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 ...

The Canal du Midi is still in operation with characteristics essentially unchanged since its creation. The numerous modifications that it has undergone over the centuries (initial adaptation to the ...

Opened in 1681, the canal runs 150 miles west from the Mediterranean through the wine-making region of Languedoc, taking in the Unesco World Heritage Site known as Carcassonne.

FRENCH CANALS: We chose the Canal du Midi as it promised the best weather in June. The South of France can get very hot, even in spring.