H2olidays

Penichette

Midi

Locaboat proposes barging holidays in a self driving & self-catering barge Pénichette® to hire on the Canal du Midi, classified as world heritage site by UNESCO, and the Bassin de Thau. Barging Holidays, licence free, will help you discover cities rich in history such as Carcassonne, Toulouse, Béziers and Agde. You will also be able to sail on the canal du midi and some of the most beautiful waterways as like the canal du Rhone at Sète, Canal de la Robine, Bassin de Thau, the small Rhône and the Lateral Canal to the Garonne.

Midi Lauragais
Négra
The base at Négra was the first stop of the "Mail Boat" which ran from Toulouse to Agde in the 19th century.
From the surroundings of rose-red Toulouse , the Canal du Midi takes you through one of France's most fascinating regions.
Beyond the canal banks, shaded by ancient trees, the surrounding hills are covered by a patchwork of little fields. Medieval villages , romanesque churches (Baraigne and Cazalrenoux), abbeys and monasteries (St Papoul) provide variety to the landscape.
At Castelnaudary, home of cassoulet , the many fine buildings form a treasury of the architectural riches of the region.

Canal du Midi
Argens-Minervois
From our base at Argens, the Canal du Midi winds gracefully through a typically Mediterranean landscape: vines, cypresses, pine trees and a riot of flowers exude their glorious aroma whilst cicadas and crickets shrill all around. Shaded by plane trees you will journey from town to town, each with its tale to tell from an eventful history.
Carcassonne, Béziers, Narbonne and many others invite you to taste mouthwatering regional specialities and such unusual wines as Pacherenc, made from late-picked grapes. To see on the skyline the towers of Carcassonne is a heart-stopping moment, so formidable are the fortifications restored by Viollet le Duc and now granted World Heritage status by UNESCO.

 Here are some cruising suggestions...

1 Week

Négra - Négra
Canal du Midi
Négra, Castelnaudary, Carcassonne. Négra
144 km - Locks: 80 - navigation: 5 : 0' / Day

Négra - Négra
Canal du Midi, Canal Latéral à la Garonne
Négra, Toulouse, Montech. Négra
152 km - Locks: 36 - navigation: 4 : 0' / Day

Négra - Argens
Canal du Midi
Négra, Castelnaudary, Carcassonne Argens-Minervois
118 km - Locks: 65 - navigation: 4 : 30' / Day

Argens - Argens
Canal du Midi
Argens-Minervois, Marseillette, Trèbes, Carcassonne. Argens-Minervois
92 km - Locks: 32 - navigation: 3 : 30' / Day

Argens - Argens
Canal du Midi, Canal de la Robine
Argens-Minervois, Le Somail, Narbonne, Béziers. Argens-Minervois
151 km - Locks: 40 - navigation: 4 : 0' / Day

Argens - Lattes
Canal du Midi, Canal du Rhone à Sète, Bassin de Thau
Argens-Minervois, Le Somail, Sète, Frontignan, Aigues-Mortes Lattes
185 km - Locks: 16 - navigation: 4 : 0' / Day

10 Days

Argens - Argens
Canal du Midi
Argens-Minervois, Trèbes, Carcassonne, Castelnaudary. Argens-Minervois
172 km - Locks: 66 - navigation: 4 : 30' / Day

Argens - Argens
Canal du Midi, Canal de la Robine, Bassin de Thau
Argens-Minervois, Narbonne, Béziers, Agde, Marseillan. Argens-Minervois
219 km - Locks: 52 - navigation: 4 : 0' / Day

2 Weeks

Argens - Argens
Canal du Midi
Argens-Minervois, Carcassonne, Castelnaudary, Toulouse. Argens-Minervois
294 km - Locks: 100 - navigation: 4 : 45' / Day

Argens - Argens
Canal du Midi, Canal du Rhone à Sète, Canal de la Robine, Bassin de Thau
Argens-Minervois, Narbonne, Béziers, Sète, Lattes. Argens-Minervois
369 km - Locks: 52 - navigation: 4 : 0' / Day

Lattes - Négra
Canal du Rhone a Sète, Bassin de Thau, Canal du Midi
Lattes, Aigues-Mortes, Frontignan, Sète, Béziers, Carcassonne, Castelnaudary Négra
310 km - Locks: 65 - navigation: 4 : 30' / Day