The beautiful Canal du Midi has been in operation since it was opened in 1651.
A tremenduous feat of engineering in any century.

We first saw it in February of last year when we started house hunting.
The tree lined banks look great even when bare in winter.

This is the same stretch of the canal last summer taken from the Oppidum,a Roman fortified town above it.

The same Oppidum marks the only place the canal has to go through a tunnel.

This was a floating hotel in La Redorte on the canal

And this a converted British long boat, appropriatly called “Doolally”