Cycle through a landscape where history and nature intertwine, pedalling alongside one of the most amazing engineering feats in Europe from 350 years ago.

Eight couples, all of them from Fairbanks except for one couple from Homer and a woman from Seattle, made the trip across the Atlantic to the Canal du Midi, where the adventure really began.

This 360-km network of navigable waterways linking the Mediterranean and the Atlantic through 328 structures (locks, aqueducts, bridges, tunnels, etc.) is one of the most remarkable feats of civil ...

The Canal du Midi in the south of France is an extraordinary feat of engineering, history, and beauty. This iconic waterway ...

On the final leg of their journey, David Baddiel and Hugh Dennis head to the Mediterranean port of Le Somail and take a ...

This 360-km network of navigable waterways linking the Mediterranean and the Atlantic through 328 structures (locks, aqueducts, bridges, tunnels, etc.) is one of the most remarkable feats of civil ...

Gunpowder was first used in 1679, to build an underground section of the Canal du Midi, a canal connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The tunnel was 157 meters long ...

2. Canal Du Midi - James Martin's travels around France continue on the Canal Du Midi - starting in historic Carcassonne, he cooks a delicious fish stew on the banks of the canal. More info ...