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Item specifics
- Condition
- PublishedOn
- 2017-05-10
- Title
- Cycling the Canal Du MIDI: Across Southern France from Toulouse
- ISBN
- 9781852847845
- Book Title
- Cycling the Canal Du Midi : Across Southern France from Toulouse to Sète
- Publisher
- Cicerone Press
- Item Length
- 6.8 in
- Edition
- 2
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.4 in
- Features
- New Edition
- Genre
- Travel, Sports & Recreation
- Topic
- Cycling, Special Interest / Bicycling, Europe / France
- Item Weight
- 7.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 4.6 in
- Number of Pages
- 192 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cicerone Press
ISBN-10
1852847840
ISBN-13
9781852847845
eBay Product ID (ePID)
235331953
Product Key Features
Edition
2
Book Title
Cycling the Canal Du Midi : Across Southern France from Toulouse to Sète
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2017
Topic
Cycling, Special Interest / Bicycling, Europe / France
Illustrator
Yes
Features
New Edition
Genre
Travel, Sports & Recreation
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
7.5 Oz
Item Length
6.8 in
Item Width
4.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
914.480484
Table Of Content
Map key Overview map INTRODUCTION Regions of the canal History Wildlife Culture Cycling the Canal du Midi When to go Getting there and getting around Accommodation Food and drink Your bike What to take Cycling the towpath Health and safety Weather Maps Money and communications Using this guide THE CANAL DU MIDI Stage 1 Toulouse to Port Lauragais Stage 2 Port Lauragais to Carcassone Excursion 1 From Criminelle lock to St-Ferreol reservoir Stage 3 Carcassone to Homps Excursion 2 From Trebes to Lastours Excursion 3 From Homps to Minerve Stage 4 Homps to Beziers Excursion 4 To Narbonne and Port la Nouvelle Stage 5 Beziers to Sete Excursion 5 To Vendres salt lagoon Excursion 6 Across Portiragnes marshes to Serignan Appendix A Stage planning tables Appendix B Accommodation Appendix C Useful information Appendix D English-French glossary Appendix E Further reading
Edition Description
New Edition
Synopsis
This guidebook describes a 240km cycle ride along the length of the Canal du Midi in southern France. Starting at Toulouse in the Haute Garonne and finishing at Sete on the Mediterranean Coast, the route is divided into five stages of about 50km. It is a flat, car-free and picturesque route mainly on the towpath, and is suitable for all abilities. The guide is written for those who want to explore the canal and visit attractions along the way. There are lots of optional detours to sites of interest near the canal, as well as six longer excursions including fortified Carcassone, Roman Narbonne, Vendres lagoon and the Portiragnes marshes. Detailed route descriptions are crammed with additional information about points of interest passed, and 1:200,000 scale maps clearly show the route for each stage of the way. Begun in 1666 the Canal du Midi is one of the world's most picturesque waterways and a World Heritage Site. This is 'La France Profonde', a region rich in history and culture, as seen in the grand homes and chateaux that grace the water's edge, and the fascinating Cathar strongholds of Carcassone, Lastours and Minerve., Guide to cycling the Canal du Midi in southern France, 240km from Toulouse in the Haute Garonne to Sete on the Mediterranean Coast. The flat, picturesque route is divided into five stages, each around 50km long. Includes detours to sights close to the canal as well as longer excursions, including Narbonne, Minerve, Carcassone and Beziers., A guidebook to cycle touring along the Canal du Midi in the sunny Languedoc region of southern France. The 240km main canal route, and the 37km Narbonne extension are described. Information is also given on short detours to sights close to the canal, and longer excursions into the surrounding countryside. Those planning a week-long cycling holiday should concentrate of the main canal and some of the short detours. Reasonably fit cyclists should be able to complete the canal and the excursions in two weeks. A stage-planning table is also included to make it easy to work out a different schedule to suit a particular timescale and ability. For each stage a route description with sketch map in included, together with details of terrain, availability of shade, ascent or descent made, maps needed, historical points of interest and information about places passed en route. includes excursions to Cathar strongholds, the canal-s water source in the Montagne Noire and the lagoons and marshes in the Aude and Orb delta with practical information on accommodation, cycle shops, markets and local festivals, A guidebook to cycling the 260km (162 mile) Canal du Midi cycle route from Toulouse to Sete on the Mediterranean coast. This long-distance cycle through France's southern Languedoc is suitable for both first-time and experienced long-distance cyclists and can be cycled in 1 week. Presented as a 5-day itinerary with daily stages between 40-63km (25-39 miles) in length Variant stages and optional excursions to nearby attractions are detailed Route passes through Carcassone, Beziers, Agde Suitable to be cycled year-round 1:200,000 maps and profiles are included for each stage Detailed information about planning, accommodation and local history
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DC611.L292
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