Cappy
- Picardy & Somme Regions France
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STARTING
OUT FORMALITIES :
Departure
Days from 2 and 6:pm.
BOARDING
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as soon as the boat is ready.
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soon after leaving Cappy , past the first lock and lifting
bridge, the Canal de
la Somme reveals its pristine nature, its silence only
interrupted by the sound of birds on the banks and in the
many ponds nearby. On then to Amiens and its "hortillonages" ,
delightful riverside smallholdings, first established by
the Romans to provide well-watered gardens. Amiens
with its superb cathedral is one of France's oldest
towns. In 54BC Julius Caesar set up his winter
camp of Samarobriva there, now the site of Samara Park
with a display on the history of mankind from prehistory
up to the Gallo-Roman period. From the Middle Ages,
the town has been closely linked with its river, and
Louis
XI called it "the little Venice of the North" .
The scene in the maze of ancient streets, typical colourwashed
houses, shops, restaurants, cafes and pubs is truly
picturesque . Here every Saturday morning is held a
colourful floating
market where the smallholders come to sell their produce.
LOCKS:
The Canal de la Somme is open daily (HS) from
9-12.30am and 1.30-6pm. From the Pont de Feuillères to Saint
Valéry sur Somme the locks are mechanical and
manual, open 7/7 days from the Easter w-e to Novembre.
On the Canal du Nord and Canal du Saint Quentin the
locks are automatic and mechanical.
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ACCESS :
By motorway :
A1
- E15/E19 exit N° 13 Péronne (8
km - N29 & D164)
By rail :
Albert Regional station (13 km),
TGV station : TGV Haute-Picardie station (132 km)
By
air :
Lille-Lesquin
airport (89 km)
Beauvais-Tillé airport (109 km)
Paris-Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport (118 km – bus)
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PARKING
: under cover, not guarded, 46 € /
week ; enclosed, not guarded, 32 € / week
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POST
OFFICE :
at Bray-sur-Somme (3 km) closed Saturday afternoon
and Sunday. |
HOTELS:
Mercure*** (6 km) Tel : 03 22 85 78 30 Fax
: 03 22 85 78 31,
Les Etangs du Levant** (3 km) Tel : 03 22 76 70 00 Fax : 03 22 76 09 15
* Formule 1 (6 km) Tel : 03 22 85 25 22, |
BED AND BREAKFAST AND GUEST
HOUSE:
Booking office Tel : 03 22 71 22 70 - Fax : 03 22
71 22 69 |
RESTAURANTS
:
L'Escale de Cappy (closed Sunday
evening) Tel : 03 22 76 02 03 Possibility
to buy take away (order in advance)
L'Auberge à Suzanne: Tel: 03 22 76 03 01 |
BANKS :
at Bray-sur-Somme (3 km) closed Sunday and Monday. |
SHOPS:
at Cappy & Bray (3 km) – closed Sunday afternoon |
TAXIS :
at Amiens (40 km) Tel : 03 22 91 30 03
Taxi Albert Tel : 03 22 74 47 40 |
LOCABOAT
SERVICES :
WC, shower, phone box, picnic area |
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transfers : Locaboat
services / Transfers
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TOURIST OFFICE :
Tel : 05 62 28 59 19 Fax : 05 62 28 97 76, Email : mailto:si.valencesurbaise@club-internet.fr |
GASTRONOMIC
SPECIALTIES :
ficelle picarde, anguille fumée and "en matelote", duck.
Local drinks : artisanal beers |
FISHING
:
(fishing licence obligatory : on sale
near to the base) bleak, bream, roach, eels, tench,
carp, catfish, mullet, pike, perch, pikeperch, chub |
TO
SEE :
Museum of the Little train, Museum of the region at
Bray-sur-Somme |
Locaboat
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