Departure Base

Discover all the useful information and advice related to your departure base.

Starting out formalities & boarding

Riverly Bram ( Locaboat)
Port de Bram
11150 BRAM

✉: bram@riverly.com
T: +33 (0)4.68.13.02.38
G: N 43°15’18.37 E 2°7’37.51

Reception & Check-in Formalities:
On departure days: between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM.
On return days: between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM.		 Boarding:
As soon as the boat is ready.
On Site:
Showers and toilets are available at the base.		  

How to get to the base

Access:

  • Carcassonne Airport (24 km)
  • Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (84 km)
  • Castelnaudary Train Station (18 km)
  • Bram Train Station (3 km) (no taxis available at the station; advance booking required)
  • A61 “Autoroute des Deux Mers” motorway, direct access via Exit 22 “Bram”
  • RD6113 (former RN113): Marseille-Bordeaux
  • RD33: Carcassonne-Castelnaudary
  • RD4–RD119: Bram-Mirepoix
 Parking:
Free outdoor parking.
Car Rental:

  • Avis Carcassonne Train Station | +33 4 68 25 92 88
  • Europcar Toulouse | +33 5 61 73 30 50
 Taxi:

  • Michel | +33 6 10 08 20 07
  • Claude Raynaud | +33 4 68 76 17 96 and +33 6 85 23 11 09
  • Taxi Veyrier | +33 4 68 23 19 19
  • Mr. Broz VTC (from or to Toulouse) | +33 6 34 61 59 64
  • Taxis at Bram train station are available by reservation only

Hotels, restaurants and shopping facilities on site

Hotels:

  • Coup de Coeur (holiday cottages & guest rooms) | +33 9 66 98 25 71
  • Aux Deux Acacias | +33 4 68 94 24 67
  • Hotel Le Clos Saint-Loup (hotel & restaurant) | +33 4 68 76 11 91
 Restaurants:

  • Le Petit Bramais | +33 4 68 77 10 06
  • Le Bouillon du Clos | +33 4 68 76 11 91
  • Ô4 | +33 6 84 41 56 81
  • Pizza Rapido | +33 4 68 76 16 67
  • Faim de Loup | +33 6 80 18 29 90
Shops & Services:

  • SPAR Supermarket – open 7 days a week from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM to 7:30 PM; Sundays from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM (1.6 km)
  • Carrefour Market Supermarket – open from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM; closed on Sundays (3.5 km) (delivery available for purchases over €100)
  • Laval et Fils Bakery – open from 5:00 AM to 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM to 7:30 PM (closed on Sundays) | Tel. +33 4 68 76 12 82
  • Font Pascal Bakery – open from 6:00 AM to 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM (closed on Mondays)
  • Histoire des Papilles Wine Shop – open from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM; Sundays 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (closed on Mondays) | Tel. +33 4 68 76 53 62
 Activities:

  • Bram Water Ski Lift (+ restaurant) | Tel. +33 4 68 79 74 14
  • Eburomagus Archaeological Museum | Tel. +33 4 68 78 91 19 – closed on Sundays and Mondays

Touristic Information

Gastronomic specialities:

  • Cassoulet de Castelnaudary, goose liver, duck, liver, liver saussage, plancha, saussages from Toulouse, la Cargolade, Fricassée, for dessert : les Oreillettes, le petit Carcassonnais, (sweets), bean stew…
 Local drinks:

White and red wine from Malepère, IGP Côtes de Prouilhe, du Minervois, des Corbières, de la Clape, Fitou, Saint Chinian, Muscat, Carthagène, blanquette de Limoux…
To see:

Round village, nautical t-bar lift, archaelogical museum  Eburomagus, arts and culture place « Les essar[t]s »…

 Fishing:

  • Category 1 licence required. Carp, luce, catfish, trout, zander, roach, tench…
Tourist Office:

  • Tourism office Au Cœur Des Collines Cathares, 3 place Carnot, 11150 Bram
    tel: 04 68 24 75 45
  

Information on the waterways

Waterways:
  • On the Canal du Midi, most of the locks are electrified and have a lock keeper. Locks are open daily from 9am to 12pm, and from 1pm to 7pm (high season). They are closed on 1st of May.