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Travelling by Boat

There are few more enticing sights than the glittering
Mediterranean of the southern Provençal coast. Almost every
city along this stretch of water has a port with boats for hire.
Ferry and boat companies operating to offshore islands are easy
to find, and there are trips to Corsica from Marseille and Nice
throughout the year. The other main waterways in Provence
are the Rhône and Durance rivers, and the beautiful Camargue
wetland. It is worth noting that the best way to get to St-Tropez
in summer is by boat from Ste-Maxime or St-Raphaël. The town
has no train station and the roads are usually very busy.

Mediterranean Ports Sailing out of a rocky inlet on the
Car ferries depart all year Provençal coast
round from Marseille to Corsica
(Bastia and Ajaccio) and, in Sailing
summer, from Marseille Over 70 ports along the
to Propriano and Ile Rousse, Provence coastline welcome
operated by Corsica Linea. yachts, and mooring charges
Corsica Ferries depart from vary. The Côte d’Azur ports
Nice and Toulon to Bastia and are particularly expensive.
Ajaccio, as well as Sardinia, all Contact the Fédération
year round. Française de Voile for
Corsica Linea has crossings to information on sailing clubs
North Africa every week from Some of the smaller, local boats and where to hire boats.
Marseille to Tunis or Algiers. moored in St-Tropez
Regular ferries and boats DIRECTORY
to nearby islands operate stopping at St-Tropez,
from Bandol to the Ile de Villefranche, Marseille and Car Ferry
Bendor; from La Tour-Fondue Monaco. Grand Bleu has a Corsica Ferries
to Porquerolles; from Port good range of boats for hire Tel 0825 09 50 95.
d’Hyères and Le Lavandou for weekly river trips. ∑ corsica-ferries.fr
to Le Levant and Port-Cros; River travel is also an option
and from Cannes to the Iles in Provence with several cruise Corsica Linea
de Lérins. lines operating luxury river Marseille.
For a guide to all European trips on the Rhône between Tel 0825 88 80 88.
ferry services, visit www. Avignon and Lyon. Croisieres ∑ corsicalinea.com
ferrylines.com. Avignon-Mireio offers lunch, Cruises & River Trips
dinner or sightseeing cruises
from Avignon to a range of Croisieres Avignon-Mireio
Cruises and River Trips destinations. Or you can take Allée de l’Oulle, Avignon.
The Mediterranean is famous daily cruises through the Tel 04 90 85 62 25.
as a cruise destination, and Camargue in a converted ∑ mireio.net
numerous companies operate péniche – a traditional river Grand Bleu
on the south coast of France, cargo boat. Tel 09 50 81 95 78 or
06 69 16 24 24.
∑ grandbleuyatching.fr
Les Péniches Isles de Stel
12 rue Amiral Courbet, 30220
Aigues-Mortes.
Tel 04 66 53 60 70.
∑ islesdestel.camargue.fr
Sailing
Fédération Française
de Voile
Tel 01 40 60 37 00.
∑ ffvoile.org
A privately owned motorboat from Cannes