We enjoyed 10 days of cycling on the Canal de Garonne, between Marmonde and Toulouse, in early October. Wonderful! Peaceful, excellent weather with soft breezes and warm, but not hot, temps and a smoo...
The boatlift is not very easy to find. Follow the signs Pente D’eau in Montech. You will have to look out for them. Once you find the boatlift, outside of the city, you must be preparered to be dissap...
This is one of those unusual engineering solutions that are worth keeping working. Sadly I doubt that will happen. I don't think the French have the same enthusiasm for obsolete engineering items that...
Unbelievable canal engineering
Visit Montech to see the Pente d’eau a unique piece of canal engineering. Boats up to 40m long are lifted13.3m.
The Canal is Lovely
We enjoyed 10 days of cycling on the Canal de Garonne, between Marmonde and Toulouse, in early October. Wonderful! Peaceful, excellent weather with soft breezes and warm, but not hot, temps and a smoo...
Boat lift changing into a pigeonière
The boatlift is not very easy to find. Follow the signs Pente D’eau in Montech. You will have to look out for them. Once you find the boatlift, outside of the city, you must be preparered to be dissap...
This needs to be salvaged.
This is one of those unusual engineering solutions that are worth keeping working. Sadly I doubt that will happen. I don't think the French have the same enthusiasm for obsolete engineering items that...
A pleasant and easy bike or foot circuit
From the Toulousain city in Montauban you can join the channel port and go down to Montech by following the mountains of the channel's arm.