Discover the beauty, history and culture of this UNESCO-listed canal...
To whet your appetite for the first of many return trips to the waterway, discover our top picks for the best places to visit on a Canal du Midi cruise.
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Cruising the Canal du Midi in the South of France is the trip of a lifetime! There's no better way to discover the region than sailing on the Athos du Midi.
Want to captain your own European vacation? Read our day-by-day account of life on the Canal du Midi.
To whet your appetite for the first of many return trips to the waterway, discover our top picks for the best places to visit on a Canal du Midi cruise.
Béziers, Carcassonne & Narbonne are just some of the fascinating towns and cities we visit along this wonderful waterway
The Canal du Midi (Occitan: Canal de las Doas Mars, meaning canal of the two seas) is a 241 km (150 mi) long canal in Southern France (French: le Midi). It was originally named the Canal royal en Languedoc (Royal Canal in Languedoc) but the French revolutionaries renamed it to Canal du Midi in 1789. It was considered at the time to be one of the greatest construction works of the 17th century. The canal connects the Garonne River to the Étang de Thau on the Mediterranean and along with the 193 km (120 mi) long Canal de Garonne forms the Canal des Deux Mers joining the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. The canal runs from the city of Toulouse down to the Étang de Thau near the Mediterranean. Strictly speaking, the Canal du Midi means that part initially built from Toulouse to the Mediterranean — the Deux-Mers canal project aimed to link together several sections of navigable waterways to join the Mediterranean and the Atlantic: first the Canal du Midi, then the Garonne which was more or less navigable between Toulouse and Bordeaux, then the Garonne Lateral Canal built later, and finally the Gironde estuary after Bordeaux. The construction of the canal was motivated by wheat trade. Jean-Baptiste Colbert authorized the commencement of work by a royal edict of October 1666. Under the supervision of Pierre-Paul Riquet the construction took from 1666 to 1681 during the reign of Louis XIV. The Canal du Midi is one of the oldest canals of Europe still in operation (the prototype being the Briare Canal). The challenges in these works are closely related to the challenges of river transport in modern times. The key challenge, raised by Pierre-Paul Riquet, was to convey water from the Montagne Noire (Black Mountains) to the Seuil de Naurouze, the highest point of the canal. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996... more on Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply.
Both memorable and manageable, a self-guided Le Boat cruise allows families of all sizes to experience France's "good life."
Cruising on the Enchanté Luxury Barge Hotel in one of the oldest canals in the world, the Canal du Midi in Southern France. The canal, boat, crew & trip.
Cruising the Canal du Midi in the South of France is the trip of a lifetime! There's no better way to discover the region than sailing on the Athos du Midi.
To whet your appetite for the first of many return trips to the waterway, discover our top picks for the best places to visit on a Canal du Midi cruise.
Découvrez le charme historique du Canal du Midi en France. Promenez-vous le long des rives pittoresques, admirez les ouvrages d'art et les écluses, découvrez les vignobles locaux, visitez les villages médiévaux et naviguez sur les eaux tranquilles. Suivez notre guide pour découvrir les merveilles du Canal du Midi et planifier votre voyage inoubliable.
There are over 2700 miles of waterways in France and an integral part of this is a 750-mile network of french canals linking up the main french rivers.
The Midi – a land with a rich heritage – diverse Mediterranean landscapes, sun-drenched vineyards and Cathar fortresses.
Get off the beaten track and visit these River Ports, if it's architecture in Arles or literature in Le Somail there's something to suit everyone
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Canal du Midi: Discover France navigating its channels. Get to know Trebes, Carcassone, Castelnaudary, Toulouse. Its history, gastronomy and more.
What a way to start the year! Early morning at the Canal du Midi. Beautiful light, no wind and wonderful reflections.
If you’re thinking about cycling the Canal du Midi from Toulouse to Sete, finding the best online resources can help you plan the best trip possible. Here are 3 of my favorites that provide the best…
Canal du Midi. Agde, Beziers, Carcassonne, Toulouse. Detailed boat navigation information. Ports, depths, heights, locks, guides, maps, photos, PDF downloads
Le Canal du Midi à vélo, de Toulouse à Sète. Mes astuces pour réaliser cet itinéraire sur le Canal des 2 mers à bicyclette !
The Canal du Midi is a French canal that connects Toulouse with the Mediterranean Sea since the seventeenth century. First called "royal canal in Languedoc", the revolutionaries renamed it in 1789 "canal du Midi". It is considered by its contemporaries as the largest building site of the seventeenth century. From the 19th century, the Garonne canal, which doubles the Garonne from Bordeaux to Toulouse, extends the Canal du Midi to provide a navigable waterway from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea: the two canals as a whole Of the Two Seas ". Since 1996, it has been inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
Thinking of taking a canal boating holiday in France on the Canal du Midi? Check here to see how to do it, how our cruise went and if you should try it!
Cruising on the Enchanté Luxury Barge Hotel in one of the oldest canals in the world, the Canal du Midi in Southern France. The canal, boat, crew & trip.
Cruising the Canal du Midi in the South of France is the trip of a lifetime! There's no better way to discover the region than sailing on the Athos du Midi.
Découvrez les 10 endroits incontournables du canal du midi à visiter absolument pendant vos vacances en location de bateau avec Les Canalous
Canal du Midi. Agde, Beziers, Carcassonne, Toulouse. Detailed boat navigation information. Ports, depths, heights, locks, guides, maps, photos, PDF downloads
The 330-year-old Canal du Midi Skirts the sun-drenched shore of the Mediterranean before meandering inland through the fabled ‘Cathar...
Athos du Midi is a well established barge cruise specializing in family holidays on France's Canal du Midi. See our review of this kid-friendly vacation.
Thinking of taking a canal boating holiday in France on the Canal du Midi? Check here to see how to do it, how our cruise went and if you should try it!
Traveling along the Canal du Midi in southwestern France. Renting a canal boat, planning a boat trip through the Languedoc.
DIY canal cruises in France are a once-in-a-lifetime experience and you HAVE to try it for yourself. We headed south to the Camargue, and from there, headed west ending up in the Canal du Midi aboa…
Béziers, Carcassonne & Narbonne are just some of the fascinating towns and cities we visit along this wonderful waterway
On a Canal du Midi barge cruise in France, the food is just as important as any other part of the canal cruise experience and the Savannah delivered.
Information about the Canal du Midi, its history, geography, towns and villages; how to cruise by hotel barge, self-drive boat, prices and booking details.
From cycling the Canal du Midi to tasting Roman wines, Toulouse is about more than just the city.
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