Boating Holidays in Aquitaine

Agen offers fun for boaters of all ages. The more laid-back boater may be content with mooring up and just browsing the town's famous covered market. In contrast for thrill-seekers a visit to Walibi Aquitaine theme park is a must with rides for both younger and older children.

Condom the capital of the Ténarèze and city of Bossuet is a typical town from the Gascogne region. It reflects this with the souvenirs of its old hotels its share of Armagnac grain and wood works and it is the main county town of an area rich with rural churches and manor houses.

The Canal du Midi makes cruising a perfect holiday at any time of year - the warmth of the Mediterranean sunshine and the dappled shade of the thousands of plane cypress and pine trees that border its paths will entice you to its waters whatever the season.

The base is located in the small village of Meilhan sur Garonne which lies in the Aquitaine region near Bordeaux. It is in an unspoilt area with superb scenery medieval villages ancient castles and gastronomic delights. It is not far to the junction with the River Baise taking you into the stunning Gascony region as an alternative route.

Montauban on the right bank of the Tarn is one of the most ancient of southwest France's towns. With the exception of Mont de Marsan Montauban is the oldest of the bastides of southern France.This pink-brick capital of the Tarn-et-Garonne département is the city of the painter Ingres and the sculptor Bourdelle. The Pont Vieux“ offers an unique panorama of the left bank lined with private drapers mansions who enriched themselves during the 18th century. The town is generally regarded as the first bastide the model for those rationally laid-out medieval new towns and that plan is still clearly evident in the beautiful town centre.