A lack of water supply was the obstacle that genius Pierre-Paul Riquet overcame to construct the Canal du Midi in the 17th Century. An engineer from Béziers, his feat in its day was equivalent to ...

There are many reasons and several ways to visit the historic 330-year-old Canal du Midi in Southern France. However, surely European Waterways offers one of the best options this spring with its ...

You've done the Med on a mega-liner and explored the Rhine on a river cruiser but have you been your own captain on the Canal du Midi? It's the next wave of holidays on the water; hiring a motor ...

Were you one of the half-million viewers glued to the surprise hit television programme, All Aboard: The Canal Trip? Filmed in real time, the two-hour programme followed the Kennet and Avon Canal from ...

Almost every time we drove our 15 metre canal boat into one of the small oval locks on France’s Canal du Midi, we drew a crowd. It could be our audience was made up of engineering fans there to see ...

French luxury line Ponant has launched nine new itineraries for 2023, including a 10-day voyage from Bali to Singapore. Guests on the Intriguing Indonesia itinerary on Le Laperouse will cruise through ...

If you're a fan of river cruising and slow travel, you'll love the latest travel-by-water trend to resurface: canal barges. Smaller than river cruise ships and often carrying just two passengers ...