike, zander, perch, eel,…

TO SEE :

Old town, Bénédictine Abbey at Saint Léonard, Tannery Island, the  XV°  Madeleine Tower, the XII° Island Tower, …