River Cruise Colombiers / Port-Cassafières / Colombiers
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Colombiers - Port-Cassafières - Colombiers - 44 Km - 24 Locks - 11 h of navigation - 3 Nights
From Colombiers to Béziers, 7 km, 7 Lock(s), 2.3 h of navigation
Stopover : Colombiers > Béziers
River constructions
the Canal Bridge of Beziers
Built in 1856, this aqueduct allows the Orb river to be crossed in a barge. 198m in length and 8m wide, it is considered the most beautiful stone canal bridge of the 19th century.
River constructions
the scale of Fonserannes
In order to descend from 20m and get back to the level of the Orb river, Paul Riquet, the designer of the Canal du Midi, constructed a ladder of 7 locks; one of the most impressive sections of the Canal du Midi.From Béziers to Béziers, 30 km, 10 Lock(s), 6 h of navigation
Stopover : Béziers > Port Cassafières > Béziers
Monument
Béziers
For a long time the French capital of table wine, this town features a historical center full of monuments: the Cathedral of Saint Nazaire, the Church of the Madeleine, and the Arena (seating 13,500), not forgetting the Feria (around the 15th August).
River constructions
the Canal Bridge of Beziers
Built in 1856, this aqueduct allows the Orb river to be crossed in a barge. 198m in length and 8m wide, it is considered the most beautiful stone canal bridge of the 19th century.
Nature
the Natural Reserve of Roque-Haute
At more than 150ha in size, this reserve features more than 400 varieties of vegetable and 360 species of animal.
Gastronomy
the Soupe d'ail at the Biterroise
From Béziers to Colombiers, 7 km, 7 Lock(s), 2.3 h of navigation
Stopover : Béziers > Colombiers
River constructions
the Canal Bridge of Beziers
Built in 1856, this aqueduct allows the Orb river to be crossed in a barge. 198m in length and 8m wide, it is considered the most beautiful stone canal bridge of the 19th century.
River constructions
the scale of Fonserannes
In order to descend from 20m and get back to the level of the Orb river, Paul Riquet, the designer of the Canal du Midi, constructed a ladder of 7 locks; one of the most impressive sections of the Canal du Midi.
Bike
Bike
Tow paths provide an ideal place to ride your bikeThe Locks
2 type(s) of lock(s) on The Canal du Midi- Automatic locks operated by boaters themselves, without a lock-keeper
- Automatic locks
Other possible cruises from Colombiers
Colombiers - Le Somail - Colombiers
70 Km - 0 Locks - 9 h of navigation
Must see : the Tunnel of Malpas, the Somail, L'oppidum of Ensérune // To discover : the Saint Chinian
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