The Canal du Midi in south-west France remains closed three weeks later than scheduled after refilling operations following winter maintenance work were slowed down because of drought.

Canal du Midi at Le Someil, a 17th-century port with an 18th-century stone bridge. Credit: Alamy. Its hundreds of features – aqueducts, feeders, locks, staircase locks, siphons, spillways ...

The Canal du Midi - a UNESCO World Heritage site that runs from Toulouse to Sète in southern France - will close early this year due to drought.

The tourist site canal-du-midi.com says: "By bike is a great way to experience this exceptional waterway. Through the villages steeped in history and past iconic engineering structures, a truly ...

The famous Suez Canal often receives worldwide recognition but Europe's version is no less impressive. The Canal du Midi in the south of France is an extraordinary feat of engineering, history ...

Construction of the remarkable Canal Du Midi took a staggering 14 years to complete, and required around 12,000 workers. Now, it's a popular tourist hotspot.