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 :

• From the West A6 - E15 - E60 exit Joigny 18 : (11,5 km D943)

• From the East A6 - E15 - E60 exit Auxerre 19 : (21 km N6)

• From the North A5 - E511 exit Troyes-Est : (79 km N77 + D943)

  Michelin map n° 65, http://www.viamichelin.com/

  I.G.N. map n° 108, http://www.ign.fr/

  Green Guide Michelin Bourgogne

By rail :

• Joigny station, (1 km), http://www.sncf.fr/

By air :

• Paris-Orly aiport (138 km) http://www.adp.fr/

• Paris-Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport (177 km), http://www.adp.fr/

PARKING :

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

CAR HIRE :

• Avis : Auxerre (28 km) Tel : 03 86 46 83 47, http://www.avis.com/

• Europcar : Joigny Tel : 03 86 62 40 30, http://www.europcar.com/

• Hertz Auxerre (28 km) Tel : 03 86 46 57 30, http://www.hertz.com/

HOTELS :

• Côte Saint-Jacques **** Tel : 03 86 62 09 70 - Fax : 03 86 91 49 70

• Le Rive Gauche *** Tel : 03 86 91 46 66 - Fax : 03 86 91 46 93

• Le  Modern' Hôtel *** Tel : 03 86 62 16 28 - Fax : 03 86 62 44 33

BED AND BREAKFAST AND GUEST HOUSE:

• L'Escale au bord de l'eau, Sylvia and Marcel Jully. Tèl: 03 86 62 32 97 / 06 08 02 84 45, e-mail: jully@wanadoo.fr
• Le Montant au Palais, Tèl: 03 86 91 41 33. 

RESTAURANTS :

• La Côte Saint-Jacques Tel : 03 86 62 09 70 *** au Michelin
• Le Rive Gauche Tel : 03 86 91 46 66
• Le Modern' Hôtel Tél : 03 86 62 16 28
• L'Auberge du Moulin Tel : 03 86 91 00 63 (Chamvres 2 km),
• Fontaine aux Muses Tel : 03 86 73 40 22 (La Celle-St-Cyr 8 km)
• Paris-Nice Tel : 03 86 62 06 72
• La Grillade au feu de bois Tel : 03 86 63 11 74 (Villecien)

BANKS :

many banks at Joigny, closed Saturday afternoon, Sunday and Monday

POST OFFICE :

at Joigny, closed Saturday afternoon and Sunday

SHOPS :

at Joigny, all shops

MARKETS :

at Joigny on Wednesday and Saturday mornings

TAXIS :

"Taxi Reuiller" Tel : 06 08 58 65 00

TOURIST OFFICE :

at Joigny Tel : 03 86 62 1105 - Fax : 03 86 91 76 38, couriel: ot.joigny@wanadoo.fr, site: http://www.tourisme-joigny.fr.fm/

LOCABOAT BASE SERVICES :

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

Gastronomic specialities :

coq au vin, gougères, escargots, jambon à la chablisienne, andouillette de Chablis, …

Local wines : White wines from Chablis, reds from Irancy and Coulanges, le Crémant de Bailly.

Fishing :

Fishing licence obligatory :  on sale near  the tourist office (8 quai Henri Ragobert), open Monday, Friday and Saturday from 8 to 12 am and to 1.30 to 7 pm, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 8.30 am to 12 am and 2 pm to 6 pm

Whitebait, pike, zander, perch, eel,…

To see :

Old quarter (houses of the Pilori, the Tree of Jessé), pedestrian alleyways, Espace Jean de Joigny (cultural centre).