Garonne Canal from Bordeaux to Toulouse

Trip Description

Accomodation

Stay program

• day 1

  Bordeaux

  

  Meet in Bordeaux for accommodation check-in and bike handover. You can visit the city on foot or by bike. Night in a 3* hotel with breakfast.

• day 2

  Entre-Deux-Mers Vineyard - Créon - Sauve-Majeure - Saint-Martin-de-Lerm - 60 km by bike

  From the cycle paths of Bordeaux, cross the Entre-Deux-Mers vineyard passing through the bastide of Créon, created in 1314, then by a former Benedictine abbey dating from 1070, La Sauve-Majeure. Discovery of the town of Sauveterre-de-Guyenne, with its 4 entrance gates and its bastide dating from 1281. A stage exclusively on cycle paths and greenways. Night in a guesthouse (2 ears) with swimming pool in Saint-Martin-de-Lerm.

• day 3

  St Martin de Lerm - Sauveterre-de-Guyenne - La Réole - Le Mas-d'Agenais - 45 km by bike

  From the small village of Sauveterre-de-Guyenne, there are 26 km of quiet country roads connecting the charming town of La Réole and its Benedictine priory. You then take the greenway along the Garonne canal to reach Le Mas-d’Agenais. Overnight stay in a guesthouse (4 ears of corn) with breakfast in a former farmhouse with a pond.

• day 4

  Le Mas d'Agenais - Damazan - Sérignac-sur-Garonne - 37 km by bike

  We recommend visiting the Romanesque church of Mas d'Agenais before taking the Garonne canal again. On your route, several stops are possible. You cross the bastide town of Damazan, then continue along the canal to the peaceful village of Sérignac-sur-Garonne. Overnight stay in a 3* hotel in a former monastery, with swimming pool and breakfast.

• day 5

  Sérignac-sur-Garonne - Agen - Chasselas Vineyards - Moissac - 55 km by bike

  Today, as you continue along the canal, you cross the very beautiful Agen canal bridge and its typical architecture. You can stop in Agen to visit its old town center, before getting back on the canal to reach Moissac, through landscapes of orchards and Chasselas vineyards. This small town is located on the Way of Saint James and its Saint-Pierre Abbey is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Overnight stay in a 2 or 3* hotel.

• day 6

  From Moissac to Toulouse - 67 km by bike

  Still following the Garonne canal, you reach the famous "pink city". You have just crossed magnificent landscapes without any elevation and passed through the 56 locks of the Garonne. Return of the bicycles in Toulouse. Night in a 3 or 4* hotel.

• day 7

  End of stay

  

  This stay ends after breakfast in Toulouse.