Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #8 in Toulouse, France

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Number of sights 13 sights
Distance 3.9 km
Ascend 51 m
Descend 61 m

Experience Toulouse in France in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in ToulouseIndividual Sights in Toulouse

Sight 1: Jardin d'Embarthe

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The Jardin d'Embarthe is a 4,000 m2 public garden located between Rue des Quêteurs and Rue d'Embarthe, in the Arnaud-Bernard district of Toulouse.

Wikipedia: Jardin d'Embarthe (FR)

273 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Hôtel Jean du Barry

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The Hôtel Dubarry or Hôtel Jean du Barry is a private mansion located on Place Saint-Sernin, opposite the Basilica of Saint-Sernin, in Toulouse.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Dubarry (FR)

189 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Musée Saint-Raymond

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The Musée Saint-Raymond, Musée d'Archéologie de Toulouse, or more simply Musée Saint-Raymond, formerly the Musée des Antiques, is the archaeological museum of Toulouse opened in 1892. It is located within the walls of the former Saint-Raymond university college dating from the sixteenth century, which adjoins the Saint-Sernin basilica. It preserves and presents archaeological collections from protohistory to the early Middle Ages, mainly from the Celtic, Roman and early Christian periods.

Wikipedia: Musée Saint-Raymond, musée d'archéologie de Toulouse (FR)

141 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Basilique Saint-Sernin

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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. The church is particularly noted for the quality and quantity of its Romanesque sculpture. In 1998 the basilica was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites under the description: World Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France.

Wikipedia: Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse (EN), Website

366 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Chapelle des Carmélites

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The Carmelite Chapel is the name given to several religious buildings such as: Chapel of the Carmelites of Dijon Chapel of the Carmelites of Lectoure Chapel of the Carmelites of Toulouse

Wikipedia: Chapelle des Carmélites (FR), Website

338 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Chapelle des Cordeliers

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The Convent of the Cordeliers is a former convent of Franciscan monks – or "cordeliers" – in Toulouse, France. It was founded in 1222, in a context of the development of mendicant orders in European cities, and particularly in Toulouse, marked at the beginning of the thirteenth century by Catharism and the Albigensian Crusade.

Wikipedia: Couvent des Cordeliers (Toulouse) (FR)

32 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 7: Ruines de l'église des Cordeliers

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The Church of the Cordeliers of Toulouse is the former church of the Cordeliers convent in Toulouse. It closed after a fire in 1798, then was occupied by the military administration until 1871 when it was ravaged by a new fire. The ruins of this church have been classified as a historical monument since 1862.

Wikipedia: Église des Cordeliers de Toulouse (FR)

602 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 8: Place Saint-Pierre

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The Place Saint-Pierre is a street in Toulouse, the capital of the Occitanie region, in the South of France.

Wikipedia: Place Saint-Pierre (Toulouse) (FR)

114 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Auditorium Saint-Pierre des Cuisines

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The Church of Saint-Pierre-des-Cuisines, located on Rue de la Boule, next to Place Saint-Pierre in Toulouse, is the oldest church in southwestern France. It is built on an old Gallo-Roman necropolis from the fourth century. It has been classified as a historical monument since 1977 and placed under the responsibility of the Saint-Raymond Museum in Toulouse. Today, it houses a 400-seat auditorium for the Toulouse regional conservatory.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Pierre-des-Cuisines (FR)

415 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 10: EDF Bazacle Complex

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The Bazacle is a structure in and on the banks of the River Garonne in the French city of Toulouse.

Wikipedia: Bazacle (EN)

521 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 11: Église Saint-Paul

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The former Amidonniers mill is a former factory built at the end of the eighteenth century in the Amidonniers district of Toulouse, which currently houses the Saint-Paul church.

Wikipedia: Ancien moulin des Amidonniers (FR)

829 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 12: Les Femmes au Perroquet

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Joseph Fernand Henri Léger was a French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker. In his early works he created a personal form of cubism which he gradually modified into a more figurative, populist style. His boldly simplified treatment of modern subject matter has caused him to be regarded as a forerunner of pop art.

Wikipedia: Fernand Léger (EN)

36 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 13: Les Abattoirs

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Les Abattoirs, Musée – Frac Occitanie Toulouse, combines a museum of modern and contemporary art (Musée) and a regional collection of contemporary art (Frac). It is located in the French Occitanie region, in the city of Toulouse. Les Abattoirs keep approximately 3,880 works and objects of all origins. Works of modern and contemporary art range for the oldest from 1934 to 2020, for the most recent acquisitions.

Wikipedia: Les Abattoirs (EN), Website, Website

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