le réseau du canal du Midi, réalisé entre 1667 et 1694, constitue l'une des réalisations de génie civil les plus extraordinaires de l'ère moderne, qui ouvrit la voie à la révolution industrielle. Le ...

42,000 plane trees which run along the historic Canal du Midi will have to be chopped down due to the spread of an infectious, incurable fungus. The site has UNESCO status and links the Atlantic ...

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 ...

Where life slips into a lower gear and scenes of southern France slip by like a magic lantern: drowsy villages, riverside markets, fields of corn, lavender, poppies and sunflowers. Stretching for ...

A lack of water supply was the obstacle that genius Pierre-Paul Riquet overcame to construct the Canal du Midi in the 17th Century. An engineer from Béziers, his feat in its day was equivalent to ...

Built in the 17th century and located in southern France, the Canal du Midi is one of Europe's oldest canals still in operation and a UNESCO World Heritage site. For a long time, the canal served ...

We sat very quietly for the next six hours. 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 ...

The Canal du Midi in the south of France is an extraordinary feat of engineering, history, and beauty. This iconic waterway stretches 223 miles, linking the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean ...

General view of boats in the marina in Castelnaudary along France's Canal du Midi in 2020 (AFP / REMY GABALDA) The Canal du Midi - a UNESCO World Heritage site that runs from Toulouse to Sète in ...