Pierre Sallin talks about his barge holiday
Pierre Sallin and his wife Inès are looking forward to their 12th holiday next month aboard a 'Pénichette'® canal barge.
Burgundy Canal : Setting a course for the Renaissance chateaux
If you set off from Joigny, the cruise offered by Locaboat will enable you to discover two wonderful châteaux that stand on the banks of the Burgundy Canal.
The yacht at Locaboat!
Part of the fun of a waterways holiday is that you'll get to explore a new route every year and also learn how to handle a different canal boat.
The gourmets great circle route
The inland waterways routes offered by Locaboat have always made it possible to discover landscapes and the pleasures of the table.
From the river to the mountains, tale of a barge cruise
Our friend Jean-François Macaigne tells of the ups and downs of his trip in a canal barge on the Sâone, from Scey to Besançon : recollections and advice from a devotee of France's canals.
Discovering our departure base of Mâcon
Discover our departure base in Burgundy: Mâcon. Enjoy a wonderful canal cruise full of history, vineyards, local specialties and nature.
Sophie Pasquet’s boating holidays with three teenagers aboard!
Sophie Pasquet has three teenage children. For their family barge holidays, she and her husband have been faithful customers for nearly 15 years.
What clothes should you bring to wear aboard a Pénichette®?
For a successful canal boat holiday with Locaboat, it's important to make sure you have the right kind of clothing.
How to moor your boat successfully?
Mooring a boat successfully is the key to a perfect cruise. Here are a few tips for a smooth mooring of your licence-free Pénichette®
A traveller’s tale: Paul Devos on the Canal du Midi
Paul Devos and his wife had their first holiday on the Canal du Midi in 2003 and have been faithful customers of Locaboat ever since.
Handy tools: map of France’s navigable waterways
What documents should you bring on board and what preparations should you make, before and during your canal boat trip with Locaboat?
An account of a barge cruise in low season
Ten years ago, quite by chance, this retired couple from Marseilles became totally hooked on canal boat holidays.
Taking your pet aboard
Leaving your four-footed friend behind when you go on holiday can be quite a wrench. So why not take your pet with you on a waterborne holiday?
The origins of water-based tourism
With 8,500 kms of canals and rivers great and small, France can rightly claim to be Europe's premier inland waterway network.
There’s a knack to fishing on the canal
When they’re not going for a dip or a cycle ride, fishing is one of the favourite pastimes for our sailors who cruise the inland waterways.
How do you use a bow-thruster on a self-drive boat?
Nowadays, almost all the self-drive boats available for hire from Locaboat, from the “Terrasse” to the “Flying Bridge”, are fitted with what's known as a “bow thruster”.
Barge cruise: why not Germany?
Francis and Françoise Richard, a 70-something-years-young Greek couple, have been regular Locaboat customers since 1991. They go cruising twice a year.
What can you do on a boat when it rains?
Rain or fog… the weather’s taking a dive? Aboard your self-drive boat, bad weather doesn’t mean a bad holiday. Quite the opposite, in fact.
