Canal du midi

Discover the beauty, history and culture of this UNESCO-listed canal...

To whet your appetite for the first of many return trips to the waterway, discover our top picks for the best places to visit on a Canal du Midi cruise.

Day-by-day itinerary for families aboard a self-guided Le Boat cruise along the Canal du Midi, France. #multigenerational #leboat #cruise #familycruise #canaldumidi #france

For those who want to experience France in a way unlike any other, the best road trip ever doesn’t involve a highway – it’s via a waterway, on a Canal du Midi Holiday Cruise.

A report on cycling the Canal du Midi and the state of the towpath as of October 2015. - Freewheeling France

We propose a 4-day trip, starting from Toulouse, on a cycling route along the Canal du Midi. There is a lot to be enjoyed along this large-scale “water work”: antique boats, dozens of oval shaped locks of various sizes and age old villages...

Jamie Ditaranto is a traveler in a love triangle with writing and photography. Follow the drama on Twitter @jamieditaranto and Instagram @jamieditaranto. Ditaranto joined SmarterTravel in 2015. She loves ecotourism, cities with history, and discovering local hangouts. Though she likes all the continents equally, she holds a special place in her heart for rainy little islands. Her work has also appeared online at USA Today, Huffington Post, Business Insider, and other publications. You can…

Béziers, Carcassonne & Narbonne are just some of the fascinating towns and cities we visit along this wonderful waterway

Thinking of taking a canal boating holiday in France on the Canal du Midi? Check here to see how to do it, how our cruise went and if you should try it!

KidTripster Teen: My 6 favorite memories from cruising the Canal du Midi on our very own yacht.