Amazing light! Izzy and I are enjoying a few weeks holiday back at our house on a hill in south west France. Gorgeous views, and the beautiful gardens we’ve laid out and nurtured over the last 9 years. The 270 degree view extends to 130km on a clear day and we will NEVER tire of looking at the changing light and views. Back aboard, and soon!!
Izzy captured the amazing sounds of nature that surrounded Nilaya as we sat enjoying an aperitif on deck the other night. Simply gorgeous! #soundsofnature #canallife #bargelife #bargecruisesinfrance #bargeinfrance #birdsong #bargenilaya
Way larger barges on the bigger rivers and canals of France!🇫🇷
We’re used to the cute canals, but once you emerge on to its larger scale waterways, it’s a whole different thing! #bargenilaya #peniche #bateau
Big locks on the Saone compared to the tiny ‘Freycinet’ sized ones on the Marne Rhine canal!
#biglocks #canallock #seurre #burgundy #france #cruisinginfrance #bargenilaya
Cruising across a mirror! Wow 🤩
#bargelife #bargenilaya
The big, wide and beautiful River Saone and we seem to have it almost all to ourselves. I can’t remember a year when we’ve seen so few boats about. #bargenilaya #rivercruises #cruising #cruisinglife
Bridge over troubled waters! Today we advanced south, crossing the beautiful aqueduct at Flavigny sur Moselle, high above the raging waters of the mighty Moselle river. #bargecruises #barge #dutchbarge #1922 #oldboat #classicboat #bargecruisesinfrance
Cruising Nancy’s ‘Cayenne Valley’ covering about twenty locks in just a few hours! Hot work!! Normally we’d have been cruising from Nancy to Frouard, joining the River Moselle and cruising through to Richardmenil via the beautiful stretch of water through Liverdun and Toul. Unfortunately, due to crazy unseasonal rainfall, the Moselle is closed to navigation and on red flood alert. Just seeing the nearby River Meurthe near Nancy was enough to be glad we weren’t out on the Moselle!
Keep following, because this week we are shadowing the River Moselle on the Canak de Vosges and we’ll we’ll see it all the time! Should be interesting viewing…
All in a days barging. The life and times of Barge NILAYA.
During Isabelle and Kevin’s 20 years, offering amazingly informal barge cruises through the best of France’s 6500km canal network, we’ve stacked up the passage of thousands of DIFFERENT locks and far more canal and river kilometres.
Possibly more than ANY other hotel barge operating in France, we’ve been listed in Rick Steves ‘France’ since 2008 and justifiably so.
Nilaya offers a unique and highly personal travel experience that relaxes, informs and satisfies your mental, visual and culinary desires.
Why not join us to find out what French canal cruising and hospitality is all about! Our website and guest testimonies say way more than we can! Www.bargenilaya.com
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Alsace Lorraine’s amazing Saint Louis Arzviller inclined plane barge lift. After 15 years up and down this unreliable and mighty creaking beast, we wave it goodbye.
The movie is a collection of my photos, videos and time lapse.
#bargenilaya #bargelift #arzvillerinclineplane #arzvillerboatlift #planincliné #bargecruisesinfrance #barge #bargecruise #frenchbargecruises #cruiseaddict #canallife #frenchwaterways
Barge Nilaya - Wonderful spot for lunch and just listen to that amazing bird serenade.
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Informal Barge Nilaya - Nice spot for a sunset aperitif on deck followed by one of Izzy’s amazing home cooked dinners. Ahhh…
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Barge Nilaya - A reflection
Happiness is… cruising the stunning canals of France aboard the informal barge ‘Nilaya’
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Wonderful evening, but minus three tonight so we’ve had to cuddle up with our geraniums! #geraniumlove #francebargeholiday #bargeinfrance #frenchbarge #frenchbargecruises
Intriguing non seasonal weather, but as usual, the scenery on the canals of France was exceptional! #frenchbargecruises #barginginfrance
Crazy rural spot tonight and in summer and autumn, a secret mooring that provides wonderful shade, incredible farmland walks and wild help yourself fruit trees! Plus a friendly farm dog who loves to be petted and receive meaty treats..
Beautiful mooring at Niderviller tonight and such incredible birdsong… #bargecruisesinfrance #frenchbargecruises #bargeinfrance #bargecruise
