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069 take the Slow boat to
bézierS, France
This is a unique chance to snuggle up on board a
hotel-boat and cruise Languedoc via the Canal du
Midi - the canal system built in the seventeenth
century (now a World Heritage Site) that links
the Atlantic with the Mediterranean in southwest
France. Your home for a week is a renovated
barge with two-berth cabins for up to fourteen
people. The long hours of sunshine in this part
of France power the boat's hot water and electric
motor, though there's never much need to get out
of the low gears. This truly is slow travel.
The trip starts with a night in a hotel in
the medieval town of Carcassonne before you
embark on the seven-day voyage to the town of
Béziers, 75km away. En route you can choose
to visit a wind farm, tour the vineyards of
Minnervois and Ventenac or visit the Cathar
castle at Lastours. The only slight cause for
concern will be negotiating a “ladder” of seven
lock gates before the final stretch to Pont Neuf
in Béziers. But that's about as energetic as it
gets. The rest of the trip is one long drift along
this historic canal - gradual enough for you to
appreciate the canal-side foliage or just nod off
to sleep on deck.
Need to know For programmes, prices and
reservations see W www.naviratous2.com (French
only); T : +33 (0) 468 463 798.
Béziers Cathedral; a solar-powered barge cruising along the Canal du Midi
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