CANAL DU MIDI EN ANGLAIS

The canal du Midi and navigable waterways from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean


250 colour photos


8 maps


16 pages of practical information for the amateur sailor



Discovery of the canals between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean



History of a masterpiece ¤ The Canal du Midi, from Toulouse to the Seuil de Naurouze ¤ From the Seuil de Naurouze to Trèbes From Trèbes to the Lagoon of Thau ¤ From the Canal du Midi to the Canals of the Midi ¤ Two navigable rivers : the Lot and the Baïse.

From the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, the south of France is equipped with a network of almost 800 kilometres of navigable waterways. Along these « routes of silence », amateur sailors aboard their boats and walkers on the towpaths will be able to discover many magnificent landscapes. Pierre-Paul Riquet's masterpiece, the Canal du Midi, on its own offers a total of 350 constructions along its 240-kilometre length. From Toulouse to Sète, the king of canals offers an enchanting journey which has no equal.

Product details

• Authors: Bruno Barbier, Bruno Barbier, Rene Gast, GAST RENE, Gast/barbier, René Gast
• Publisher: Ouest-France
• Languages: French
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2009
• EAN: 9782737346712
• ISBN: 978-2-7373-4671-2
• Series: Itinéraires de découvertes; Routes of discovery; Routes of discovery
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries