LOIRE & CHANNELS IN THE COUNTRY OF GIENNOIS

Des havres de tranquillité
To stay in the country of Giennois, choose the lodging which suits you. Simple, family, luxurious or "as at home", the formulas correspond to the way of life of each one. If the hotels are numerous and of various standing, the rooms of hosts, the rural lodgings and camp-sites know also an excellent success. Everywhere, you will be accomodated with the kindness which makes the reputation of the place. The quality of the table and the calmness ,found in edge of Loire ,contribute to the success of your stay. Welcome "to your premise"!

IN THE CROSSROADS OF THE WAYS... UPSTREAM
All the genius of the men should have been necessary to create, along the time and water, the ways which made it possible to transit the commercial boats between the basins of Loire and Seine. One remains today admiring in front of the effectiveness but also the beauty of the architectural achievements of the 19th century. To see, in Châtillon/L., the lock of Montelot and its water stations, old passage in Loire before the construction of the bridge channel. See the 152 hectares of water stretches of Gazonne and the Main street, as well as the great scale of locks of Rogny. For better understanding these constructions, a detour of the house of the two marines inBriare will explain you how treasures of modernity were deployed to make progress of the river navigation. These channels are more than ever navigable and you will have any leisure to take them aboard a promenade boat or renting your own livable boat,the time of one weekend time or a few days for the discovery of the area. you will be able to also practise canoeing, kayak and sailing. Lastly, with a good dozen of rivers and brooks, the fishermen have also what to satisfy their passion. Certain water stretches as that of Poilly-lez-Gien accomodate them, a question to take time to tease the poles, pike perches, carps and pikes.
Loire and its channels, it is also this haven of peace which nature defends like the habitat of a multitude of species of birds and rodents which it is easy to contemplate by the most patient.

KNOW -HOW TO DISCOVER…
With the earthenware of Gien, enamels of Briare and sandstone of Bonny, the Country surprises by the diversity of know-how which made and still make its reputation. The Museum of the earthenware and the contiguous manufacture testify some, presenting an important collection of objects of art that are so beautiful. It is the same for enamels as one discovers in the Museum of the Mosaic in Briare. More than 160 years of production which recall a facet of the social history of France. If you are interested yo can initiate training courses. Also impassioning, the International Museum of Hunting, that is sheltered since fifty years in the castle of Gien. One discovers the evolution of the practices of huntings there through the ages and in the world, thanks to the collections of paintings, bronzes, weapons and trophies. The tradition, in the Country of Giennois is also expressed on the edge of water;Loire and its channels are present in the everyday life. From Gien to Bonny/L., one discovers, moored, the boats which sailed on the river. Barges, boats and others are put back to the state by some enthusiasts who readily make share their attachment and their enthusiasm.

THE SENSE OF THE FEAST…
Ranging from vacuum-attics to village festivals, from festivals to shows, the Country of Giennois becomes animated throughout the year, because here the festival is a second nature. From January to December, the occasions are shelled to share a musical moment or to attend a stage performance. Since April, the gardening is expressed in the annual fair of Briare. Nothing is common between the "Fair of Chieuves and Carcalaudes" in Pierrefitte-ès-Wood in May and the festival of jazz of Bonny/L. and Châtillon/L. in July. But diversity makes the richness of these animations and artistic exhibitions which follow one another all the year. In July, one celebrates the country and river holidays in Châtillon/L. while Bonny/L. celebrates the wines of the Slopes of Giennois and organizes its fair of the secondhand trade. As for Gien resound the Festival of the French Song, in Châtillon/L. The musical creations or the violins of an orchestral unit in Briare, it is known that the summer beats strongly. Each year, 4 markets with an old way punctuate the tourist season of Briare. In September, one celebrates the pumpkin in St Brisson /L .And the sweet chestnut is the occasion of rejoicings in Bussiére in October. Antique dealers and second-hand dealers are also present during all the year. Finally do not forget, in mid-September, the days of the inheritance in the country of Giennois which represent a very beautiful occasion to discover a local inheritance of an exceptional richness.