From
the charming small ports of Le Somail or Bellegarde,
cruise away to discover the Canal du Midi in the direction
of Carcassonne or if your cruising time permits down
to Narbonne close to the Mediteranean Sea.
Or simply navigate the long reach above Beziers, a tourist Mecca, continuing
to the Etang de Thau to go to Camargue area.
The attractions:
Navigate
along the Mediterranean inland waterway with just a single
lock on the Rhône to Sète canal, richness
and variety of scenery between la Camargue, Ethang de
Thau and the Canal du Midi, medieval cities and Gastronomy
Meridional sunny beaches, Le Grau du Roi and Palavas...
Cruise Suggestions
Route - Km / Locks - Time
Tourist Places
Le
Somail - Fonsérannes (Béziers) ad return
82km, 14 locks - 2 Day Weekend
Angeliers
: castle of the XIIth classified historical monument
;
market on tuesdays and fridays morning.
Capestang : collegiate church and castle of the XVth ;
wine cellar ; market on wednesdays and sundays morning.
Colombiers : cellar; Malpas tunnel and Ensérune Oppidum.
Fonsérannes : beautiful scale of 7 locks. Béziers : churches,
cathedral, museums and arenas (ferias).
Le
Somail - Agde and return
132km, 24 locks - Part Week
Le
Somail - Trèbes
96km, 42 locks - Part week
Portiragnes
: sea bathing at 3 km. Agde : round lock and
old town. Château de Ventenac. Paraza and its canal bridge.
Homps : XIIth romanesque chapel ; crusaders tower. Minerve :
caves, archaeological museum. Puichéric : medieval village.
Trèbes : near Carcassonne ; Cathar castles.
Le
Somail-Narbonne-Agde and return
166km, 48 locks - 1 Week
Le
Somail - Narbonne - Trèbes and return
130km, 66 locks - 1 Week
Sallèles
: ancient roman pottery (museum exhibitions).
