Sardy's impressive lock scale

Description

L'échelle d'écluses de Sardy, avec ses seize écluses sur 3,5 km, est l’un des plus beaux exemples de ces surprenants ouvrages d’art, et l’un des sites les plus spectaculaires du canal du Nivernais. Les maisons éclusières sont ici occupées par artistes et artisans qui proposent visites et expositions en saison.

To allow the crossing of important elevations over a short distance, canal engineers imagined a succession of very close locks called "lock scale". The Sardy lock, which comprises 16 locks over 3.5 km, is one of the most beautiful examples of these surprising engineering structures and one of the most spectacular sites on the canal. The lock houses are occupied here by artists and craftsmen who propose visits and exhibitions in season.