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Explore the Canal du Nivernais in deepest rural Burgundy France, With only four passengers we ensure your privacy and exclusivity.
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Nivernais Barge Cruise
Burgundy Canal du NivernaisCanal Cruise
the Randle
*Evening dinning may be supplemented with an equal restaurant should for any unforeseen circumstance our chosen restaurant be unavailable. Route direction may alternate depending on pervious direction run.
Telephone +33 (0)646 536 140 | Email [email protected] | www.edgecharter.com
Sunday Your chauffeured private car meets you at your Paris hotel, airport arrivals, or station. Usual pick up time of 2pm.
Arrive at the Randle moored at Étang Baye, a large lake constructed in 1784 at the summit of the canal de Nivernais, and located on the border of the Morvan national park, a region of outstanding natural beauty. Welcome aboard with champagne and fait maison gougére pastries. Enjoy an evening stroll around the lake popular with fishermen and sailors.
Monday At 9am we commence our cruise by passing through three tunnels sat deep in a stone walled cutting like the entrance to an ancient lost city, and then descend a staircase of 16 consecutive locks, stopping for lunch along the way, to arrive at our rural mooring at Sardy.
Take a guided evening visit to market town of Corbigny (pop’ 1,681) with 18c abbey museum, followed by evening dining at one of the restaurants in the town centre.
TuesdayToday our morning cruise takes us to Chitry les Mines (pop’ 219), which gets its name from small silver mines worked here during the Renaissance, now a quiet village with 14c fortified chateau adjacent the canal. In the afternoon take a tour to the nearby chateau and fortifications.
Evening dining at the excellent Auberge-de-Centre in the nearby village of Monceaux-le-Comte.
*Evening dinning may be supplemented with an equal restaurant should for any unforeseen circumstance our chosen restaurant be unavailable. Route direction may alternate depending on pervious direction run.
Telephone +33 (0)646 536 140 | Email [email protected] | www.edgecharter.com
ThursdayCruising past meadows with crazing white cattle we arrive at Asnois (pop’ 121). The afternoon guided tour is to nearby village of Tannay to les caves tannaysiennes to sample their excellent Pinot noir, Chardonnay, and Melon wines.
Evening dining at le relais fleurs in the centre of Tannay.
Wednesday This morning’s cruise includes passing under three lifting bridges to arrive at the small farming community of Dirol (pop’ 121). After lunch our guided afternoon tour takes you to Vezelay, an UNESCO world heritage site, fortified town, and grand basilica dedicated to Mary Magdalen which is said to contain her relic. Stroll the pretty streets with many boutique shops, café’s, and restaurants.
Stay the evening in Vezelay and dine at; The Cheval Blanc, a charming restaurant in which elegantly presents cuisine prepared with a lighter touch.
Or the two starred Michelin L’Esperance, once a favourite haunt of Serge Gainsburg and still popular with lovers of French haute cuisine.
*Evening dinning may be supplemented with an equal restaurant should for any unforeseen circumstance our chosen restaurant be unavailable. Route direction may alternate depending on pervious direction run.
Telephone +33 (0)646 536 140 | Email [email protected] | www.edgecharter.com
Saturday After breakfast aboard we bid you á bientót for your chauffeured transfer to your Paris or Dijon hotel, station, or airport.
Evening dining:
2 pieces cuisine A small and charming restaurant set in the 15c old town bank building. Select from a short menu of seasonal dishes.
Hostellerie de le poste The old staging hotel in the town centre, more formal with an extensive wine list.
FridayThe final leg of our cruise along the Nivernais takes us to the old regional centre of Clamecy (pop’ 4,500). It was the seat of the bishop of Bethlehem for 600 years and a centre of logging for 400, now a picturesque town with a museum of the region and good restaurants. Take a walk into Clamecy with winding cobbled streets, timber framed houses, and magnificent 16c church St Martin.
Edge CharterLieu dit Pressures, 58500 Clamecy, France
Telephone +33 (0)646 536 140
Email [email protected]
www.edgecharter.com
