We have already told about a beautiful cycling trip along Canal du Midi and its twin brother – Canal de Garonne.  And, to be honest, it’s my favorite place in the city, even if it’s not situated exclusively in Toulouse. Autumn, winter, summer or spring – it is always gorgeous especially if you are a bicycle enthusiast or a jogger. A great place for a long walk.

Capitole – the town hall and the opera house of Toulouse is the most iconic place of the city. Always vibrant and full of life, it’s a venue for various events, markets and tourism pilgrimage. Don’t forget to see the Capitole from all sides – it is beautiful from any point of view :) Unfortunately, after the terrorist attacks in Paris, the access to the Capitole became very limited, and the passage is often closed.

Always chilled, always relaxed, quays of Garonne is the favorite place of Toulouse’s youth. Street gymnasts, musicians or simply students who came to chat – it’s difficult to believe, that in the 60s, the quays of Garonne were supposed to become a traffic road. What a luck that the protests were heard and the project rejected!

We can’t pass by the most iconic monuments of Toulouse: Couvent des Jacobins, the Saint-Etienne cathedral, Saint-Sernin basilique, Roman amphitheatre of Toulouse or Hôtel d’Assezat, les Abattoirs. More information about these and many others sites you will find on the official site of VisitezToulouse. By the way, they also propose quite budget-friendly city tours on various topics, in French, in English and Spanish.

Grab your baguette and have a rest in the public gardens of Toulouse (jardin des plantes, jardin japonais) after visiting one of the museums of Toulouse. Don’t miss a wall of skeletons in the Muséum, nor the exhibitions of the Quais des Savoirs – definitely worth seeing! By the way, the first Sunday of each months all the museums are free – check your timing. As Toulouse is the city of science, many expositions are devoted to relevant subjects: the most famous are Cité de l’Espace or Aeroscopia where you can see the fastest commercial plane of the planet – Concorde. And les Abattoirs for the art amateurs.

If you want to see the great view over Toulouse‘s red roofs, you can always get to the last floor of Gallerie Lafayette (4/8 Rue Lapeyrouse) or of the Parking Indigo Carmes (1, place des Carmes). Make sure to check the opening hours!

If you are motivated, you can walk/cycle to La colline Pech David. Another spot loved by youth, it’s an awesome place to meet the sunset with the bottle of wine. :)

Like any region of France, there are loads of things to see around Toulouse. Check our most favourite places within 100 km from Toulouse in the article 5 Gorgeous Trips Around Toulouse. If you are motivated for some longer drive, think of visiting Roquefort town producing that very smelly and delicious cheese and enjoy the rafting on the Gorges du Tarn.

Have you already been to Toulouse? Share your impressions or recommendations in the comments!

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