Château de Belflou
#3842 among destinations in France
Facts and practical information
The Château de Belflou is a castle located in Belflou, France.
OccitanieFrance
Château de Belflou – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Bassin de Naurouze, Gardouch Aqueduct, Océan Lock, Seuil de Naurouze.
- 3 miNECanal
Bassin de Naurouze
76 min walk • The Bassin de Naurouze, nestled in the heart of the French countryside, is an integral part of the Canal du Midi, a UNESCO World Heritage site. This man-made reservoir is not only a picturesque spot but also a crucial engineering feature that marks the highest point of...
- 7.2 miNWAqueduct
Gardouch Aqueduct, Gardouch
183 min walk • The Gardouch Aqueduct is one of several aqueducts on the Canal du Midi. In Gardouch France, it carries the canal over a small stream, Le Gardijol.
- 3 miNECanal
Océan Lock, Montferrand
77 min walk • Océan Lock is a single chamber lock on the Canal du Midi. The adjacent locks are Mediterranee Lock 5190 metres to the east and Emborrel Lock 4157 metres to the west. Ocean Lock marks the start of the summit section of the canal when travelling west to east.
- 3.4 miNECanal
Seuil de Naurouze, Montferrand
87 min walk • The Seuil de Naurouze, or Col de Naurouze, is the highest point of the Canal du Midi in southern France. It is the watershed point identified by Pierre-Paul Riquet when he designed and built the canal.
- 1.1 miENature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac de la Ganguise
29 min walk • Lac de la Ganguise is a lake in Aude, France. Its surface area is 2.78 km². It lies in the communes of Baraigne, Cumiès, Gourvieille, Belflou and Molleville.
- 2.9 miNECanal
Water features on the Canal du Midi
74 min walk • The balancing of incoming and outgoing water allows the Canal du Midi to operate as it does. Each time a lock operates, large quantities of water are either required to fill it or dump from it into the lower level pound.
- 7.2 miNWAqueduct
Lers Aqueduct, Gardouch
183 min walk • The Hers Aqueduct is one of several aqueducts, or water bridges, created for the Canal du Midi. It crosses the river Hers-Mort near the village of Renneville, south of Villefranche-de-Lauragais.
- 3.1 miNAqueduct
Radel Aqueduct, Avignonet-Lauragais
79 min walk • The Radel Aqueduct is one of several aqueducts on the Canal du Midi. In Avignonet-Lauragais France, it carries the canal over a small stream, the Ruisseau des Brougues.
- 3.3 miNChurch
Église Notre-Dame-des-Miracles, Avignonet-Lauragais
84 min walk • Notre-Dame-des-Miracles church is a Gothic church located in Avignonet-Lauragais, in the Lauragais region of France's Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region.
- 2.7 miNEAqueduct
Vasague Aqueduct
68 min walk • The Vasague Aqueduct is one of several navigable aqueducts on the Canal du Midi. It is quite near the Seuil de Naurouze, and crosses a small stream, Le Fresquel.
- 4 miNEObelisk
Riquet Obelisk, Labastide-d'Anjou
102 min walk • The Riquet Obelisk is dedicated to the creator of the Canal du Midi, Pierre-Paul Riquet. In 1827, the heirs of Riquet built the monument. The obelisk has a dedication: "To Pierre-Paul Riquet, Baron Bonrepos, author of the Two Seas Canal in Languedoc".