Alan Ayckbourn, the playwright, enjoys nothing better than a barge holiday on the Burgundy Canal.

The modernization was initiated following the construction of the Burgundy Canal.

For information on the Burgundy Canal, a good site is www.burgundy-canal.com.

It's a short drive from the train station to the Burgundy Canal, where the Esprit is moored.

She regularly cruises on the Burgundy Canal.

The Burgundy Canal also passes through the town.

The day starts with a small sailing trip to and through the first two locks in the Burgundy Canal.

Leaving the barge, our route continues through meadows and forests to again meet up with the Burgundy Canal.

On June 16 the brigade attacked, by night, the town of Montbard over the Burgundy Canal.

The nearby Burgundy Canal and L'Armancon, a river that ran by our town, provided magnificent trout.