For links to all the articles about places in France, see ‘Places’ in the right hand column, or use the links at the bottom of this page. Here’s one to whet your appetite:
Let me tell a little history about the Canal du Midi, and suggest an unusual walk.
Construction of the Canal du Midi started one year before the Great Fire of London. That’s less than eighty years after the defeat of the Spanish Armada. No wonder the Journal des Savants of 7th June 1688 said it was worth traveling from the ends of the world to see it.
