Almost every time we drove our 15 metre canal boat into one of the small oval locks on France’s Canal du Midi, we drew a crowd. It could be our audience was made up of engineering fans there to ...

France's first hydrogen-powered tourist river boat has recently been cruising the canals of Burgundy, with zero carbon emissions. A relaxing canal cruise is a lovely way to spend a sunny summer ...

Before stepping aboard Pivoine (Peony), one of Belmond’s seven private-hire boats in France, my only previous experience of barging, as its fans call it, was on the Grand Union Canal in southern ...