River Cruise Homps / Colombiers / Homps
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Homps - Colombiers - Homps - 112 Km - 10 Locks - 17 h of navigation - 4 Nights
From Homps to Argens, 6 km, 4 Lock(s), 1.6 h of navigation
Swimming
the pond of Jouarre/Homps
A 100ha lake, situated a few meters from the Canal du Midi, where it is possible to bathe.
Sports and leisure activities
the pond of Jouarre/Homps
A 100ha lake, situated a few meters from the Canal du Midi, where it is possible to go sailing.From Argens to Capestang, 38 km, 1 Lock(s), 5.3 h of navigation
Monument
Le Canal du Midi
The Canal du Midi is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Monument
Le Somail
In addition to its Hat-making Museum and its old bridge, Le Somail has 4 structures listed as historical monuments: the former icehouse, the chapel, the old guard building and the former inn.
River constructions
the Canal Bridge of the Repudre
Throughout the length of the Canal du Midi there are 49 aqueducts, most of them built by Vauban; only the Répudre Aqueduct was completed during the building of the canal, in 1676.
Vineyard
the Saint Chinian
From Capestang to Le Somail, 47 km, 0 Lock(s), 6.3 h of navigation
Monument
Le Canal du Midi
The Canal du Midi is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Monument
Le Somail
In addition to its Hat-making Museum and its old bridge, Le Somail has 4 structures listed as historical monuments: the former icehouse, the chapel, the old guard building and the former inn.
Monument
The oppidum ofEnsérune
Located above the Malpas tunnel, the Oppidum d'Ensérune is an archaeological site where relics of the Greek, Celtic and Roman civilizations were discovered. There are still traces of the human occupation of this site from 800 B.C. through to the Christian era.
River constructions
the Tunnel of Malpas
In fact there are 3 tunnels placed on top of each other: an underground culvert for draining the water from the Montady Lagoon, the SNCF rail tunnel, and at the top the passage of the Canal du Midi. A unique piece of work navigated by barge without a permit.
Vineyard
the Saint Chinian
From Le Somail to Homps, 21 km, 5 Lock(s), 3.8 h of navigation
Monument
Le Somail
In addition to its Hat-making Museum and its old bridge, Le Somail has 4 structures listed as historical monuments: the former icehouse, the chapel, the old guard building and the former inn.
River constructions
the Canal Bridge of the Repudre
Throughout the length of the Canal du Midi there are 49 aqueducts, most of them built by Vauban; only the Répudre Aqueduct was completed during the building of the canal, in 1676.
Swimming
the pond of Jouarre/Homps
A 100ha lake, situated a few meters from the Canal du Midi, where it is possible to bathe.
Sports and leisure activities
the pond of Jouarre/Homps
A 100ha lake, situated a few meters from the Canal du Midi, where it is possible to go sailing.
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 Homps
Homps - Carcassonne - Homps
82 Km - 42 Locks - 19 h of navigation
Must see : Marseillette, Carcassonne, Trèbes // To discover : the Côtes of Malepère, the Minervois, the Corbières, the Artichauts at the Carcassonnaise, the pond of Jouarre/Homps
More infoHomps - Capestang - Homps
126 Km - 24 Locks - 22 h of navigation
Must see : Béziers, the Tunnel of Malpas, the scale of Fonserannes, the Canal Bridge of Beziers, the Canal Bridge of the Repudre // To discover : the Saint Chinian, the Soupe d'ail at the Biterroise, the pond of Jouarre/Homps
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