The Loire Valley and especially Blois
From 1838 to 1896, boats travelling from the south of France to Paris crossed the Loire at Châtillon-sur-Loire via the Mantelot lock. Those who arrived via the Canal latéral à la Loire sailed up the old Canal to the Mantelot water station. Sometimes they had to wait several days or even several weeks for the right navigation conditions. …
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This is the entrance to the canal aqueduct in Briare on the eastern end of the Loire Valley. The 662-metre long aqueduct, built by Gustave Eiffel in 1896, takes the canal over the Loire River. You can also walk or cycle across. The photo below was taken halfway across the aqueduct. Voici l’entrée du pont-canal à Briare dans la …
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