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The Decize Cruise

Decize > Baye > Decize

Cercy-la-Tour gives stunning views over the village and valley below while Châtillon-en-Bazois is home to one of the region’s most splendid châteaux. The lake at Baye provides excellent watersports facilities.

  • Distance: 144 km
  • Cruising Time: 30 hrs
  • Locks: 72
  • Return Trip
  • History and heritage
  • Gastronomy
  • Cycling
  • Watersports
  • Fantastic fishing
  • Wonderful wildlife

Decize > Baye > Decize

 
Decize - View of the base

Decize

Sitauted at the junction of the Canal du Nivernais and the Canal Latéral à la Loire, and the confluenbce of the Loire and the Aron, Decize is a pretty little town, well worth a stop to explore. The are 3 good supermarkets conveniently placed close to mooring spots so this is the ideal place to get any heavy shopping on board.

Cercy La Tour

A agreeable overnight stop at a pretty Nivernais village. The old settlement, situated on a rocky outcrop is at 201 mètres altitude, offers good views over the valleys of the Aron, the Alène, Canne and of the Nivernais Canal. There are a couple of nice restuarants not too far distant and you can collect bread from the boulangerie (closed Mondays) opposite the moorings.

Panneçot

A leafy and tranquil spot for a relaxing overnight stop. Not a lot here but relax with a drink at the village bar, remembering to put in your bread order for the morning !

View Castel Châtillon-en-Bouzois

Chatillon-en-bazois

Chatillon-en Bazois is the biggest town between Decize and Tannay, and here you will find a good range of shopping and facilities. A bonus is that Port de Plaisance is bordered by the very attractive gardens of the chateau, making it a very agreeable place to stop a while.

Baye

A lovely quiet and relaxing place to spend the night, out in the coutryside, close to the etang, and home to many birds and river borne wildlife.

 

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