EAST BASIN

This is a vast region that can be crossed by boat from east to west, from the Champagne area to the Rhine, and from the North to the South, from Luxembourg to Burgundy.
The heart of this is the Nancy loop, a heart which has begun beating again since the small Nancy canal opened in May 2004.
Lorraine and Alsace are rivals in their efforts to develop river tourism and the civil-engineering structures that you will see are of stunning brilliance.