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Hesse, Alsace
Base Manager Alain Blanck welcomes you to Hesse. A pretty and quiet village, Hesse
has a charm and character that has been preserved over many years. Apart from a
well-organised port the village also has the ruins of a Benedictine Abbey from the
11th century, whose church is now the village church.
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View boats and prices at the bottom of this page
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The Art Nouveau Cruise
Hesse - Nancy - Hesse
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- Distance: 152 km
- Duration: 1 Week
- Cruising Time: 25 Hours
- Locks: 42
- Trip: Return
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Cruise west through the rolling plains of the Lorraine region, stopping to visit
Réchicourt le Château via the excellent fishing lake at Gondrexange. Admire the
15th century Basilica at St Nicolas de Port before arriving in beautiful Nancy.
Head to Place Stanislas for glitzy shopping and a café-crème in the sunshine.
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The Cosmopolitan Cruise
Hesse - Strasbourg - Hesse
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- Distance: 156 km
- Duration: 1 Week
- Cruising Time: 37 Hours
- Locks: 68
- Trip: Return
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Admire the beautiful scenery as you ascend the Arzviller boat lift and cruise on
to Saverne, with its beautiful rose gardens. Home to the European parliament, Strasbourg
is a culturally rich city and perfect for shopping and sightseeing. Its entire town
centre is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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The Arzviller Experience
Hesse - Strasbourg - Boofzheim (or vice versa)
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- Distance: 104 km
- Duration: 1 Week
- Cruising Time: 28 Hours
- Locks: 43
- Trip: One Way
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Cruising on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin and Canal du Rhône au Rhin, take your
boat up the Arzviller boat lift and experience one of the greatest marvels of modern
canal engineering. Spend time in the cosmopolitan city of Strasbourg, admire Europe’s
biggest stained glass window in Sarrebourg and enjoy fantastic view of Alsace from
the Château du Haut Barr in Saverne. Let down your hair and have fun at the Europa
fun park in Rust, just over the border in Germany.
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The Dual Nations Cruise
Hesse - Saarbrucken (or vice versa)
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- Distance: 103 km
- Duration: 1 Week
- Cruising Time: 20 Hours
- Locks: 31
- Trip: One-Way
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Cruise the pretty Canal des Houillères de la Sarre linking France and Germany and
enjoy time at Gondrexange lake and watersports at Mittersheim. Saarbrücken is a
wonderful, cosmopolitan city and capital of Germany’s Saarland. Cruising beyond
Saarbrücken is not possible without a licence.
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The Triple Nations Cruise (Licence Required)
Hesse - Saarbrucken - Metz - Hesse
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- Distance: 433 km
- Duration: 2 Weeks
- Cruising Time: 84 Hours
- Locks: 74
- Trip: Return
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A fantastic cosmopolitan and cultural cruise through France, Luxembourg and Germany
on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin, the Moselle and Sarre rivers and the Canal des
Houillères de la Sarre. A licence is required for part of this journey.
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Boats & Prices
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Up to 15% off
our Cruisers
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Upto 5% off
our Penichettes
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