Canals have an irresistible allure. Perhaps the accompanying narrow channel of water gives them a sense of intimacy and personality. Or maybe it's the little, slow-moving vessels, some of which ...

Among countless sights, the age-old canal system is one of Utrecht's finest ... Rick Steves recommends the Netherlands as a first stop on a cross-European journey. But even here, Utrecht stands ...

Trieste in north east Italy offers a long picturesque coastline, stunning canals, and is one of Europe's largest seafront squares - but it's often overlooked by tourists ...

Europe is in the world's northern hemisphere ... Most of them stand along the canal. The canal is a drainage canal. Our windmills are used to keep the land dry. If they didn’t, the land would ...

The famous Suez Canal often receives worldwide recognition but Europe's version is no less impressive. The Canal du Midi in the south of France is an extraordinary feat of engineering, history ...

The canal allows a direct line of transportation and trade between Europe and Asia. Also this year, President Ulysses S. Grant establishes the Inter-Oceanic Canal Commission (IOCC) and sends out ...

The new stretch of the Suez Canal near Egypt's Little Bitter Lake will be operational in the first quarter of this year, the chairman of the canal authority Osama Rabie said on Tuesday.