Argens
- Minervois - Midi & Camargue Regions France
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STARTING
OUT FORMALITIES :
Departure
Days from 2to 6:pm.
BOARDING
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as soon as the boat is ready.
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| From our base at Argens, the
Canal du Midi winds gracefully through a typically Mediterranean
landscape: vines, cypresses, pine trees and a riot of flowers
exude their glorious aroma whilst cicadas and crickets
shrill all around. Shaded by plane trees you will journey
from town to town, each with its tale to tell from an eventful
history.
Carcassonne,
Béziers, Narbonne and many others
invite you to taste mouthwatering regional specialities
and such unusual wines as Pacherenc, made from late-picked
grapes. To see on the skyline the towers of Carcassonne
is a heart-stopping moment, so formidable are the fortifications
restored by Viollet le Duc and now granted World Heritage
status by UNESCO.
LOCKS:
Most of the locks on the Canal du midi are automatic
with the help of lock keepers. On the Canal de la
Robine, the locks are automatic and without
lock keepers. In
HS, they are open from 9 to 12.30am and 1.30 to 7pm.
Until 6pm in LS. Closed on the 1st of May. The étang
de Thau cannot be crossed when the wind force is higher
than 3 beaufort. On the Lez and Canal du Rhône à Sète,
the few locks are automatic. Please note: the lift
bridge at Frontignan is only opened for a few minutes
twice
a day (8.30am and 4pm). |
ACCESS :
By motorway :
A61 – E80
Exit Lézignan-Corbières (9 km - D611)
Michelin map n° 83,
I.G.N. map n° 114,
Green Guide Michelin Pyrénées-Roussillon
By rail :
Lézignan-Corbières station (6 km),
TGV station Narbonne (23 km)
By
air :
Carcassonne-Salvaza
airport (52 km)
Perpignan-Rivesaltes airport (89 km)
Montpellier-Méditérranée airport (122 km)
Toulouse-Blagnac airport (146 km),
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PARKING
: undercover, not guarded, 46 € / week
; enclosed, not guarded, 32 € / week. The number
of places is limited, it is imperative to reserve
in advance
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POST
OFFICE :
Lézignan (5 km) open from Monday to Saturday
morning |
HOTELS:
Les Arbousiers (Homps 8km) Tel : 04 68 91 11
24 Fax : 04 68 91 12 61
Le Tassigny (Lézignan 5km) Tel : 04 68 27 11 51 Fax : 04 68 27 67 31
Le Grand Soleil (Lézignan 5 km) Tel : 04 68 27 01 20 Fax : 04 68 27
10 88 |
BED AND BREAKFAST AND GUEST
HOUSE:
Booking office Tel 04 68 11 40 70 - Fax 04 68 11 40
72 |
RESTAURANTS
:
At Homps (8km) Les Arbousiers Tel : 04 68 91 11
24
At Homps (8Km) La Péniche in the Harbour
Tel: 04 68 91 24 34
Les Tonneliers Tel : 04 68 91 14 04
At Lézignan (5km) Le Tournedos Tel : 04
68 27 11 51
L'Escale du Canal - Ecluse D'Ognon (At Olonzac > 3km)
Tel : 04 68 41 62 53 or mobile phone : 06 15 91 92
58, mail :
At Argens (500 m) La Guinguette Tel : 04 68 41
51 96 an outside restaurant open in good weather
from June to September. |
BANKS :
Lézignan (5 km) open from Monday to Saturday morning |
SHOPS:
Lézignan (5 km) and at Olonzac (5km), closed on
Sunday afternoon. Grocery in the village of Argens |
TAXIS :
Azur Taxi Tel : 04 68 27 33 41 |
LOCABOAT
SERVICES :
WC and shower according to the opening hours of
the base, phone box, picnic area |
| Airport
transfers : Locaboat
services / Transfers
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TOURIST OFFICE :
Lézignan (5 km) Tel 04 68 27 05 42 |
GASTRONOMIC
SPECIALTIES :
cassoulet de Castelnaudary, daube de sanglier, civet de chevreuil, émincé de
canard, grillades au feu de bois, brochettes, coq au vin
Local
Drinks : the red and white wines of Minervois,
Corbières, la Clape, Fitou, Saint Chinian. |
FISHING
:
fishing licence obligatory on sale at "Association
de pêche d'Argens", for the phone number
please call the base. Carp, eel, roach, zander, bream,
bleak, crayfish |
TO
SEE :
At Argens, the pool and the top of the village, at
Lézignan the vine and wine Museum, the exhibition
centre, the village of Minerve, the Hurepel Museum
(figurines) and the archeological and palaeontology
Museum. |
Locaboat
Holidays - France - Argens & Minervois Base Information
