Cruising Burgundy North

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BOAT IN NORTH BURGUNDY

This region of rolling countryside – the Garden and Heart of France – is defined by two rivers. The wide yet often shallow Loire (with the Loire Lateral Canal alongside) and the winding River Yonne.

The very pretty Nivernais Canal connects north-south between the two; and the Loing and Briare Canals connect the Loire with the River Seine and Paris. In the far west, the River Cher flows into the Loire at Tours.

This is a land of natural beauty, history and architectural delight. Of course, this is where French royalty and nobility chose to build their most sumptuous chateaux – nearly one thousand of them. It is a place of lush meadows and cherry trees, castles, formal gardens, ancient Gothic cathedrals and abbeys; and historic riverside towns such as Orleans, Auxerre, Clamecy and Nevers.

It is also a land of vineyards and prized wines that date back to Roman times. Of Sancerre, Chablis, and Pouilly-Fumé.

Regional highlights

– [below] In the region: Villeneuve sur Yonne, Ancy-le-Franc, Fontenay, Chablis, Tanlay, Vezelay, Noyers-sur-Serein –

Ancy ©Thierry Gromik | Vezelay ©Adrian Fletcher | Others ©FW, wikimedia, n/a

A selection of boats in the region

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Continentale (6) by LeBoatFrom
5 424€
25% off!
LeBoat

1999 Continentale (6)

Departure: 18 Aug 2025
Length: 14 nights
Destinations: Migennes → Tannay
Size: 3 cabins
Class:
Royal Mystique B (4+2) by LeBoatFrom
3 439€
24% off!
LeBoat

2008 Royal Mystique B (4+2)

Departure: 14 Jul 2024
Length: 7 nights
Destinations: Tannay → Migennes
Size: 2 cabins
Class:
Salsa B (8+4) by LeBoatFrom
3 289€
25% off!
LeBoat

2008 Salsa B (8+4)

Departure: 28 May 2025
Length: 7 nights
Destinations: Tannay
Size: 4 cabins
Class:
Corvette A (4) by LeBoatFrom
4 304€
25% off!
LeBoat

1998 Corvette A (4)

Departure: 23 Aug 2025
Length: 14 nights
Destinations: Migennes → Tannay
Size: 2 cabins
Class:
Clipper (4+2) by LeBoatFrom
2 069€
25% off!
LeBoat

2001 Clipper (4+2)

Departure: 21 Apr 2025
Length: 7 nights
Destinations: Migennes
Size: 2 cabins
Class:
Royal Mystique A (4+2) by LeBoatFrom
9 844€
15% off!
LeBoat

2012 Royal Mystique A (4+2)

Departure: 05 Jul 2025
Length: 14 nights
Destinations: Migennes → Tannay
Size: 2 cabins
Class:

Getting to North Burgundy
The primary French international airport is at Paris-Charles de Gaulle. There are also TGV express train stations at Sens, Migennes, Montbard and Dijon; and many other towns in the region have railway connections.