Almost every time we drove our 15 metre canal boat into one of the small oval locks on France’s Canal du Midi, we drew a crowd. It could be our audience was made up of engineering fans there to ...

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.

Canal-du-Midi gives you a more Mediterranean experience during your canal barge cruise. The beautiful Canal-du-Midi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site itself, and you can enjoy it on board of three ...

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.

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.

Cruising a stretch of Paul Riquet’s magnificent 17th-century canal, Canal du Midi in south west France means wineries and olive oil refineries, traditional villages and dining under the stars.

The Canal du Midi has five elements, namely the main section that connects Toulouse (Haute-Garonne) to Étang de Thau at Marseillan along the Mediterranean coast (Hérault) over a length of 240 km; the ...

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 ...

The Old Port in Marseille, France’s oldest city, is a natural harbor. (David Mullally -- Herald Correspondent) Riding past vineyards on Canal du Midi, France.

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 ...