France-3 (Rivers and Canals)

If you visit France, don't spend all of your time in Paris. Go for a tour on one of the many canals. Rent a barge and do it yourself, or spend more money and enjoy your hotel on the water.

France has 8,000 kilometers of navigable rivers (and canals between rivers). This map shows most of the rivers, but not the canals:

French Rivers (Copyright--Daniel Dalet, free to use)

On rivers and canals, you can travel slowly, far away from the crowds: stop along the way to enjoy local food in small towns. Maybe you can get off and ride a bicycle under the shade.

Velo Canal-6, CC BY-NC-SA ADHTV VENTOUX COTE RHONE