Les Neuf Ecluses de Fonseranes

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This spectacular water staircase, a major structure on the Canal du Midi, was Pierre-Paul Riquet’s gift to his home town. Built between 1676 and 1680, the Octuple (8 locks, 9 successive basins) spans a height difference of 21.50 m over a length of 300 m. The refurbished and modernized site reopened to the public on July 1, 2017. The people of Biterrois have rediscovered their favorite strolling spot… for 350 years!
Traditional buildings such as the Coche d’eau -now the Maison du Site, with Tourist Office, screening room for an exceptional film, store and panoramic restaurant- and the lock keeper’s house still stand… This ensemble makes the Fonseranes locks the 3rd most visited tourist site in Languedoc-Roussillon, after the Pont du Gard and the Cité de Carcassonne.

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