Departure Base

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

Starting out formalities & boarding

Locaboat Holidays
Port de Bram
11150 BRAM

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

Starting out formalities:

Departure days between 2 and 6 pm.

 Boarding:

As soon as the boat is ready.

How to get to the base

Access:

  • Carcassonne airport (17 km)
  • Toulouse Blagnac airport (84 km)
  • Castelnaudary Train Station (18 km)
  • Bram regional station (3km) (no taxi at the station, reservation mandatory)
  • A61 “Autoroute des deux mers” exit n° 22 “Bram”
  • RD6113 (ex. RN 113) : Marseille-Bordeaux
  • RD33 : Carcassonne-Castelnaudary
  • RD4-RD119 : Bram-Mirepoix
 Parking:

  • Free outdoor parking lot
Car hire:

  • Train station Carcassonne – tel : 04 68 25 92 88
  • Europcar Toulouse – tel. : 05 61 73 30 50
 Taxi:

  • Claude Raynaud – tel : 04 68 76 17 96 et 06 85 23 11 09
  • Taxi Veyrier – tel : 04 68 23 19 19
  • Yooan Taxi – tel : 06 76 69 24 61
  • Monsieur Broz VTC (Toulouse) – tel : 06 34 61 59 64

Hotels, restaurants and shopping facilities on site

Hotels:

  • Coup de coeur (Hostel) Tel : 09 66 98 25 71
  • Aux deux Acacias Tel : 04 68 94 24 67
  • Hotel le clos st-loup (Hotel-restaurant) Tel : 04 68 76 11 91
 Restaurants:

  • Le Petit Bramais – tel : 04 68 77 10 06
  • Cafe-restaurant de la place – tel : 04 68 76 57 64
  • Pizza rapido – tel : 04 68 76 16 67
  • Mam’ Domi – tel : 04 68 78 60 67
Shops:

  • Supermarkets SPAR – open between 8:30 am-1 pm and 3-7 pm, on Sunday: 9 am-12:30 (1,6KM)
  • Supermarkets Carrefour open between 9 am and 10 pm, closed on Sunday (3.5KM) (delivery available from 100€)
  • Bakery Laval et Fils – Open between 5 am-1 pm and 3-7:30 pm (closed on Sunday) – tel : 04 68 76 12 82
  • Bakery Font Pascal – Open between 6 am-1 pm and 4-7 pm (closed on Monday)
  • Wine shop Histoire des Papilles – Open between 10-12 am and 4-7 pm. On Sunday open from 10 am to 12. (closed on Monday) – tel : 04 68 76 53 62
 Activities:

  • Bram water ski (+restaurant) – tel : 04 68 79 74 14
  • Eburomagus Archaeological Museum – tel : 04 68 78 91 19 (closed on Monday and Sunday)

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 12.30pm, and from 1.30pm to 7.30pm (high season) or 6pm (low season). They are closed on 1st of May.