Collection(s) : Routes of discovery
Paru le 27/01/2009 | Broché 143 pages
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photographies Bruno Barbier
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.
