France:
Lot River & Canal Canoe Kayak Guide Book
Célé River Canoe / Kayak Guide Book
Grand Vabre to le Port Map
© Éditions du Breil, 2004. All rights reserved.
Éditions du Breil in conjunction with Association pour l'aménagement
de la vallée du Lot has just published Guide découverte Randonnée nautique: Lot et
Célé.
This is a wonderful, complete canoe and kayak guide to the Lot
River/Canal and Célé River system.
Unlike the ÉDB Waterways Guides series (see our French Canals web page) it is written and available only in
French. Fear not, speakers of only languages other than French! The book's icons are
extremely clear and descriptive. A canoeist or kayaker can easily use the Guide
découverte with a minimum knowledge of French.
Included in the text are chapters on Tour Preparation, Icon
Descriptions/Definitions, Lexicon of Terms, Security and Safety Considerations, Tourism
Agency contact information, and the Canoeist/Kayaks Code of Conduct. The inside back cover
serves as quick reference Légende. (Yes, Legend. See! You can
understand French!)
As a bonus you'll learn French terms for navigating a river and canal!
This Guide is the fifth edition of a canoe/kayak guide to the
Lot River that was originally written in 1920. Lot et Célé was expertly
prepared with the Lot Valley Association.
The sample page above is about 2/3rds the size of an actual page in the
Guide. Please note that the scanned photo is not as clear as the printed book.
The 82 maps in the Guide cover a distance of from 8 km. to 20
km. with the average being about 11 km. For Americans that is about 5 mi. to 12 mi. with
the average being 7 mi. Wonderful detail!
We suggest, if you're not proficient in French, that you order ÉDB
Waterways Guide No. 5: Lot, ÉDB Waterway Guide No. 7 Midi-Camargue or No.
12 Aquitaine in addition to Guide découverte Randonnée nautique: Lot et Célé.
112 pages. 48 maps. 49 photographs. Detail illustrations of portages, bridges, and
barriers to navigation.
Guide découverte Randonnée nautique: Lot et Célé
us$35.95 + us$4.80 per order to USA addresses.
Lot et Célé: Guide découverte, Randonnée nautique
+ us$10.95
to Canada & us$12.95 to other nations.
Email us to order this book. cyclotour@cyclotour.com
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purchase, your address and telephone number. Many times you will have to go directly to
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Here are a few links to official touism web sites
along the Lot & Célé rivers:
Lot et Garrone Tourism: English Language: http://www.europa47.org/anglais/index.htm
Lot et Garrone Tourism: French Language: http://www.lot-et-garonne.fr
Lozére Tourism: http://www.lozere-tourisme.com
Cantal Tourism: http://www.cdt-cantal.fr