Canal boating holiday in the Val de Loire Nivernais
Enjoy a canal boating holiday in the heart of France cruising through the regions of Briare and Sancerre:
Take your NICOLS canal barge down the Canal de Briare, the Canal latéral à la Loire and the splendid Canal du Nivernais, and discover the pleasures of boating holidays: enjoy a peaceful way of travelling as you arrive at charming villages packed with places to see and slotted between hills and forests.
Just 2 or 2½ hours from Paris depending on your chosen departure point, both Rogny and Plagny are great starting points for a boating holiday exploring the regions:
- refined cuisine and famous local products,
- local arts and crafts (pottery, enamel, porcelain, etc.),
- beaches along the Loire,
- historical sites such as La Charité sur Loire on the St James' Way.
- Nevers, a town steeped in art and history,
- remarkable historical sites such as the Guédelon medieval site,
- and the wild beauty of the Loire offering up beautiful fauna and flora to thrill nature lovers...
Our boat rental base at Plagny in the Nivernais region is located at the meeting point of two waterways: the Canal Latéral à la Loire and the Canal du Nivernais, one of the most popular destinations for boating holidays...
Our canal boat hire base is located at Rogny in the Val de Loire. It is one of Nicols closest bases to Paris making it a great destination for a weekend barge trip or a short break holiday on the river
Hire a canal barge on the canal de Briare, the Canal Latéral à la Loire, the Canal du Nivernais
Our boat hire base at Rogny provides boating holidays for travel either on a canal (Canal de Briare, Canal du Loing) or on a river (the Yonne)
Meanwhile our Plagny base to the south, just a few miles from Nevers, offers you the chance to travel on the Canal latéral à la Loire or meet up with the famous canal du Nivernais... Nicols also offers you a one-way boating trip from Rogny to Plagny (or vice versa) to really make the most of the landscapes and sites to be explored along the route...