- 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.
- Not only is the Canal du Midi a scenic waterway, but it also holds an amazing story about French History and the construction of the Canal du Midi.
- 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...
- Navigation on the Canal du Midi is surprisingly easy. With speeds limited to 6-8km/h to avoid damaging the natural banks, you do not need a boat permit.
- A man-made river, the Canal du Midi in the Occitanie region is considered one of the greatest engineering feats in France, if not the world.
- 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.
- Together with the 193 km long Canal de Garonne, the Canal du Midi forms the Canal des Deux Mers – joining the Atlantic Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.
- Today, the Canal du Midi and the trees that surround it are threatened by canker stain (a disease that attacks plane trees).
- The construction of the Canal du Midi started around 1667 and lasted 14 years. At that time the name was still ‘Canal Royal de Languedoc’.
- Canal du Midi, çoğunlukla ılık ve kurak yazları olan ılıman bir Akdeniz iklimine sahiptir. Ancak bazen, şiddetli gök gürültülü fırtınalar şiddetli yağmurla boşalır.