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LATE
ARRIVALS
If you are going to be arriving at the base after 6 pm, you will need to inform
the base directly. They will give you the name of the boat and the keys. You
will spend the first night on board. The base staff will do the full
briefing the following morning at 9. (It's generally possible, but sometimes
difficult on Sunday morning).
BASE
OPENING HOURS
Opening hours: 2pm to 6pm.
BOARDING
From 3 pm to 6 pm (according to preparing the
boats)
HIGHLIGHTS
With the canal de la Meuse takes you through
the lush pastures and verdant countryside of Lorraine as far as Verdun, the
River Meuse itself loop romantically into the tangled hills of the Ardennes
whose forests act as a great lung for Europe. Home of wild boar, roe-deer
and some of France's rarest birds, the Ardennes forest also shelter in their
protected wetlands such rarities as orchids and the fly-catching sundew. At
Sedan don't miss a visit to Europe's largest fortress, while you can
discover all about marionettes at Charleville-Mezieres, world capital of
the art.
If you decide to head for Belgium, you'll be struck by the very special
character of the villages and towns of the Ardennes. Protected by the
mountainous terrain they have acted as a natural line of defence and have
been scarcely touched by successive wars. Close to Givet you can admire the
ruins of Charlemont Castel, founded by Charles V The grand mountain scenery
leads on to Namur and Dinant, perhaps the most lively and fascinating towns
of the Belgian Ardennes.
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