The Saône is an important link in France's river map. It links the Rhône in the south to the various canals of northeastern France, including the Canal de Bourgogne, the Canal du Rhône au Rhin and the Canal de l'Est... The Saône, which is practically a river, had to be tamed to make it navigable.
How the Saône became navigable
The book "Au fil de la Saône, histoire d'une rivière navigable" tells the story of this domestication in large format. With the help of illustrations, period photos and plans, it recounts, book by book, all the constraints that had to be overcome in order to navigate the river serenely. Dams, locks, lock-keepers' houses, bridges and tunnels are just some of the technical feats that made navigation possible.
Beautiful and instructive
This book will be as useful to the navigator who wants to discover or rediscover the beauty of this river, as it will be to the river lover who wants to learn more about this sometimes unknown Saône. Numerous technical explanations, such as that of the famous terraces in the ports, will be as interesting as they are instructive for everyone.
Written by a group led by La Région, this book is part of a collection entitled "Images du Patrimoine". It provides an inventory, as well as offering boaters a splendid glimpse of a river that knows how to hide its secrets.
Au fil de la Saône - history of a navigable river
- Éditions L'inventaire
- 130 pages
- 24.4 x 29.7 cm
- 18.00 euros
