Homps
Small picturesque village

A small village of 600 inhabitants, Homps is an old gallo-roman village, located on the South Canal, at the edge of Minervois and the wine soil of “the Double Money”.
The small village restuarants provide delicious meals made from the produce of the surrounding countryside and are well worth visiting. The town also possesses the remains of the castle of the Malta knights and the Roman church of St. Etienne, which are both interesting and informative to see. You can also explore the Cathar city of Minerve which is surrounded by canyons.

Information :

- possibility to get a transfer from the airport of Carcassonne to the departure base

To see : remains of the castle of the knights of Malta, the church St Etienne, Carcassonne.

To taste : Red, white wine and rosé AOC Minervois, cassoulet, duck sauté au fitou, bread of the country cathare, mussel, oysters.

To know : Homps is only 33km away from the city of Carcassonne.

Most Important : the picturesque village of Minerve.

On the Rhone à Sète Canal :

Over a hundred kilometres, the Rhone à Sète canal traverses Languedoc and the Petite Camargue to reach the edge of Provence. It is the link between the South Canal and the inland waterways of the Southeast. The Beaucaire canal, which runs into the Etang Canal, forms today what is known as the Rhone à Sète Canal, which connects the Thau Lake and the Sète in Beaucaire.

On the channel of the South :

Built during the 17th  century by Pierre-Paul Riquet with his famous round locks, it was classified as a 'world wonder' by the UNESCO in 1996. A true hydrolic museum, the South canal combines a variety of sites and cultural richness to create a unique and exciting cruising experience. Along the 240km from Toulouse to the Lake Thau there are 64 locks, 55 aquaducts, 7 canal bridges and 126 bridges.  

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Suggestions for cruises from Homps :

Mini week
Homps, Carcassonne, Homps : 80 km, 26 locks, 21hours
Homps, Béziers, Homps : 122 km, 8 locks, 21 hours

One week
Homps, Marseillan, Homps : 192 km, 36 locks, 30 hours
Homps, Bram, Homps : 128 km, 36 locks, 32 hours
Homps, Narbonne, Capestang, Homps : 70km, 28 locks, 25 hours
One way Homps, Carnon : 143 km, 17 locks, 27 hours

Two weeks
Homps, Toulouse, Homps : 280 km, 94 locks, 60 hours
One way Homps, Bram, Homps, Carnon : 271 km, 53 locks, 60 hours