A four-night self-catered cruise on the Canal du Midi on board a Horizon 5, during the 2023 boating season, starting and finishing at Le Boat’s base at Homps, is priced from £2,499 per boat.

I n the south of France, a 150-mile canal stretches all the way from Toulouse, the pink-hued, charming French paradise, to the Mediterranean.The Canal du Midi, as it's named, is a feat of ...

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 ...

The Canal du Midi – a 17th-century canal linking the Mediterranean and the Atlantic – flows through the heart of Narbonne, transporting thousands of barge cruise passengers each year on ...

Toulouse, the gateway to our four-day/160-mile bike trip to the Mediterranean along the Canal du Midi, seduced us with cultural diversity, café life and caramel-drenched crêpes.

Try the Canal du Midi, a 150-mile-long Unesco-listed 17th-century waterway that threads through the vineyards, medieval towns and canal-side villages of the Languedoc region. Advertisement ...

The Canal du Midi traverses the Occitanie region and gives cyclists of all skill levels access to parts of France that are rich in lore, yet sometimes passed over by visitors. By William Fleeson ...

In 1803, St Michael's was elevated to cathedral status. Its exquisite stained glass dates back to the 14th- to 16th-centuries. One can embark on a guided boat tour along the Canal du Midi, which ...

The Canal du Midi starts outside Sète and runs for 150 miles to the city of Toulouse, where it meets the Canal de Garonne. Above is the bustling harbor in Sète. Pattie Fellowes for The New York ...