• A lovely 45 minute boat trip along the Canal du Midi. The scenery was beautiful, going through the locks and listening to the commentary (English and French) .
  • The Canal du Midi is located in the Occitanie region of France in the departments (provinces) of Herault, Aude, and Haute-Garonne.
  • River barges on canal du midi cruises in South France offer luxurious catered cruises along canals, rivers and lakes in one of France’s most picturesque regions.
  • Then it was renamed Canal du Midi, the Southern Canal. The canal was built in 1666–1681, during the reign of Louis XIV, and is one of the oldest European...
  • The Canal du Midi is a divided canal, with one side on the Atlantic side, 57 km long, and the other on the Mediterranean side, 189 km long.
  • All above canal du Midi, from Toulouse to Sete, like its “appendices” : canal de la Robine (Narbonne), canal latéral (Toulouse/Bordeaux), etc.
  • It takes typically 10 days to travel the length of the Canal du Midi by barge, and provides an interesting way to see the countryside of the Midi.
  • On Board Grocery Pack. Shopping List. Packing Essentials for Le Boat on the Canal du Midi. Choose Your Boat Wisely. Extremely Low Bridges on the Canal.