The Midi-Pyrénées and Languedoc-Roussillon Places

Béziers

The Outdoors

Daylong excursions on the Canal du Midi include passage over the canal bridge spanning the Orb and through the nine locks.

Les Bâteaux du Soleil. Some cruise companies working the Canal de Midi have extensive routes, some as far as the Mediterranean resort town of Agde, 21 km (14 miles) away. Les Bâteaux du Soleil has some wide-ranging excursions. Ecluses de Fonseronnes, Béziers, 34300. 04-67-94-08-79. www.bateaux-du-soleil.fr.