Sloww! eductours

Enjoy a cruise aboard the Wakai to find out more about the Barge Hotel sector

January 20th 2025 – from 02:00 pm to 03:30 pm ; from 03:30 pm to 05:00 pm

January 22nd 2025 – from 02:00 pm to 03:30 pm ; from 03:30 pm to 05:00 pm

Come aboard the Wakaï, enjoy an hour-and-a-half cruise along part of the Canal Latéral à la Garonne, including the impress ive Canal Bridge in Agen, and find out more about the Barge Hotel sector.

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Departure/arrival : Agen port

Maximum capacity : 12 people

Language : french/english

Discovering the canal latéral à la Garonne aboard the Prince Henry

January 20th 2025 – from 02:00 pm to 03:30 pm ; from 03:30 pm to 05:00 pm

January 22nd 2025 – from 02:00 pm to 03:30 pm ; from 03:30 pm to 05:00 pm

Come aboard the Prince Henry, a boat built in 1994 to the designs of an 18th-century “coutrillon”. This traditional boat on the Baïse used to transport Armagnac brandy and flour from the hillsides of Gascony.

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Departure/arrival : Agen port

Maximum capacity : 65 people

Language : french/english

Guided tour in the town center of Agen – Agen’s history, architecture and art of living

January 20th 2025 – from 02:30 pm to 05:00 pm

January 22nd 2025 – from 02:30 pm to 05:00 pm

Rich and proud of its history, heritage and the human stories that have shaped it, the Perle du Midi is yours to discover on a comprehensive, well-documented guided tour.

Discover Agen’s history, architecture and art of living through the city’s most beautiful sites and monuments, including the Boulevard de la République, the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Cathedral of Saint-Caprais, the medieval Rue des Cornières, the Place de l’Hôtel de Ville and the timber-framed houses of Rue Beauville. The tour continues with a visit to the Jacobins church, before heading to the Michel Serres footbridge to explore the river.

You’ll then be immersed in Occitan culture with the poet Jasmin, before finishing with a prune tasting at the Destination Agen Tourist Office.

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Departure/arrival : Destination Agen Tourist Office

Maximum capacity : 25 people

Language : french/english

Guided walk – Discovering Boé and the wealth of la Garonne

January 20th 2025 – from 02:30 pm to 05:00 pm

January 22nd 2025 – from 02:30 pm to 05:00 pm

This guided walk will introduce you to the history of Boé, starting with the church of Saint-Sulpice in the heart of the village. You’ll then make your way to the Boé slipway, where you’ll learn about the Lécussan ford and the pilgrimage route to Compostela via Moirax, not forgetting the famous Agen philosopher Michel Serres, son of a dredger and bard of the river. You will then make your way to the Maison de Garonne. This Garonne observation and interpretation centre has been set up in the recently renovated Tour Lacassagne, on the edge of the Passeligne nature park. Here you can discover the history of navigation, the Boé bargemen, fishing and biodiversity in the Garonne.

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Departure/arrival : Boé City Hall

Maximum capacity : 25 people

Language : french

Agen port’s development

January 22nd 2025 – from 02:30 pm to 03:30 pm ;  from 04:00 pm to 05:00 pm

Discovering the new pontoon at the Port of Agen and its technical facilities (20 rings, water and electricity services). The visit will be led by the project manager who managed the project: Sylvain Galant from the CITEA design office. A comparison will be made with the nautical stops at Boé and Sérignac-sur-Garonne (he also led the rehabilitation of these sites). Clémence Brandolin-Robert, 1st Deputy of the Agglomeration of Agen and Nadine Labournerie, President of the Destination Agen Tourist Office will present the political progress of the project, the importance of these facilities of community interest and the development prospects.

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Departure/arrival : Agen port (visit aboard la Naïade – a VNF boat)

Maximum capacity : 35 people

Language : french

Discovering the Montech water slope

January 20th 2025 – from 02:00 pm to 05:30 pm

January 22nd 2025 – from 02:00 pm to 05:30 pm

Take a stroll along the Canal Latéral à la Garonne to discover an exceptional heritage site, at the crossroads between industrial history and river tourism: the Pente d’Eau de Montech, a major Occitanie site. An unusual walk full of surprises will take you to the Pente d’Eau ‘machine’ and its barge, where you’ll be welcomed into a fun and immersive space: take the controls of the machine and travel back in time on the Pente d’Eau de Montech !.

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Departure/arrival : Agen station (travel by bus until the Pente d’Eau de Montech – 1 hour one way)

Maximum capacity : NC

Language : french/english

An incredible canal bridge

January 20th 2025 – from 02:30 pm to 04:30 pm

January 22nd 2025 – from 02:30 pm to 04:30 pm

A unique and emblematic feature of the city, the Pont-Canal is a link between the two banks of the Garonne.

Discover this work of art, the second longest in France, with its 23 ashlar arches stretching from one bank of the river to the other. A real architectural feat, it was built in the 19th century. 4 locks close together complete it downstream.

Take the Voie Verte, the old towpath, and enjoy the tranquillity of this Sunday stroll for the people of Agen.

The tour continues as far as the Café Vélo, a former waterworks that has become an emblematic venue for cycle tourism, with a range of locavore restaurants.

The tour ends with a hot drink.

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Departure/arrival : Café Vélo, rue du Duc d’Orléans, 47000 Agen

Maximum capacity : 25 people

Language : french

Canal latéral à la Garonne : The Voie Verte by bike

January 22nd 2025 – from 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm

Set off on a 20km ride along the Voie Verte alongside the Canal Latéral à la Garonne. Cycles Sud-Ouest will provide muscle bikes to take you to La Poule à Vélo, in Saint-Jean-de-Thurac. Christelle Cousset, the manager of La Poule à Vélo, will welcome you for a gourmet break as you discover the first restored lock-keeper’s house in Lot-et-Garonne.

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Departure/arrival : Café Vélo, rue du Duc d’Orléans, 47000 Agen

Maximum capacity : 12 people

Language : french