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The Canal du Midi (Occitan: Canal de las Doas Mars, meaning canal of the two seas) is a 240 km (150 mi) long canal in Southern France (French: le Midi). The canal connects the Garonne River to the Étang de Thau on the Mediterranean and along with the Canal de Garonne forms the Canal des Deux Mers joining the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. The canal runs from the city of Toulouse down to the Étang de Thau. The Canal du Midi was built by Pierre-Paul Riquet.
It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
The Canal du Midi was built to serve as a shortcut between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, avoiding the long sea voyage around hostile Spain, Barbary pirates, and a trip that in the 17th century took a full month to complete. Its strategic value was obvious and it had been discussed for centuries, in particular when King Francis I brought Leonardo da Vinci to France in 1516 and commissioned a survey of a route from the Garonne at Toulouse to the Aude at Carcassonne. The major problem was how to supply the summit sections with enough water.
DOCUMENTARY : the canal du midi (HD)
Le Boat Canal du Midi
Le canal du Midi
Canal Du Midi Cruise, France 2014
France - Canal du Midi - Travel Report from the TV series "Time Out"
Canal du Midi documentary with dutch subtitles.
Francia - Canal du Midi - AHR
Canal du Midi (river cruise from Homps to Béziers)
le canal du Midi en péniche.m4v
Frankreich (1/2) - Canal du Midi - Reisebericht aus der TV-Reihe "Time Out"
Frankreich (2/2) - Canal du Midi - Reisebericht aus der TV-Reihe "Time Out"
CANAL DU MIDI TRAFIC
Cruising the Canal du Midi - May 2013
Fonserannes Lock - Canal du Midi Locks