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The Malpas tunnel carries the Canal du Midi under the d'Ensérune hill in Hérault, France. Excavated in 1679, it was Europe's first navigable canal tunnel and is a monument to the determination of Pierre-Paul Riquet, the chief engineer.
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Tunnel le Malpas

Le Malpas, Nissan-lez-Enserune, France
4.5(184)
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The Malpas tunnel carries the Canal du Midi under the d'Ensérune hill in Hérault, France. Excavated in 1679, it was Europe's first navigable canal tunnel and is a monument to the determination of Pierre-Paul Riquet, the chief engineer.

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39w

Absolutely free and completely accessible to the public. You can walk along the Canal du Midi (more tranquil and shadier on the east side) and through the world's first-ever navigable canal tunnel along a narrow path with a barrier alongside. (Just know that you'll get a noseful of smelly diesel fumes if a boat passes through just then.)

Zero wheelchair accessibility to the tunnel itself unless you take a boat tour from Fonseranes,...

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35w

Very nice photo stop if you're in the area. I don't think it's worth driving a long way for. Child friendly, just make sure they won't jump/fall in the water because there is just an old metal railing, that's it. No bats, but there are birds flying...

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4.0
2y

Parked our bikes at the tourism office and walked down to the tunnel and through. Definitely worth checking out and you can see how it is cut through the bedrock. Interesting that half has been lined with masonry and the...

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Nathan JanssensNathan Janssens
Very nice photo stop if you're in the area. I don't think it's worth driving a long way for. Child friendly, just make sure they won't jump/fall in the water because there is just an old metal railing, that's it. No bats, but there are birds flying through the tunnel.
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David SDavid S
Superbe ouvrage sur le canal du midi. Bien anticiper les manœuvres et à vitesse réduite pour le franchir en péniche ! Un réel moment de plaisir !
Stefan North SagrottStefan North Sagrott
Parked our bikes at the tourism office and walked down to the tunnel and through. Definitely worth checking out and you can see how it is cut through the bedrock. Interesting that half has been lined with masonry and the other half not
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Very nice photo stop if you're in the area. I don't think it's worth driving a long way for. Child friendly, just make sure they won't jump/fall in the water because there is just an old metal railing, that's it. No bats, but there are birds flying through the tunnel.
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Superbe ouvrage sur le canal du midi. Bien anticiper les manœuvres et à vitesse réduite pour le franchir en péniche ! Un réel moment de plaisir !
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Parked our bikes at the tourism office and walked down to the tunnel and through. Definitely worth checking out and you can see how it is cut through the bedrock. Interesting that half has been lined with masonry and the other half not
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