Eurocanals eGuides (2012 editions) mark the twelfth annual update of waterway maps and guides, useful for planning a holiday or live-aboard cruise at the helm of a barge or canal cruiser on the inland waterways of Europe. Guides describe the best cruising canals and rivers, featuring where to go and how to plan it – “Where you can go and how to get there”. (They do not include the detailed navigational charts that will be needed for actually traveling the waterways on a boat, such as the Breil and Fluviacarte pilot guides).
See also the Aboard in France eBooks, covering specific waterways and practical guidance topics.
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Eurocanals – Dutch Waterways eGuide
A planning guide for cruising all canals and navigable rivers in the Netherlands.
Maps and dimensional tables for all waterways. Descriptions of navigable rivers and canals large and small. Special emphasis on suggested 1-week tour routes. Includes nearly 300 active links to websites of marinas, municipal moorings, boatyards, boat brokers and yacht charter bases.
143 pages — 93Mb — PDF — December 2009
Eurocanals – Belgian Waterways eGuide
A planning guide for cruising all canals and navigable rivers in Belgium, both in Flanders and Wallonie.
Maps and dimensional tables for all waterways. Descriptions of towns large and small, with special emphasis on the popular cruising areas of Bruges and Ghent, as well as many less well-known and less travelled waterways.
82 pages — 74Mb — PDF — August 2011
Eurocanals – German Waterways eGuide
A planning guide for cruising all canals and navigable rivers in Germany.
Maps and dimensional tables for all waterways. Descriptions of navigable rivers large and small. Special emphasis on the popular cruising areas of north-eastern Germany, the Mecklenburg-Brandenburg-Berlin districts. Includes an article describing a week-long cruise in and around Berlin.
34 pages — 7Mb — PDF — December 2008
Eurocanals – French Waterways eGuide
A planning guide for cruising all navigable inland waterways in France.
Ten regional maps, with tables of significant dimensions, show all 90 waterways and how they interconnect. The important cruising features of each canal/river are described. Tables and maps suggest the best routes for travelling across France. Included are chapters covering the history and design of the canals, buying a canal boat in France and a directory of hire-boat bases, with locations shown on the maps. Many large-format photos display the environment of the waterways.
132 pages — 21Mb — PDF — December 2011
Eurocanals – Eastern France eGuide
A planning guide for cruising the various waterways of eastern France. Canals Marne-Rhin, Sarre, Alsace, Colmar and Vosges; and Rivers Moselle, Rhine and Petite Saone.
More details than in the overall France guide. Includes maps, lock details, kilometre-by-km logs of bridges, locks, ports and towns, as well as many photos along the canal. Links to online slideshows with hundreds more photos.
175 pages — 119Mb — PDF — April 2012
Eurocanals – Rhine-Alsace eGuide
A detailed guide for the River Rhine from Basel to Strasbourg, Grand Canal d’Alsace and
Canal du Rhône au Rhin branche nord. The Canal de Colmar is included in the overall Eastern France eGuide.
Includes maps, lock details, kilometre-by-km logs of bridges, locks, ports and towns, as well as many photos along the canal. Links to online slideshow with dozens more photos.
21 pages — 18Mb — PDF — September 2011
Eurocanals – Central France eGuide
A planning guide for cruising the various waterways of central France. Canals de Bourgogne, du Nivernais, du Loing, de Briare, du Centre, Loire Lateral, Roanne a Digoin and the River Yonne.
More details than in the overall France guide. Includes a section on St Jean-de-Losne, the “Centre of the French Waterways”. Slide show with 120 photos.
169 pages — 47Mb — PDF — April 2011
Eurocanals – Bourgogne eGuide
A planning guide for cruising the Burgundy canal.
Includes maps and lock details for both sides of the summit, the Seine side and the Saone side. Also includes a section on St Jean-de-Losne, the “Centre of the French Waterways”.
31 pages — 3Mb — PDF — September 2011
Eurocanals – Nivernais eGuide
A planning guide for cruising the most popular canal in Burgundy.
Includes maps and lock details for both sides of the summit, the Seine side and the Loire side. Also detailed maps of the waterway connections at each end of the canal. 34 pages including full-page photos.
34 pages — 10Mb — PDF — September 2011
Eurocanals – Saone-Rhone eGuide
A planning guide for cruising on the rivers Rhone, Petite Saone, Basse Saone, Seille and Canal de Pont de Vaux in France.
Includes maps and dimensional tables for the route. Descriptions of towns and stopping points, including the city of Lyon. Also includes a section on St Jean-de-Losne, the “Centre of the French Waterways”.
65 pages — 36Mb — PDF — December 2008
Eurocanals – South-West France eGuide
A planning guide for cruising the canals and rivers of southwestern France.
Includes Canal du Midi, Canal de Garonne, River Baise, River Lot, Canal du Rhone a Sete, Canal de Montech, Etang de Thau.
135 pages — 101Mb — PDF — November 2008
Eurocanals – Brittany eGuide
A planning guide for cruising all navigable waterways in Brittany.
Includes: Canal de Nantes à Brest, Canal d’Ille et Rance, River Vilaine, River Blavet, River Aulne, River Hyère.
28 pages — 3Mb — PDF — April 2012
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