Location: Toulouse
Top Things to do in Toulouse
What to do and see in Toulouse, Occitanie: The Best Things to do Good for a Rainy Day
The southern France city of Toulouse is a study in contrasts. Visit the Academie des Jeux Floraux, the oldest literary society in the western world, as well as the Galerie du Chateau d'eau, the world's first photography museum. Stroll the Garonne, before visiting France's most beautiful pipe organ at the Saint-Sernin Basilica. Yet for all its medieval architecture, Toulouse is a modern city, home to the European aerospace industry, as well as bars and restaurants in bustling Place du Capitole.
Restaurants in Toulouse
1. Basilique Saint-Sernin
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4.5 based on 3,434 reviews
Reviewed By KateJourney - Exeter, Canada
When we decided to explore Toulouse, we headed directly to the Musee d'Archaeologie ...and found it right beside the basilica...so after the museum we toured it as well. A lovely church with and interesting crypt with reliquaries...always great to immerse in local history.
2. Fondation Bemberg
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4.5 based on 657 reviews
Reviewed By pjoneshale
Very good and eclectic collection of sculptures, paintings, ceramics and furniture in a wonderful building from renaissance to modern
3. Musee des Augustins
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4.5 based on 1,147 reviews
This place is temporarily closed.
Reviewed By 590jhl - Seoul, South Korea
This is the huge museum in the center of the city. With very few other visitors, I enjoyed myself watching things inside slowly.
4. Theatre du Capitole
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4.5 based on 1,286 reviews
Reviewed By billand1 - Vienna, Austria
The main hall on the second floor is of unparelleled beauty in terms of design and paintings as well as pictures on the walls. Great history is obvious!
5. Church of Les Jacobins
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4.5 based on 1,610 reviews
Reviewed By kathrynh992 - Sonoma, United States
I visited this historic ( it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the body of St. Thomas Aquinas has been there since 1369) and beautiful church during a Sunday mass. This is an active church with a dedicated congregation. I, along with other visitors, were quiet and respectful of the mass. It was acceptable to very quietly walk the inside perimeter and to unobtrusively take photos (make sure your camera or smart phone is set so that the “click” is silent - the clicking sound when a photo is taken is disruptive). It is difficult to describe the beauty and serenity of this space - the arches, windows, altars, parishioners, and stonework of the structure itself. This is a must-see place.
6. Hotel d'Assezat
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4.5 based on 246 reviews
Reviewed By Liturgyprof - Birmingham, United Kingdom
A rich and varied collection of paintings and other art objects. Well worth a visit - allow a couple of hours.
7. Museum of natural History
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4.5 based on 838 reviews
Reviewed By 18philippeb - Toulouse, France
As always, this Museum of Natural History offers a wonderful experience both for adults, teenagers and kids. Following a thorough renovation a couple of years ago, this one is particularly interesting. You learn a lot about the Earth and Universe, plants and animals. It’s educative and a lot of fun. Moreover most of temporary exhibitions are very interesting as “Extinctions”, a great way back in history to understand how why and how species disappeared in the past or may disappear in the future.
8. Musee Saint-Raymond
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4.5 based on 324 reviews
The museum Saint-Raymond, preserves and enhances an archaeological site that is among the largest in France.Push its doors to discover the Roman town of Tolosa, the sculptures of the villa Chiragan, the remains of a necropolis from late antiquity.
Reviewed By 18philippeb - Toulouse, France
Close to Saint-Sernin Basilica you’ll notice this brick-built medieval building. The collection organized on three floors shows many sarcophagus in the basement from the antiquity to the Christian Era. The first floor is fully dedicated to the artefacts found in a villae from Martres-Tolosane (50 km South of Toulouse) and the second floor gives an overview of pre-Roman and Roman period, until the establishment of the Wisigoth kingdom. This kingdom (418-507) is the topic of a wonderful temporary exhibition. 8€ for the exhibition and the permanent collection.
9. Chapelle des Carmelites
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4.5 based on 155 reviews
Reviewed By JJH12345678 - Market Harborough, United Kingdom
This is now run by the council. There are fantastic paintings on the walls and ceiling. A mini Sistine Chapel. The text explaining the pictures is a bit complicated to work out. Concerts are held here quite regularly and worth the experience of the music in such a beautiful space.
10. Musee Georges Labit
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4.5 based on 243 reviews
Reviewed By susheelar_12 - London, United Kingdom
Visited this museum full of artefact from Japan, Cambodia, India etc. Small museum but worth the visit
