Places to visit:
Canal du Midi. UNESCO HERITAGE AWARD. Runs from Toulouse to Sete, joining the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. Designed and built by Pierre Paul Riquet, who was born in Beziers. He worked as a tax inspector, and owned lands near Revel. In 1666 he started building the canal from Toulouse to Trebes, and 14 years later it was completed, making it possible to go as far as Agde and Sete.
Toulouse. A technology city dominated by Cathedral of St Sernin and river Garonne. University town, and aerospace center (concorde, ariane rocket, airbus). Red brick buildings, fine restaurants, and fine museums.
Naurouze. Highest point on the canal, where the water feeder canal from the Montagne Noire enters the canal.
Castelnaudary. Capital of Lauragais region and gastronomic center for Cassoulet - (white beans and pork, sausages etc). On a rise above Canal du Midi's Grand Bassin