Guías de navegación - Francia: ríos y canales

Canaux et rivières de France - Histoire, patrimoine, navigation (Guide Imray Vagnon)

This book is a tourist guide for boaters navigating on the French inland waterways. It contains essential navigation data (maps, location of locks, mileage of waterways, drafts and air, boat rentals, etc.), but also a lot of information on places to stop, sites to visit or even the history of the regions crossed...

Illustrated with magnificent photos, full of useful information and fascinating anecdotes, here are more than 200 pages that will certainly delight all lovers of beautiful sailing!

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Inland Waterways of France (Volume 1) - North and Centre

The ninth edition of Inland Waterways of France is the ideal guide for planning cruises in and through the most fascinating and diverse waterway network in Europe. This edition takes a new paperback format, split into three volumes.
Author David Edwards-May presents a detailed overview of the waterways extending from the English Channel through Northern France, Picardy and Paris to Central France and Burgundy.
This system totals 2700 kilometres of waterways that are as vibrant as ever, and include the new Seine-Nord Europe Canal, now under construction, to be completed by 2028. Recreational use is growing alongside the commercial traffic on the busier waterways, while Champagne, Burgundy and Central France have become cruising destinations in their own right.

This first volume of the new edition sets out the current state of the network in 200 pages in full colour, with detailed maps of junctions and other key sites on the network, overview maps for each waterway, and route descriptions. It is a unique blend of practical information, maps, background historical notes and colour photographs.

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Inland Waterways of France (Volume 2) - Northeast and Southeast

The ninth edition of Inland Waterways of France is the ideal guide for planning cruises in and through the most fascinating and diverse waterway network in Europe. This edition takes a new paperback format, split into three volumes.
David Edwards-May has investigated the many developments that have taken place during the last 10 years and presents a detailed description of the extraordinarily diverse system of navigable rivers and canals in France.
With the restoration of historic navigations, the system now totals 9000 kilometres, and has become a favourite destination for tens of thousands of boaters from Europe and the rest of the world.

This volume will serve to plan ongoing or future cruises through the 2500 kilometres of waterways from the northeast - the cross-border rivers Meuse, Moselle, Sarre and Rhine - to the Mediterranean.
On the busier waterways recreational use is growing alongside the commercial traffic, but there are many places where boats can moor safely. Waterways are an important part of the appeal of France as a tourist destination.

This new edition sets out the current state of the network in 126 pages in full colour, with detailed maps of 40 key sites, towns and junctions, and overview maps for each waterway. It is a unique blend of practical information, descriptions of places, maps, background historical notes and colour photographs.

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Inland Waterways of France (Volume 3) - South and West

The ninth edition of Inland Waterways of France is the ideal guide for planning cruises in and through the most fascinating and diverse waterway network in Europe. Author David Edwards-May has researched the many changes that have taken place during the last 10 years, and presents a detailed overview of the waterways extending throughout the South ('Midi'), the Southwest and Western France.
This system totals 3000 kilometres of waterways that are maintained and developed almost exclusively for recreational navigation.

This third volume of the new edition sets out the current state of the network in 146 pages in full colour, with detailed maps of junctions and other key sites on the network, overview maps for each waterway, and route descriptions.
It is a unique blend of practical information, maps, background historical notes and colour photographs. It also highlights ongoing waterway restoration projects, in which the author has been personally involved for many years.

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Map of the Inland Waterways of France

First published in the 1950s under the editorship of EE Benest and later Konrad Nussbaum, the Imray map of the French inland waterway system has always been regarded as the essential reference for planning a visit to France by boat.
It is now superseded by this completely recompiled and redrawn edition by David Edwards-May, the leading authority on World canals and waterways.

The new cartography includes improved detail and presents essential information concerning distances and dimensions with a greater clarity than on previous editions.
The map continues to cover the Low Countries and the western part of Germany and now also includes large scale insets of the Paris region and northeast France. The scale remains at 1: 1 500 000

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Through the French Canals : The Complete Planning Guide to Cruising the French Waterways

"Through the French Canals" has probably tempted more people to explore the beautiful waterways of France than any other book. First published in 1970, it's been the key authoritative title on cruising the French canals ever since.
The revised new edition is the essential comprehensive planning guide for anyone wanting to cruise through the French waterways or take their boat from the English Channel through to the Mediterranean via the inland route. It includes over 50 routes fully described and illustrated, with positions of locks, towns and villages through routes from the English Channel and Atlantic to the Mediterranean, plus distances, and assessment of suitable boats for the canals.

The book also provides dimensions of locks and operating times, details of bridge heights, canal depths, fuelling points, waterway signals, a guide to the cost of living, shopping and stores, sources of weather information, haltes for overnight stops, and ports de plaisance.
As well as new photography, the new edition is updated throughout with new information on local facilities, new haltes and ports de plaisance, new VNF License fees, revisions to cruise hire companies, updated references to holding tanks, the availability of diesel and costs of cruising and much more.

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Maas - Mosel - Saar - Mit Rhein-Marne-Kanal bis Straßburg

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Descubra las vías fluviales del Mosa, el Mosela y el Sarre, ríos que recorren Alemania, Francia, Bélgica, Luxemburgo y los Países Bajos. Conectan pueblos vinícolas románticos, castillos medievales y paisajes impresionantes. La guía de Manfred Fenzl es el compañero ideal para quienes desean explorar estas aguas interiores.
La sexta edición revisada ofrece todos los detalles náuticos necesarios para un viaje seguro y agradable. Incluye rutas por el valle del Mosela, el Sarre, el Mosa y el canal del Marne al Rin.

Incluye:
- Puentes, esclusas, niveles de agua, amarres y puntos de abastecimiento
- Información legal para la navegación de recreo y canales VHF
- Consejos para embarcaciones con remolque, incluyendo rampas y campings

Con 150 ilustraciones y 135 mapas en color, la navegación resulta sencilla. Desde el Mosela entre Nancy y Coblenza, hasta el Mosa y su canal e el meandro del Sarre - esta guía garantiza travesías seguras y sin complicaciones. Un guía imprescindible para planificar rutas y disfrutar de inolvidables viajes fluviales en Europa.

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Vaarwijzer - Noord-Franse binnenwateren: Vaargebieden in Picardië, Champagne-Ardennen, Vogezen en Elzas, inclusief Maas, Moezel en Rijn

In Noord-Frankrijk ligt een zeer gevarieerd en aantrekkelijk vaargebied, waar veel mooie vaarroutes mogelijk zijn. Van de Maas en de Moezel in het oosten tot de drukbevaren doorgangsroutes en idyllische kanaaltjes in het westen. Ermiddenin ligt natuurlijk de populaire hoofdbestemming Parijs.

In dit boek staan niet alleen beschrijvingen van alle vaarwegen in deze boeiende regio, maar ook van de interessantste dorpen en steden onderweg. Door de informatieve omschrijvingen, foto's, anekdotes en kaartjes weet je altijd wat je onderweg tegenkomt, hoe je het best de sluizen passeert en waar je reis verder naartoe kan voeren.

Frank Koorneef is auteur van twee Vaarwijzers en vijf vaarrouteboeken door Nederland en België. Hij publiceert regelmatig in De Waterkampioen.
De serie Hollandia Vaarwijzers wordt samengesteld door routiniers in het betreffende vaargebied. De auteurs willen lezers inspireren en hun daarbij alle noodzakelijk informatie verschaffen om een tocht goed te kunnen voorbereiden.

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