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Discover the Canal du Midi at the Vias campsite<\/mark><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

During your stay at the 4-star Finca l’Air Marin campsite in Vias<\/a>, discover the Canal du Midi<\/strong>, the jewel in the crown of tourism in Languedoc-Roussillon<\/a>. The canal runs for hundreds of kilometers through the departments of Aude, H\u00e9rault, Tarn and Haute-Garonne. From our campsite along the Canal du Midi<\/strong>, discover the charms of its bucolic banks. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n

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The construction and history<\/mark> of the Canal du Midi<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The birth of<\/mark> the project<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In 1539, the idea of digging a canal to link the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean<\/strong> was born. The motivation behind this idea was to prevent trading ships from bypassing the Iberian Peninsula, which was too dangerous at the time. Privateers, pirates and brigands were particularly numerous on the seas. <\/p>\n\n\n

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