Along the water, in the meanders of the Loire, you will discover the reasons for choosing this part of the river for the construction of a water retention dam.
You will admire Lake Grangent in its various environmental aspects: environments of granite rocks, moors and forests as well as the medieval constructions erected from the 11th century on the crests of the Gorges de la Loire.
A trendy boat
Le Grangent, explains Bertrand Chéry the boss of Croisières Grangent, is “recharged like a smartphone”: it is electric. A beautiful beast: 22 meters long, 5 wide and 45 tons.
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The castles of the Loire
We discover the castles of the Loire “which obviously have nothing to do with Chambord “. These are medieval constructions erected from the 11th century on the crests of the Gorges de la Loire.
Deep throats
You will also learn that the Gorges de la Loire are deep and are home to exceptional environmental diversity. A protected natural area which, thanks to live commentary in a humorous tone, will no longer hold any secrets for you.
One of the first great feats of Stéphanois tightrope walker Henry’s
On July 18, 1965, it was here that Henry’s broke two world records: the longest crossing (1.6 km) and the highest (250 meters) by crossing the Grangent dam on a long wire rope. There were 40,000 spectators and a journalist in the making who commented on the feat: Michel Drucker.
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