Cruise through a UNESCO world heritage site
The best known French Canal in the world. From Toulouse to Agde (Canal du Midi) and Sète to Beaucaire (Canal du Rhône à Sète/Camargue), numerous tourist attractions bordering the waterway. The city of Carcassonne, the scale of locks of Fonsérannes, the Etang de Thau or Beaucaire are steps not to be missed during your canal boating Holidays from the Cathare Region to the shores of the Mediterranean.
On this waterway, here are the possible starting points : Bram, Port-Lauragais, Négra, Argens-Minervois, Castelnaudary, Port Cassafières, Homps, Homps, Le Somail, Agde, Carcassonne, Colombiers,
On this waterway, here are the possible starting points : Aigues-Mortes, Saint Gilles, Lattes, Carnon.
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The locks are automatic or electric and manned by lock keepers. The locks are closed the 1st of may and the 14th of july.
The ladder of locks at Fonsérannes (near Béziers) is very busy during the high season. Frontignan Bridge opens twice a day, in the morning and mid-afternoon.
The one-way or the navigation towards the Carmargue while crossing the Etang de Thau can be canceled or interrupted if the climatic conditions, in particular the wind, do not allow to pass the Etang de Thau. This does not prevent you from sailing while waiting for the reopening of the pond to navigation.
You can moor anywhere along the banks on the Canal du Midi and in Camargue.
Airports in Carcassonne, Toulouse and Montpellier.
Hi-speed (TGV) train stations in Carcassonne, Toulouse, Montpellier, Narbonne and Béziers.
One-way cruises to Carnon and Bellegarde may be cancelled if weather conditions prevent crossing the Étang de Thau. One-way cruises are only confirmed 48 h before departure.
All departure bases have secure car parking, except Carcassonne (public car park).
Duration : 4 Nights - Cruise : Port Cassafières Return
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