The nine locks at Fonseranes have just been re-opened after a 12 million Euro make-over, so yesterday I played the tourist. I was not alone - this is the third most popular heritage site in Occitanie, after Carcassonne and the Pont du Gard, and even before the recent work it was receiving 400,000 visitors a year. Built in the 17th Century, a large proportion of the construction workforce were women.
For a scene I thought I was looking at the Bingly locks on the Leeds/Manchester canal. They are only 5 locks. This is a fantastic bit of engineering, and much sunnier!
