Paris: discovery of the North Loop of the Seine by boat from June 25 to July 10, 2011

From June 25 to July 10, embark on cruise of a new genre to explore the north loop of the Seine around the Ile-Saint-Denis.

Long dominated by strong industrial activity, this part of the Seine which combines economic activities, river transport, housing, leisure ... is now booming.

Between discovery and relaxation, you have proposed to embark on cruises instructive and entertaining that you will discover the Seine from different angles. Stories and anecdotes about the industrial past and new urban projects with a
unique tour in the unique Port of Gennevilliers.

You also delve into the artistic cradle of the banks of the Seine that inspired the great masters of Impressionism.
These fun cruises take you off the beaten track to the collision of new territories! These cruises are the result of a partnership between the cities of Saint-Ouen, Gennevilliers Asnieres, Clichy, the agglomeration Plaine Commune, the Port of Gennevilliers and the departmental committees of tourism in the Seine-Saint-Denis and Hauts de Seine .

The program features two cruises and eight starts

Painting and cinema, the Seine to light :

In the footsteps of Van Gogh, Caillebotte and Sisley yet, you relive the past Impressionist edges of the Seine .
The route will run along these shores that were immortalized through works such as Seurat's Bathers at Asnieres, the Siren of Van Gogh, L'Ile Saint Denis Sisley or La Berge du Petit Gennevilliers Caillebotte. Throughout the walk, around the theme of the image and light, the paint will give way to the movies making the Seine decor perpetual. The public will discover the links between painting and film: the Impressionists used optical phenomena similar to those used by the cinema. The cruise will go along Epinay studios, which were filmed scenes from iconic films such as "Tonton Flingueurs," "Santa Claus is a bastard," "Big Blue", "Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra" The ... future European Film City in Saint Denis will also illustrate the importance of implementing the seventh art in this loop of the Seine .

Enplanements:

▪ Saturday, June 25 at 10:00 AM in Asnieres-sur-Seine
▪ Saturday, June 25 to 15 h00 in Clichy-la-Garenne
▪ Sunday, June 26 at 10 am 00 in Port de Gennevilliers
▪ Sunday, June 26 to 15 h 00 to Saint-Denis
Duration: 2:00
Price: 7 €

Adventures in the industrial past and new urban projects. When the river becomes road!

Sail on the north loop of the Seine and learn over the water history of the territory's identity fluctuates throughout the centuries between the traces of the industrial past and the landscape reshaped by many urban projects (City Film Luc Besson, the docks of Saint-Ouen, the BIA Villereine Villeneuve la Garenne, the future eco-district of the Ile-Saint-Denis ...).

You will also discover the port of Gennevilliers, first platform port of Ile-de-France in terms of area and activity. Shipyards in the various factories of electricity or waste treatment, the landscape of the north loop of the Seine was marked by a strong hold industrial activity and a regular river. Some sites refer to skippers including L'Ile-Saint-Denis , in the nineteenth century equipped with a docking port frequented by shipping. The factories have given way to brownfields, currently under development. Around L'Ile-Saint-Denis , barges and recreational housing is installed, the docks have become places for walks for residents and Parisians. River traffic is important because a regular transport of goods from or to the Port of Gennevilliers and a burgeoning cruise ship business.

Enplanements:

▪ Saturday, July 9 at 10:00 am at the Port of Gennevilliers
▪ Saturday, July 9 at 15:00 at Saint-Denis (Canal
Saint-Denis)
▪ Sunday, July 10th at 10:00 and 15:00 in Saint-Ouen
Length 3:00
(Including 1 hour tour of the port of Gennevilliers)
Price: 7 €

How to book:

Online booking and payment for all cruises from:

• the Tourist Board of the Seine-Saint-Denis
  via the website www.tourisme93.com
• Tourist Board of the Hauts de Seine
  via the website www.tourisme92.com
  Telephone: 01 46 93 92 92

Reservations can also be obtained from:

• The town of Asnieres-sur-Seine at Asnieres for boarding by phone: 01 71 07 82 25 email: tourisme@mairieasnieres.fr

• The Tourist Office at Clichy-la-Garenne Clichy for boarding
  Telephone: 01 47 15 31 61

• Home Tourism for shipments to Gennevilliers Gennevilliers
  Telephone: 01 40 85 48 11 or 12

• The Tourist Office of Saint-Denis Plaine Commune for boarding
  Saint-Denis
  Telephone: 01 55870870

• The Tourist Office of Saint-Ouen for boarding in Saint-Ouen
  Telephone: 01 40 11 77 36
• Source: http://www.ouverture-voyage.fr/seine-etats-n40647.html