|
What |
Where |
Details
(most museums etc closed 1 Jan, 1 May and 25 Dec, most
events cheaper for kids)
|
Days out
|
In Toulouse
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| Iris
garden |
Iriseraie
de Papon, 47310 Laplume 0553951101 iris collection |
Open
every day in May, 1500 irises of which over 600 varieties are also for
sale. |
| Les Augustins |
21 rue de Metz, Toulouse 0561222182
www.augustins.org
Beware, site difficult to exit... |
Art gallery, Middle Ages to 20th century, in
beautiful
Augustinian convent. Daily 10am to 6pm Late opening Wed to
9p;
with organ recital at 8pm 3euros. |
| Les Abattoirs |
76 allees Charles de Fitte, Toulouse 0562485800
www.lesabattoirs.org
|
Art gallery, modern and contemporary.
Daily 11am to 7pm closed Mondays. 6 to 10 euros, free 1st
Sunday in month |
| Fondation Bemberg |
Hotel d'Assezat, Place d'Assezat, Toulouse
0561120689
www.fondation-bemberg.fr
|
Art gallery, large collection of Bonnards in
beautiful
Renaissance house. Daily 10am to 6pm, closed 12.30 to 1.30pm.
Closed mondays Late opening Thu to 9pm 4.50 euros |
| Paul Dupuy |
13 rue de la Pleau, Toulouse
0561146550
www.mairie-toulouse.fr
|
Museum of graphic and decorative arts in 17th
century
house. Daily 10am to 5pm Oct to May, 10am to 6pm Jun to Sep,
closedTuesdays and public hols, 3 euros |
| Georges Labit |
17 rue du Japon, Toulouse
0561146540
www.mairie-toulouse.fr
|
Museum of Asian and Egyptian arts in Moorish
villa with
exotic garden. Daily 10am to 5pm Oct to May, 10am to 6pm Jun
to
Sep, closed Tuesdays and public hols, 3 euros |
| Saint Raymond |
Place Saint-Sernin. Toulouse
0561223144
www.mairie-toulouse.fr
|
Museum of antiquities in 16th century building.
Daily 10am to 6pm Sep to May, 10am to 7pm Jun to Aug, 3 euros |
| Histoire Naturelle |
35 allees Jules-Guesde, Toulouse
0567738484
www.museum.toulouse.fr
|
Natural history museum in various locations incl
Henri-Gaussen botanical gardens in the new Borderouge district with its
vegetable gardens from around the world. Daily 9am to 6pm,
closed
Mondays, late opening Thu, 7 to 9 euros |
| Les Jacobins |
Rue Lakanal, Toulouse
0561222192
www.jacobins.mairie-toulouse.fr
|
Romanesque church with tomb of St Thomas Aquinas,
superb cloisters, many summer concerts Daily 9am to 7pm, 3
euros |
| Saint-Pierre des Cuisines |
12 place Saint-Pierre, Toulouse
0561223144
www.mairie-toulouse.fr
|
Church with very early foundations and
sarcophagi,
Gothic walls, Renaissance paintings. Mon 10am to 1pm, guided
tour
11am. For summer opening check website nearer time. 3 euros |
| Roman Amphitheatre |
Avenue des Arenes romaines, Toulouse (bus 70 stop
Purpan, bus 66 stop Cauterets)
0561223144
www.mairie-toulouse.fr
|
Built during reign of Claudius (aye!) and used
for
gladiators, wild animals and other fun stuff. Sun 2 to 6pm,
guided tour 4pm. 26 Oct to 25 May, 3 euros |
| Cite de l'Espace |
Parc de la Plaine, Toulouse (easily visible
turnoff from ringroad) 0820377223
www.cite-espace.com
|
All you ever wanted to know about space, rockets
and so
on. Great day out but beware school groups. Daily
from
9.30am to 5pm (later in summer), closed Mon Sep to March except
in
school hols, closed 7 Jan to 4 Feb, 19.50 to 22 euros, 13 to 14.50
euros for under 15's |
| Airbus |
Blagnac, Toulouse
0534394200
www.taxiway.fr
|
One for the boys...construction site of very
large
planes. Daily exc Sundays, by reservation, see website.
Closed school holidays. 9.50 euros upwards
depending on the
tour. |
| Touch and Go |
Blagnac, Toulouse
0561716211
www.touchandgo.fr
|
Scarily titled tour behind the scenes
at Blagnac
demonstrating how a plane takes off (er...isn't this a little risky
these days??) |
| Guided tours, Toulouse |
Check out the website
www.toulouse-tourisme.com |
Tours on foot or by coach, some night tours, some
in English. 9-14 euros |
| Tourist train, Toulouse |
From opposite tourist office.
0562710851
Currently their pretty site unopenable except via Google..try searching
'train touristique Toulouse' and clicking on the visitertoulouse site...
|
Half hour trips around the sights.
Daily between
10.30am and 6.30pm Jun to Sep, rest of year closed Mon, Tue, Thu,
closed mid Nov to mid Mch. 4 euros |
Days out
|
Other areas
|
|
| Musee d'Ingres |
19 rue de l'Hotel de Ville, 82000 Montauban
Ingres Montauban |
Beautiful building and interesting
collection. Open 10am to 6pm daily July, Aug, closed Mondays and
lunch April to June and Sep to Oct and closed also Sun am ov to March.
Closed bank hols. 4€ (over 60's half price!) |
| Champollion |
Rue des Freres Champollion, Figeac, Lot
www.ville-figeac.fr
|
Museum tracing the history of writing since
5000BC in
the birthplace of Champollion, decoder of the Rosetta Stone.
Daily 10.30 am to 6pm Jul, Aug. Sep to mid Oct
closed Mon
and daily 12.30 to 2pm, rest of the year open daily exc Mon, 2 to
5.30pm |
| Villascopia |
Grandfonds-Castelculier
village, Lot et Garonne
Villascopia
near Agen |
A
3-D cinematic
show depicting a day in the life of a Roman living in Aquitaine in the
4th century AD. Artefacts from the film are in the attached
museum and the gardens of this vila are set out Roman style.
See
website for opening hours but basically 11a; to 8pm summer hols, not
Monday in june and september and afternoons only outside of these
months. 6€/kids 3€ |
| Metiers d'Art |
Throughout the Lot.
Check out the website
www.rm-art46.org
|
A raffia-mafia dream. A day's trail
through the Lot visiting craft studios and workshops. |
| Medieval Garden |
Centre of the village within the park,
Cardaillac, Lot
0565401432 |
Poisons to love potions, medicinal plants, all
with useful labelling. Open all year, morning till evening.
Free |
| Reptiland |
Puy Lombrey, Martel, Lot
0565374100
www.reptiland.fr
|
Slimey but satisfying. Largest reptile
collection
in France (well, outside of politics anyway.) Daily Jul to Sep 10am to
6pm, other months closed Mondays and betw noon and 2pm. 7
euros,
4.50 euros for under 12's |
| La Maison des Abeilles |
Rocamadour, Lot
Check out the website
www.lamaisondesabeilles.fr.st
|
Feel the buzz. Half a million bees and
their
handler show you what hard work is all about (relax, it's in a glazed
courtyard.) Daily Jul and Aug, 2 to 7pm. Guided
tour 6
euros, 4 euros under 14's |
| Pech Merle |
Cabrerets, Lot
0565312705
www.quercy.net/pechmerle/english
Beware, site difficult to exit...
|
Not-to-be-missed caves with wallpaintings of
bison,
handprints etc more than 20,000 years old. Daily Apr to Oct
9.30
am 10 to 5pm closed noon to 1.30pm. 6 to 7.50 euros. Booking
advised
esp in summer. |
| Tourist train, Dordogne valley |
From Martel, Lot
0565373581
www.trainduhautquercy.info
|
Don't look down style one hour steam or diesel
trip
along cliff face 80 metres above the Dordogne river to Saint
Denis. Sundays Apr to Sep 11am 2.30 and 4pm, more days in summer hols. |
