Quite
close to Carcassonne, the Canal du Midi offers you its
best aspect from the shade of its plane trees, at the
foot of the Black Mountains. You can visit numerous small
villages and restaurants by the Canal side. In this sunny
region, the success of your holiday is ensured cruising
along the Canal classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage.
Cruise Suggestions
Route - Km / Locks - Time
Background Information
Bram-Carcassonne
and return
25km, 4 locks - 2 Day Weekend
Bram-Casteldaunary
and return
26km, 12 locks - 2 Day Weekend
Carcassonne
: it's medieval town centre
Castelnaudary : the town, gastronomy, museum
of pottery
Bram-Marseillette
and return
30km, 12 locks - Mini Week
Bram-Port
Lauragais and return
39km, 19 locks - Mini Week
Marseillette
: south of the Minervois wine region
Col
de Naurouze. Port Lauragais : museums of rugby
and history of the midi canal
Bram-Marseillette-
Homps and return
54km, 19 locks - 1 Week
Bram-Castelnaudary-Seuil
de Naurouze-
Toulouse and return
80km, 30 locks - 1 Week
Homps
: historical commercial port, Cathare commune
Toulouse
: "the pink town"
Bram
/ Montech and return
140 km, 44 locks - 2 weeks
Montech
water lift, the picturesque city of Montauban.
Fonsérannes
and Béziers locks, le Grau d'Adge
Bram
is accessible by motorway (Bram exit), SNCF rail station
in the town itself,
Toulouse international airport 70 kms away, or Carcassonne airport 25 kms
away