The Port de Plaisance at Beaucaire. Lots of boats berth here (230 places), many permanently or semi-permanently during winter.
The Port de Plaisance at Beaucaire. Lots of boats berth here (230 places), many permanently or semi-permanently during the winter. Whether you like being moored in the middle of such a bustling place is another factor; Beaucaire is a lively market town and has been for a long time. Canalside buildings (right) reflect the prosperity that trade brought to the town. (left) The closed Beaucaire ecluse, from the Rhone side, water level many metres lower than formerly. The Canal du Rhône à Sète (lit. "canal from the Rhône to Sète") is a canal in southern France, which connects the Étang de Thau in Sète to the Rhône River in Beaucaire, the entrance to the Étang de Thau, the canal connects with the Canal du Midi. The canal is made of previously constructed canals Canal des Ètangs and Canal de Beaucaire. There is, however, no access to the Rhône at Beaucaire as the lock has been closed for many years. Access is via the lock situated to the west of Saint-Gilles which links the canal to the Petit Rhône and from there northeastwards to the junction with the Grand Rhône at Fourques situated to the north of Arles.
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