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 :

• A9 - E15 - E80 exit Palavas-les-Flots (3 km - D986)

  Michelin map n° 83, http://www.viamichelin.com/

  I.G.N. map n° 114, http://www.ign.fr/

  Green guide Michelin Gorges du Tarn

By rail :

• TGV Montpellier station (5 km), http://www.sncf.fr/

  BUS : from Montpellier station, tramway to Port Marianne, then bus n°18 to Port Ariane

By air :

• Montpellier-Méditérannée airport (6 km), http://www.montpellier.aeroport.fr/

PARKING :

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

CAR HIRE :

• Avis : Montpellier airport (5 km)  Tel : 04 67 20 14 95, http://www.avis.com/
• Europcar : Montpellier (7 km) Tel : 04 67 42 14 70, http://www.europcar.com/
• Hertz Montpellier airport (5 km) Tel : 04 67 20 04 64, http://www.hertz.com/

HOTELS :

• Mas du Courant Tel : 04 67 65 57 57 Fax : 04 67 65 37 56
• Le Méjean Tel: 04 67 99 79 00 Fax: 04 67 22 36 64

BED AND BREAKFAST AND GUEST HOUSE:

Booking office: Tel : 04 67 67 62 62 Fax : 04 67 67 71 69

RESTAURANTS :

• Bistrot d'Ariane (Port Ariane) Tel : 04 67 20 01 27
• La Bonne Bouille (Port Ariane) Tel : 04 67 15 30 61
• L'Olivier (Montpellier 7 km) Tel : 04 67 92 86 28 *Michelin
• Le Jardin des Sens (Montpellier 7 km) Tel : 04 99 58 38 38 *** Michelin

BANKS :

at Lattes closed Sunday and Monday

POST OFFICE :

at Lattes closed Saturday afternoon and Sunday

SHOPS :

at Lattes closed Sunday afternoon. Grocery and Baker at the base

MARKETS :

at Lattes Wednesday and Sunday mornings

Au Mas de Saporta (3 km) Farmer's market, Tuesday & Friday from 6 pm to 10 pm, in July and August

TAXIS :

• Taxi Lorrai Tel : 04 67 22 00 77

TOURIST OFFICE :

at Lattes Tel : 04 67 22 52 91 - Fax : 04 67 22 52 91, http://www.lattes34.com/

LOCABOAT BASE SERVICES :

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

Gastronomic specialities :

gardianne, rouille, tellines, bourride, loups grillés, Bouzigues oysters, …

Local wines : Red and white wines of Languedoc, Coteaux du Languedoc, Faugères, Picpoul, vin des sables, Muscat from St Jean de Minervois …

Fishing :

From the Bassin de Thau in Franqueveau (on the Rhône-Sète Canal a fishing licence is not obligatory), after Franqueveau, fishing licence is required (on sale in St Gilles or Beaucaire). Carp, pike, zander, eel.

To see :

Old Montpellier, Promenade du Peyrou, Fabre Museum, Quartier Antigone, Hôtel de Varenne, Archeological Henri Prades Museum, …