• Historic map of the Canal du MidiSeventeenth-century map showing the route and tributary waters of the “New Languedoc Canal,” or Canal du Midi, France.
  • Coming to the Grand Site Occitanie and Grand Site de France in a “Canal du Midi, Béziers” project is like taking a trip back in time.
  • 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) .
  • History of the Canal du Midi: The Fonserannes lock staircase draws steady crowds, who come to marvel at this engineering tour de force.
  • Toulouse'dan Beziers'e Kanal Gezisi: Canal du Midi'nin En İyi Rotaları. Canal du Midi, Fransa'nın güneyinde yer alan ve tarihi bir kanal olan bir su yolu sistemidir.
  • 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.
  • Because it is a technically demanding and unique waterway, the Canal du Midi was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1996.
  • The commercial success of the Canal du Midi in the 17th century led to the construction of another canal in 1686 to link Narbonne to the Canal du Midi.
  • The Canal du Midi is located in the Occitanie region of France in the departments (provinces) of Herault, Aude, and Haute-Garonne.