Many interesting tourist sites in the region, here is a selection.
- Office de Tourisme de Briare
- The Loire à Vélo
- Tourism in Giennois
- Departmental Committee Of Tourism Of The Loiret Department
- Aquatic centre of Briare
- 2 Marines and Pont Canal Museum
- Museum mosaic and enamels
- Rogny seven locks
- Guédelon, a castle in making
- Visaloire tourism Val de Loire, weekend holidays Loire
Office de Tourisme de Briare
Town along the Loire, at the crossroads of channels (Canal de Briare, lateral to the Loire): aqueduct, train stations of water, locks, lock, residence of the Lords of Canal houses, Harbour, trade. City of enamels.
Briare-le-Canal, ancient medieval square, is a city which has preserved the wealth of its heritage including the famous Pont Canal. Located on the edge of Berry and Puisaye, 150 Km from Paris, Briare is a holiday resort and walks on a special network of waterways (Loire, Canal de Briare, in the Loire Lateral Canal) is the regional capital of waterway tourism.
You will find plenty of activities to discover or practise: cultural (monuments, museums, theatre, cinemobile...), recreation (hiking, fishing, playground, rental boats, cruises, walks or meal...), and sports (tennis, fitness trail, aquatic centre, canoeing...)
The Loire à Vélo
Want to stroll in cycling? Want to discover places filled by nature and fed culture? "The Loire à Vélo" is made for you!
The Loire by bike, it is a huge 800 kilometres long cycle tourist route, a single bikeway in France. Arranged in both directions, it connects Cuffy (at height of Nevers) with Saint-Brevin-les-Pins (opposite Saint-Nazaire). Imagine: it runs through the Centre and Pays de la Loire regions. She flirts with the longest river of France, the Loire Valley, the Valley of marvels which the banks are an inexhaustible mine of treasures
Departmental Committee Of Tourism Of The Loiret Department
Aquatic centre of Briare
Gray meadows aquatic centre welcomes you to offer you several aquatic activities with a specialized team. Just relax and take your time in this aquatic space.
Open during the summer from July 1 to September 2, 10: 00 to 14: 00 and 15: 00 to 19: 00 Monday to Friday. Saturday 15 h - 19 h and Sunday from 10 h to 13 h and from 14 h to 18 h.
For other periods, see the website.
2 Marines and Pont Canal Museum
The Conservatory of the two Marines and the aqueduct Museum presents the history of the navies of Loire and channels: canal of Briare (of Loire in the Seine), side channel and his crossing of the Loire. It is the centre's unique discovery of what was considered as the most important crossroads boatman of France. A visit to a Museum of skippers, channels and the Loire (movies, animated maquettes, scenic reconstitution and aquarium).
Museum mosaic and enamels
The museum traces the history of the factory through production of earthenware, beads, buttons, enamels (Mosaic). Video explaining the current manufacture of enamels and shop.
Temporary exhibition during the summer.
Rogny seven locks
In 1597, Henri IV and his Prime Minister Sully founded the project to develop on a large scale the then-non-existent waterways. It was to unite the Mediterranean to the Atlantic Ocean and the sleeve. Work began in 1604 under the direction of architect Hugues Cosnier.
In 1880, seven locks were replaced by six others. Seven locks were finally abandoned in 1887.
Seven locks were classified historic Monument on December 19, 1983.
Guédelon, a castle in making
Guédelon Castle is a construction-medieval historical construction of a castle, begun in 1997, according to the techniques and materials used in the middle ages. Architectural project located in Treigny, Yonne, aimed at improving the knowledge of castellology, the method of construction is the castles built in the 13th century medieval (end), starting from a blank site and using only techniques of the time as they were known in Puisaye in Yonne.
Visaloire tourism Val de Loire, weekend holidays Loire
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