Between hills and forests.
The area of fine wines...
Along the Canal de Briare, parallel to the Loire river and the superb Canal du Nivernais, life runs by peacefully to the rhythm of enchanting French village life, located between hills and forests, dotted with remarkable sites such as Rogny with its 7 locks constructed under the realm of Henry IV; the Briare canal bridge designed by Eiffel; Sancerre and Pouilly, renowned for their world famous vinyards; la Charité sur Loire (city of books), classified by Unesco as a World Heritage Site is an essential stop on the route to “St Jaques de Compostela” and Nevers, town of Art and History, famous for its cathedral and dukes’ palace from gothic inspiration, its Roman church from the XIth century and its potteries.
RIVIERA 920 -1120
NICOLS 900 – 1000 – 1100 – 1160 – 1170 –
1310 – 1350
NICOLS DUO - QUATTRO
1 week:
Plagny /Sancerre / Briare and back or
Plagny / Decize / Châtillon-en-Bazois and back or
Plagny / Dompierre and back
One way trip possible between Plagny and Rogny
Motorway A77, Paris 237 km (2h)
SNCF station: Nevers 5 km
Airport: Paris – Orly 230 km