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Sea and Canal Routes to Med
Welcome
to my main page on the Canals
and Rivers of France
As you can see there many different sections on the canals. If you are interested in boats and circumnavigating the world there are lots of pages you can access above the red title.
The following links are the routes between the UK - English Channel and the Mediterranean.
This page covers the different routes you can take between the UK and the Mediterranean. There are links from here to detailed information on The Canal du Midi and The Scenic Route as well using a the Lorry Option to transport your boat or just the mast.
The Rhone River Parking Places lists all the know overnight stopping places which are few and far between. Eloise Diary is the daily log of my trip last year from the UK to the Med then back up the Canal du Midi to my home in La Rochelle
If you have little up to date knowledge of the canals and rivers between northern Europe and the Mediterranean, I have published a book which should give you all the information you need in order to get the correct French recognised qualifications and licences to take the boat into the inland waterways of France. It also lists the main routes with details of distance, timing and the appropriate inland waterway chart books - Fluviacarte book charts of the canals that you will require.
It is just possible, but only just, to do the voyage with my book and Fluviacarte #21,
Routes Between the English Channel and the Mediterranean
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There are only 3 basic routes north-south between the UK and the Mediterranean and all have attractions - SN1 = north to south - direct route by sea SN2 = north to south via Canal du Midi SN3= north to south via Le Havre - Paris - or Calais or St Valery From the Mediterranean to the English channel there are 4 routes and 2 of them are very hard work and somewhat tedious. SN4 = south to north via Atlantic coast SN5 = south to north via Azores SN6 = south to north via Canal du Midi SN7 = south to north via canals to Paris and Le Havre, Calais, St Valery sur Somme. |
