Canal du Midi - Carcassonne

The Canal du Midi, linking the Mediterrannean with the Atlantic, was completed in 1681 after 14 years of hard work.It has a total length of 240km from the River Garonne at Toulouse until it runs into the Mediterranean at Agde.Originally it ran just outside Carcassonne and it was not until 1810 that a new course close to the city was built.

The canal is literally a couple of minutes from the holiday cottage. To get to the old town and the city you have to cross the canal at the Pont Marengo just outside the main railway station.

Anyway...here are some lovely pictures to try and convey what the canal is like

 This picture is  from Jean Luc

and from mammita

  and this one from Basheen shows the canal tow path

Walk alongside the Canal du Midi

Pont de Marengo

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