It would be hard to invent a more limited way to see Europe than on a rented canal barge. You have a choice of two directions, forward or back. Most towns on the map are completely out of reach ...

Tourists and locals in Paris sought refuge in the shade and along canal banks as a blistering heatwave gripped much of Europe ...

Captain your own vessel on the canals and waterways of Europe this summer. Le Boat tour company offers private boats for rent that couples, families or groups can use to explore at their own pace ...

A winter heatwave, record low levels of rain and a startling lack of snow in Europe are pushing rivers, canals and lakes across the continent to alarmingly low levels, with experts warning there ...

I snapped orange life vests onto my two boys and climbed on deck as my father-in-law put the barge into gear and we set out for a week’s journey on the 19th-century Canal du Nivernais in ...

A winter heatwave, record low levels of rain and a startling lack of snow in Europe are pushing rivers, canals and lakes across the continent to alarmingly low levels, with experts warning there ...