Set your course to the South-West and the canal de Garonne
It may not be as famous as the Canal du Midi, but the Canal de Garonne runs through the countryside with a very rich cultural and architectural heritage.
Destination of the month: Saint-Martin-sur-Oust
Our base in Saint-Martin is ideally located, inviting you to discover the numerous possibilities of fluvial navigation that offers the region of Brittany.
Manoeuvring your self-drive boat: first steps
Florence Menguy, Operations Director at Locaboat, explains, all new skippers are shown the ropes from A-Z before they are put in charge of their Penichette.
Destination of the month: Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune
Right in the middle of the most famous vineyards of France, our base of Saint-Leger will give you the opportunity to discover the treasures of Burgundy.
When you’ve got the cruising bug…
Philippe Corset and his wife have been cruising on the canals of France. This is the story of a quiet passion for travelling the waterways.
Tranquillity and a gentle pace of life
Locaboat special offers will propose gently paced trips on canal, aboard penichettes. Learn more on travel diaries, the blog by Locaboat
Becoming the owner of a Pénichette®
To keep its fleet up to date, Locaboat regularly sells some of its self-drive boats. Fans of all-year-round boating holidays, here's what you need to know!
Burgundy, water and wine
The Canal du Centre, the Burgundy Canal and the Loire, there is no shortage of opportunities to cruise along among the vineyards and grands crus.
Cycle trips along the canal
If you go for a bike ride when you reach a stopping-off point, your holiday will carry on at the same gentle pace as life aboard a canal barge.
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.
