Fonseranes Locks
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Fonseranes Locks are a flight of staircase locks on the Canal du Midi near Béziers.
Open locks, seen from the bottom of the flight
Boats passing through the locks
Fonseranes water slope.
Modern reconstruction of an ancient Greek rowing warship Ivlia leaves the Fonseranes Locks. 1992.
Béziers
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Béziers is a city in southern France. It is a subprefecture of the Hérault department in the Occitanie region. Every August Béziers hosts the famous Feria de Béziers, which is centred on bullfighting.
Fonseranes Locks
…Fonseranes Locks (French: écluses de Fonseranes, les neuf écluses) are a flight of staircase locks on the Canal du Midi near Béziers. They consist of eight oval-shaped lock chambers, characteristic of the Canal du Midi, and nine gates, which allow boats to be raised a height of 21.5…
Town hall
Entrance of The Plateau des Poètes
The Hôtel de Ville
The old bridge