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 :

• A6 exit 24.1 Beaune, direction Chagny, Santenay D974,
• A6 exit 25 Chalon-sur-Saône Nord, direction Autun, Mercurey

Michelin maps N° 243, http://www.viamichelin.com/ IGN map N° 109, http://www.ign.fr/ Green Guide Michelin Bourgogne Morvan

By rail :

• Saint Léger sur Dheune regional station (2 km), http://www.sncf.fr/
• TGV station Le Creusot-Montchanin (17 km)

By air :

• Lyon St-Exupéry airport (166 km)

PARKING :

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

CAR HIRE :

• Avis (Chalon / Saône)  Tel : 03 85 48 30 52,
• Avis (Montchanin)  Tel : 0820 611 671, http://www.avis.com/
• Europcar (Chalon / Saône)  Tel : 03 85 48 50 52,
• ADA (Autun)  Tel : 03 85 86 87 36, http://www.europcar.com/
• Hertz (at Montchanin 30 km)  Tel : 03 85 78 87 90, http://www.hertz.com/

HOTELS :

• L'Amiral (Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune) Tel : 03 85 45 33 87
• Les Trois Maures (at Couches), open on Sunday nights Tel : 03 85 49 63 93
• Le Château de Bellecroix (Chagny) Tel : 03 85 87 13 86

BED AND BREAKFAST AND GUEST HOUSE:

• "La Messalière" Tel : 03 85 45 35 75 - Fax : 03 85 45 40 96
• Le petit Dennevy 71510 Dennevy, Tel: 03 85 45 48 96, e-mail: lepetitdennevy@yahoo.fr

RESTAURANTS :

• L'Amiral (Saint-Léger-sur Dheune)  Tel : 03 85 45 33 87
• Au P'tit Kir (Saint Léger)  Tél : 03 85 45 46 80
• L'Escale (Remigny 13 km)  Tel : 03 85 87 07 03
• Le Terroir (At Santenay 12Km) Tel : 03 80 20 63 47

BANKS :

open from Tuesday to Saturday from 8.45 am to 12 am On Saturday afternoon from 1.30 to 4 pm

POST OFFICE :

open from Monday to Friday from 9 to 12 am, 2 to 5 pm Saturday from 8.30 to 11.30 am

SHOPS :

closed Sunday and Monday. Food shop open between Monday at 3 pm to Sunday morning

MARKETS :

at Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune on Tuesday mornings

TAXIS :

• Taxi de Fontaines Tel : 03 85 91 49 60
• Taxi JD, Mercurey, Tel: 06 12 54 87 81
• Taxi Badie at Chagny Tel : 03 85 87 10 76

TOURIST OFFICE :

at Chagny Tel : 03 85 87 25 95 - Fax : 03 85 87 14 44, mailto:ot.chagny-bourgogne@wanadoo.fr

LOCABOAT BASE SERVICES :

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

Gastronomic specialities :

Confitures au " Pêché Sucré "

Local wine : wines of Santenay, Rully, Mercurey, Givry, wine-tasting at Chagny

Fishing :

fishing licence obligatory. Available at the base.

To see :

At Couches the castle of Marguerite de Bourgogne, the house of Templiers, at Santenay : the roman camp of Chassey-le–Camp, at Mellecey the castle of Germolles, at Ecuisses the site of 7 locks, the Canal Museum, at Blanzy the museum of Mines, at Montceau les Mines the museum of Fossils,…