European Barging and River Cruises

Visiting the Archbishop’s Palace and the Via Domitia from a Canal du Midi Barge Cruise

A cruise on the Canal du Midi is a cruise filled with history, such as the Archbishop's Palace.

The Archbishop’s Palace can be found nearby in the centre of Narbonne. It has multiple towers and consists of two palaces: the Romanesque Palais Vieux and the Gothic Palais Neuf. Although it started as the modest residence of the town’s ecclesiastical elite, it is now the grand setting for Narbonne’s Town Hall, as well as the Museum of Art in the old apartments and the Archaeological Museum in one wing.

Just outside the palace you will notice an exposed section of Roman road. This was once part of the Via Domitia, built in the second century BC as a vital access route from Rome in the west to the Cadiz in the east. Narbonne was the capital of the ancient Roman province of Narbo Martius, the first Roman colony in Gaul. This glimpse of the road’s original surface is a reminder of the city’s important ancient past.

We offer Canal du Midi cruises on several barges. including the 8 passenger deluxe Enchante:
https://europeanbarging.com/Barges/Enchante/enchante_canaldumidi_itin.html

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