Travelogues Bourgogne – Franche-Comté

Our last week of travel has begun and we are wandering somewhat aimlessly through the beautiful Beaujolais. The warm late summer sun makes the golden villages shine, which are...

We are strolling through Franche-Comté at a pace of about 50 kilometers per day. Today, our guide Zufall leads us to the small town of Selles by the Canal des Vosges.

It's half past five in the morning in Alsace. An unbelievable racket tears me mercilessly from the sweetest dreams of streets where wine and honey flow. I rub my sticky eyes. The...

Broad-winged Spotless Bear

Sunday at the flea market presents a hot, dripping, ketchup-bathed merguez from the grill. Today as well, a local club has set up a stall under a rustic wooden hut. The line isn’t...

Fat raindrops are mercilessly hammering on the Mistral roof this morning. I pull the pillow over my ears. I want to turn over again and just snooze away the annoying weather, but...

I continue to follow the Saône downstream, and today I complete my first week on the way to the Mediterranean.

Continuing along the Canal des Vosges and the Saône

DAY 2: Our goal today was actually Dole. That would have been just under 430 kilometers from Wiesloch. We only managed 339 kilometers to Vesoul – and there was a good reason for...

From Allerey-sur-Saône to Mâcon

Part 2 of my journey with arrival in France

At Port Fluvial du Moulin Saint-Paul Besançon

'sweet doing nothing', or in the original quote 'dolce far niente'

From Abergement-la-Ronce to Dole, it was just a short distance, 3 hours of travel time including 6 locks. The canal runs through an industrial area of the Solvay company on one...

Beaune, as a graduate of the Alte Kurfürstliche Gymnasium in Bensheim, I also know Beaune as an Odenwälder. Although I haven't managed to visit Beaune yet, I once dropped off my...

Chalon-sur-Saône, Quote from Wikipedia: is a French city in the Saône-et-Loire department in the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region. With 44,592 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2022),...

In Arc-sous-Cicon, I first got stuck on the wet ground. I could neither move forward nor backward, and my wheels were spinning. Quickly, a few helpers came, but pushing didn’t...

We spent the worse days in Besançon and then wanted to continue towards Montbéliard. We planned three stages, unsure if we could manage it in two days. We were not in a hurry...

Active holiday with Ulla in the Jura at Lac Vouglans, in Burgundy and at Lac Aiguebelette near Chambery

We didn't quite grasp the experience of rain like we did in the last two years. On our way to Barcelona, we had two rainy days, one of which hit us hard on the Rhône. However,...

On our next leg to Besançon, we faced 11 hours of travel time for 55.07 km and 17 locks. However, knowing that the tunnel in Besançon is currently closed and that we had to...

We have been on the road for almost two weeks now, and the travel blog is barely filled. We want to catch up, so here are only selected images from the section up to Dole.

>“Hôtel-Dieu”. An old hospital from the 15th century with a rich history and the tourist attraction in Beaune. Nevertheless, it is worth a visit in every respect! Thanks to the...

The impressive structure of La Citadelle rises on the rock above the bend of the Doubs, which was our next destination. On the way there, my Chinese companion said goodbye, as...

Abergement-la-Ronce, a small village on the Canal du Rhône au Rhin. After Lock 73, there is a landing spot. Even though we were on schedule and the stop was planned, when we...

Ornans

The museum is closed, time for a trip into the countryside. Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy Castle is set to be our destination. We set off, along the Saône towards Mâcon, after about 5...

Our next leg takes us from Mâcon to Chalon sur Saône. Ahead of us are 58.38 km and two locks. The old locks of the Saône are partially used today as ports for recreational...

We will stay in Montbéliard for two days. The canal runs here parallel to the Allan, below the old town are the Parc de l'Île-en-Mouvement and the Parc du Près-la-Rose situated...

On our way from Baume-les-Dames to Montbéliard, we have planned a stop in L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs. We are now approaching 300 meters above sea level. The highest point of the Canal...