Canal du Midi

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Canal du Midi Waterway 07 covers Canal de Jonction, Canal de la Robine, Etang de Thau, Canal du Rhone a Sete, Lez, Petit Rhone, Canal d''Arles a Bouc. This guide covers the region from Toulouse via Carcassonne, Narbonne and Beziers, then along the coast, before the canals turn inland to Arles and Beaucaire. With coloured maps and photos and all text in French, English and German. The canal du Midi, work of Pierre Paul Riquet and his illustrious successor the Marcal Vauban, is most famous for the quality of its waterways structures. But as you cruise along the canal, you can go past these wonders without even noticing them. In this new guide, exclusively dedicated to the canal du Midi and the other waterways east of Toulouse, we have photographed the aqueducts, canal bridges, spillways and syphons and you will find, on the map pages, a drawing of each of the most interesting of them. During your cruise, take the time to get off your boat and take a close look at some of these engineering feats of the 17th century. Listed as a world heritage monument, the canal is also known for its magnificent plane trees. Over the last few years