River yacht charter & license-free river boat Pontailler sur Saône

Would you like to enjoy a wonderful experience on board a boat and travel along the Saône in complete tranquility? Then consider a yacht charter in Pontailler sur Saône and finally experience the relaxing vacation you've always dreamed of! This little stopover will restore your energy and take you to a land with a range of landscapes and a bucolic setting.

Pontailler-sur-Saône, an unusual place for a vacation with a difference

You don't need to be an expert to travel through Burgundy by boat and enjoy a peaceful cruise with the family. Amateur yachtsmen, why not sail the calm waters of the Saône, starting from Pontailler-sur-Saône and discover one of the most beautiful villages in France. Pontailler-sur-Saône is an excellent point of departure for a river cruise for two or for the whole family. Part of the Burgundy region, in Franche-Comté, this charming ancestral commune invites you to discover and explore its authentic environment with your family. Overlooking the hill of Mont Ardoux and the Saône plain, the town offers you the chance to sail on the Canal Saint Éloi, where its marina is located.

With the added attraction of a splendid beach, the marina at Pontailler-sur-Saône is sure to appeal to families! A wide range of fun water-based activities are on offer, including fishing, a sport particularly popular with summer vacationers.

While the more athletic will try to catch a nice catch, history buffs are invited to visit the interactive museum La Maison de l'Eau, de la Pêche et de la Nature in Heuilley-sur-Saône. Several areas await you, such as the nature room, which exhibits old fishing equipment, the aquarium housing various species of fish and birds, and various temporary exhibitions. Other historical treasures are also to be discovered, such as the Château de Talmay, with its magnificent architecture embellishing the village.

Hiking is also an essential activity in Heuilley-sur-Saône. Various hiking trails allow you to enjoy the calm and beauty of nature, on foot or by bike. You will stroll through the heart of a picturesque landscape between Talmay and Auxonne, but also from Trugny on the Saône to the Loire.

France inland waterways Pontailler sur Saône to North: 7 Days

Pontailler-sur-Saône is a French commune and canton capital, located in the department of Côte-d'Or and the Burgundy region. Located on the Saône (the course of which changed at the beginning of the century), Pontailler has an old port where river boats used to stop, and today a marina for river tourism which remains an economic resource for the villages (Maxilly-sur-Saône, Heuilley-sur-Saône, etc.) on the banks of the Saône.economic resource for the villages (Maxilly-sur-Saône, Heuilley-sur-Saône, etc.) on the side of the boat on the Saône. Pontailler is located 32 km from Dijon.

Practical information

• Starting point: Pontailler-sur-Saône
• Arrival point: Pontailler sur Saône
• Total km: 178.5 km
• Total Hours: 27 h 40 min
• Total Locks: 36 Locks

Summary of your itinerary

Pontailler sur Saône >>> Heuilley (3 km / 0 hr 30 min / 1 lock)

Heuilley-sur-Saône is a French commune, located in the department of Côte-d'Or and the Burgundy region. The village has always been a rural commune, benefiting from land favorable to the production of excellent vegetables, beautiful meadows suitable for livestock farming, fields of cereals and large areas of woodland. Its population peaked at 900 inhabitants in 1840 and today stands at around 300. For eight centuries (843-1678), Heuilley was mostly on the border, marked out by the Saône, separating the kingdom of France from the Holy Roman Empire. Then from 1678 to 1789, it was on the very territory of Heuilley that the boundaries of three provinces of the kingdom met: the Duchy of Burgundy, Franche-Comté and Champagne.

Heuilley >>> Mantoche (19 km / 1 hr 49 min / 1 locks)

Mantoche is a French commune, located in the department of Haute-Saône and the Franche-Comté region.

Mantoche >>> Arc-lès-Gray (5 km / 0 hr 25 min / 0 locks)

Arc-lès-Gray is a French commune, located in the department of Haute-Saône and the Franche-Comté region. The town has four industrial zones, one of which is under construction, making it the second largest industrial center in the department. The population, which is still growing, was 2,714 in 2007.

Arc-lès-Gray >>> Gray (0.5 km / 0 hr 17 min / 1 locks)

Gray is a commune in the Haute-Saône department of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It has a population of 6,175 (2007)

Gray >>> Savoyeux (26 km / 3 hrs 28 mins / 4 Locks)

Savoyeux is a French commune, located in the department of Haute-Saône and the Franche-Comté region.

Savoyeux >>> Ray-sur-Saône (9 km / 1 hr 10 min / 3 locks)

Ray-sur-Saône is a French commune, located in the department of Haute-Saône and the Franche-Comté region. The village has been awarded the "Petites cités de caractère" (small towns of character) label. The inhabitants are called Raylois. This small village is located in Haute-Saône between Vesoul and Gray.

Ray-sur-Saône > > > Soing-Cubry-Charentenay (3 km / 0 hr 32 min / 1 locks)

Soing-Cubry-Charentenay is a French commune, located in the department of Haute-Saône and the Franche-Comté region. Cubry-lès-Soing was under the control of the Counts of Burgundy. Charentenay is mentioned in 1242. The Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem were based there.

Soing-Cubry-Charentenay >>> Traves (12 km / 1 hr 30 min / 2 locks)

Traves is a French commune, located in the department of Haute-Saône and the Franche-Comté region. the church of the Décollation-de-Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Traves dates from the 18th century and is a listed historic monument. Pierced stone of Traves, remains of a Neolithic burial site

Traves >>> Scey-sur-Saône (3 km / 1 hr 19 min / 3 Locks)

Scey-sur-Saône-et-Saint-Albin is a commune in the Haute-Saône department of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Scey-sur-Saône >>> Port-sur-Saône (9 km / 1 hr 20 min / 2 Locks)

Port-sur-Saône is a French commune, located in the department of Haute-Saône and the Franche-Comté region. Its inhabitants are known as Portusiens. A river port for freight and pleasure craft on a spinnaker arm of the river, which forms a vast island at the level of the commune. Since 1989, the town has been the setting for the International Folklore Festival, which every summer welcomes numerous national groups from all over the world for six days of shows, meals and activities with audience participation. Saônexpo performance hall.

Port-sur-Saône >>> Pontailler sur Saône (89 km / 12 hrs 20 mins / 18 locks)

Pontailler-sur-Saône is a French commune and canton capital, located in the department of Côte-d'Or and the Burgundy region. Located on the Saône (the course of which changed at the beginning of the century), Pontailler has an old port where river boats used to stop, and today a marina for river tourism which remains an economic resource for the villages (Maxilly-sur-Saône, Heuilley-sur-Saône, etc.) on the banks of the Saône.for the villages (Maxilly-sur-Saône, Heuilley-sur-Saône, etc.) on the side of the Saône. Pontailler is located 32 km from Dijon.