PK 6. PK 11.9 Sainte-Foy-la-Grande quay l/b, small town PK 12.3 Port-Sainte-Foy bridge, quay d/s r/b, village r/b If youre not a fan of city breaks or urban adventures and prefer instead to unwind and reconnect with nature on your holidays, then the Dordogne Valley in. A maze-like circuit of paths through this magical garden lead to a belvedere 130 metres over the Dordogne, with one of the best views of the valley. PK 18.3 Eynesse quay and small village l/b PK 20.8 Saint-Aulaye quay and small village r/b PK 27.2 Pessac-sur-Dordogne bridge, quay, village l/b PK 33.7 Lamothe-Montravel quay and village r/b PK 39.3 Castillon-la-Bataille bridge, quay, village u/s l/b PK 42.6 Islands, navigation in middle arm PK 43.2 Civrac-de-Dordogne quay and village l/b (access from d/s) PK 43.8 Island, d/s tip, access to Civrac in l/b arm PK 45.7 Sainte-Terre, mooring r/b, village 500m PK 49.5 Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac bridge, quay and village u/s l/b PK 56.1 Branne bridge, quay u/s l/b, village l/b PK 64.5 Slipway (Carré) r/b, poor condition PK 75.0 Libourne bridge, quay u/s and landing stage d/s r/b, slipway, town centre r/b PK 77.7 Fronsac quay and slipway, village r/b PK 85.6 Saint-Pardon quay and village l/b (access poor) PK 98.3 Pontoon, slipway l/b (Cavernes), water, electricity PK 101.9 Cubzac-les-Ponts bridge (Eiffel), pontoon capacity 16 boats, night €10, water, electricity, slipway, village 1500m r/b PK 110.6 Ambès pontoon capacity 8 boats, water, electricity, restaurant, slipway, village l/b PK 113.9 Bourg quay and slipway, village r/b, castle PK 117.0 Ambès oil terminal and refinery, industrial quays l/b PK 117.6 Confluence with the Gironde, Bec d’Ambès lighthouse l/b Restoration of Grand-Salvette lock in Bergerac, along with this canal, would open up navigation up to the spectacular Trémolat meander. These were finally bypassed by the remarkable Canal de Lalinde, with its triple staircase locks, built in 1838-1844. As well as mills and fish farming ponds, a serious obstacle throughout the 17th and 18th centuries was the series of rapids at La Gratusse, upstream of Bergerac. History – Plans to canalise the Dordogne were never completed. Pontoon moorings have been established at the more important towns and villages on the river. It is to be noted that the possibility of mooring at most of the ‘quays’ indicated in the distance table depends on the state of the tides. The distance from Saint-Pierre-d’Eyraud to the confluence with the Garonne is 118km. This is a free-flow navigation, with the difficulties that entails, down to Castillon-la-Bataille (PK 39). Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, Dordogne is halfway between the Pyrénées and the Loire Valley. However, navigation is now impossible over the first 14km below the weir and officially begins at Saint-Pierre-d’Eyraud, 12km upstream of the small town of Sainte-Foy-la-Grande. The Dordogne was formerly navigable from Bergerac weir to its confluence with the Garonne at Bec d’Ambès.
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