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main Tourist
Office behind the central Place du Capitole for general information
about Toulouse.
Then jump on a bus or the metro - a single journey
costs €1.30. Tisséo
has information about public transport (in French).
Here are 10 ways to spend an active afternoon
in Toulouse:
- Take a walking tour around the
historical centre. The Tourist
Office organises two-hour tours every Saturday at 15.00. Tours
run daily in the summer. Adults €9, under 16s €6,
under 10s free-of-charge.
- Hire a bike from the Vélo
Station behind the Capitole. Half day €1, day + night €3.
Identity papers and a €260 deposit are required. For details
see: www.ot-toulouse.com
- Cruise along the Garonne River
with Bateaux
Toulousains. Every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Daily in
summer. Adults €7.
- View fine arts at the Musée
des Augustins - Adults €2.40, under 18s free-of-charge.
Nearest metro is Esquirol - or marvel at the chapel of
the 17th Century Carmelite Convent. Metro Capitole. For
details of the convent see: www.monum.fr
- Shop in one of the many markets
- Covered markets: Place Victor Hugo, St Cyprien - Flowers: Place
Jeanne d'Arc - General: Place du Capitole, St Aubin et St Sernin,
Place du Salin. Ask the Tourist
Office about market days and times.
- Toulouse is home to the electronics and aeronautical
industries. Take a bus tour of the Airbus aeronautical
plant and see Concorde. Adults €14, under 18s €11.
- Learn about space travel at
the Cité
de l'Espace theme park and planetarium on the outskirts of
Toulouse. Adults €20. Under 15s €13. Family passes
are available.
- Visit the Musée du Vieux Toulouse
(Museum of Historical Toulouse). 7 rue du May. Nearest metro Capitole.
Open June to October. Adults €2.20.
- Stroll around the Prairie
des Filtres, gardens that border the Garonne river. Nearest
metro Republique.
- Travel out of town along
the A61 to visit picturesque Carcassonne,
a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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