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Starting
in Redon, you can discover with our
Pénichettes the waterways
of Brittany: Canal de Nantes à Brest
and the Vilaine. You will pass cities
full of history as Arzal, Blain, Dinan,
Josselin, La Gacilly, Malestroit, Messac,
Nantes, Nort-sur-Erdre, Pontivy, Redon,
Rennes, Rohan, Sucé or Tinteniac.
Redon,
at the crossroads of the Vilaine and
the Canal de Nantes a Brest is
your gateway to the legends of Merlin
the wizard and the fairy Viviane. You’ll
pass the Isle of Magpies, the perfect
setting for a fable. Next Gacilly with
its mossy lanes and eel-filled reedbeds
so beautiful in the morning light,
then on to Josselin where the castle’s
mighty turrets are reflected in the
canal. Pause too at Malestroit to admire
its halftimbered houses. The Canal
de Nantes à Brest is definitely
amongts the very best of cruises.
Inland Brittany with its vast skies,
its ancient granite villages, its blossom
has always been a magnet for artists.
A second cruise to Rennes cross the
Breton Landscape with hardly any locks.
Equally appealing, it will also allow
you to discover something of the buzz
of a regional capital rich in history
and in monuments. Remember too that
Brittany has a great culinary tradition.
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In
France Locaboat has received permission
from the local authorities for their
boats to be hired without licence. Initial
instruction, both theoretical and practical,
is given at the point of embarkation,
enabling you to quickly master your boat
and grasp the essential rules of navigation.
You will then be given a licence that
is valid for the duration of your stay. |
As
for France, there is no shortage there
of rivers well stocked with fish, such
as the Somme, the Saône, the Seille.
N.B. In order to fish, you will have
to obtain a licence and this can be bought
on the spot. |
| Suggested cruises
in Brittany |
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Canal de Nantes à Brest, Vilaine
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1 week - Redon, La Gacilly, Malestroit,
Josselin
142
Km, 30 locks, 3 h 45 / day
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Canal de Nantes à Brest, Vilaine
Out and Back Redon -
1 week - Redon, Blain, Nort-sur-Erdre,
Sucé, Nantes
188 Km, 32 locks,
4 h 45/ day
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Canal de Nantes à Brest,
Vilaine
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1 week - Redon, Arzal, Messac, Rennes.
200
Km, 24 locks, 4h 45/ day |
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Canal de Nantes à Brest,
Vilaine
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10 - 11 days - Redon, La Gacilly, Malestroit,
Josselin, Rohan.
190
Km, 62 locks, 4 h 15/ day |
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Canal de Nantes à Brest,
Vilaine
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2 weeks - Redon, La Gacilly, Malestroit,
Josselin, Pontivy.
136
Km, 34 locks, , 4 h 30/ day |
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Canal de Nantes à Brest,
Vilaine
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2 weeks - Redon, Messac, Rennes, Tinténiac,
Dinan.
338
Km, 116 locks, 6 h / day |
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