Toulouse
Built entirely from pink brick, which does something to the light at six in the evening. Aerospace money, student energy, and cassoulet.
Toulouse in eight slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
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The Basilica of Saint-Sernin is a church in Toulouse, France, the former abbey church of the Abbey of Saint-Sernin or St Saturnin. Apart from the church, none of the abbey buildings remain. The current church is located on the site of a previous basilica of the 4th century which contained the body of Saint Saturnin or Sernin, the first bishop of Toulouse in c. 250.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Aug 2026
Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Canal du Midi is a 240 km (150 mi) long canal in Southern France. Originally named the Canal Royal en Languedoc and renamed by French revolutionaries to Canal du Midi in 1789, the canal is considered one of the greatest construction works of the 17th century.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 24 Jul 2026
Tournasol7 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Toulouse Capitole University is a public university in Toulouse, France. It is one of the three universities of the city of Toulouse, in southwestern France. The university, presided by Hugues Kenfack, focuses on social sciences, law, political science, economics and administration.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Sep 2026
Aidrissi · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Cité de l'espace is a scientific discovery centre in France focused on spaceflight. It was opened in June 1997, and is located on the eastern outskirts of Toulouse.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Jul 2026
Emeraude 22:10, 16 October 2006 (UTC) · Public domain
The Musée des Augustins de Toulouse is a fine arts museum in Toulouse, France which conserves a collection of sculpture and paintings from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century. The paintings are from throughout France, the sculptures representing Occitan culture of the region with a particularly rich assemblage of Romanesque sculpture.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Jul 2026
Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Pont Neuf, French for "New Bridge", is a bridge from the 16th and 17th centuries in Toulouse, in the South of France.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 8 Sep 2025
Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Basilica of Saint-Sernin is a church in Toulouse, France, the former abbey church of the Abbey of Saint-Sernin or St Saturnin. Apart from the church, none of the abbey buildings remain. The current church is located on the site of a previous basilica of the 4th century which contained the body of Saint Saturnin or Sernin, the first bishop of Toulouse in c. 250.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Aug 2026
Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Canal du Midi is a 240 km (150 mi) long canal in Southern France. Originally named the Canal Royal en Languedoc and renamed by French revolutionaries to Canal du Midi in 1789, the canal is considered one of the greatest construction works of the 17th century.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 24 Jul 2026
Tournasol7 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Toulouse Capitole University is a public university in Toulouse, France. It is one of the three universities of the city of Toulouse, in southwestern France. The university, presided by Hugues Kenfack, focuses on social sciences, law, political science, economics and administration.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Sep 2026
Aidrissi · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Cité de l'espace is a scientific discovery centre in France focused on spaceflight. It was opened in June 1997, and is located on the eastern outskirts of Toulouse.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Jul 2026
Emeraude 22:10, 16 October 2006 (UTC) · Public domain
The Musée des Augustins de Toulouse is a fine arts museum in Toulouse, France which conserves a collection of sculpture and paintings from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century. The paintings are from throughout France, the sculptures representing Occitan culture of the region with a particularly rich assemblage of Romanesque sculpture.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Jul 2026
Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Pont Neuf, French for "New Bridge", is a bridge from the 16th and 17th centuries in Toulouse, in the South of France.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 8 Sep 2025
Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0
From the airport
When to go to Toulouse: May or Jun or Sep or Oct
Guides about Toulouse
Seven day trips from Paris with real train times and 2026 prices, including the Versailles slot even free visitors must book and Giverny's closed season.
Callum Doherty · 3 Sep 2026
Disneyland Paris tips with the 2026 Premier Access prices, the break-even on the all-day pass, and the half hour that is worth more than any of it.
Priya Nair · 3 Sep 2026
Paris with kids from age three, planned around the metro step-free gaps, the parks that save an afternoon and the sights a five-year-old will not survive.
Priya Nair · 3 Sep 2026
A two day Paris route on foot and by metro, with the January 2026 fares, the day pass maths, and the airport bus that was withdrawn in March.
Callum Doherty · 2 Sep 2026