Old Toulouse boasts a number of truly beautiful buildings, starting with St-Sernin Basilica and Place du Capitole , two of the town’s emblematic places, the Musée Saint-Raymond , the Hôtel d’Assézat and Bemberg Foundation , the Musée des Aug..

The biggest and most beautiful Romanesque church of the Midi. It holds the largest number of relics in France, particularly, the sepulchre of Saint Saturnin, first bishop of Toulouse. The chevet, partly made of stone, and the five story eight-sided c..

The Jacobin convent is a fine example of 13C and 14C southern French Gothic architecture. The enormous church has a double nave and seven columns supporting a 28m-high vault. The famous "palm tree" is made up of a column and 22 alternately ..

Romanesque sculpture is outstandingly represented in this museum housed in the former Saint-Raymond school. Built in 1523 and later reconstructed by Viollet-le-Duc, it has been superbly restored. The museum contains numerous objets from ancient Tolos..

This collection assembled by Georges Bemberg is devoted to artwork (paintings, sculpture, objets) from the Renaissance to the 20C. Works by Venetian artists ( vedute by Canaletto), Flemish and Dutch painters (Rogier Van der Weyden, Pieter de Hooch..

The most beautiful private building in Toulouse was built from 1555-1557 for public magistrate Assézat, who grew rich thanks to the woad business. It was designed by Nicolas Bachelier, the greatest Renaissance architect in Toulouse. Today, the unfini..

Housed in former convent buildings in the southern Gothic style, the museum contains an exceptional collection of paintings and sculptures from the Middle Ages to the early 20C, including Gothic sculptures (13C-15C), religious paintings (14C-18C), Fr..

Built over a period of five centuries, the cathedral’s architecture is rather disparate, and the nave and choir are not in the same axis. The unique nave is the first expression of Gothic style in southern France. Note the tapestries decorating the n..

The Museum of Toulouse reopned its doors in 2008 after ten years of renovations. Located in the Jardin des Plantes south of the Allées Jules-Guesde that define the limits of the old town, it contains a large collection of natural history objects, par..

The Canal du Midi long played an important role in transporting goods. Nowadays it is enjoyed for its beautiful banks and calm waters that run the length of Languedoc, from Sète to Toulouse, and from the Mediterranean to the Lauragais. The quality of..

It owes its name to the "capitouls" -public magistrates - who governed the city of Toulouse. The Town Hall, which was completed in 1759, has a magnificent 128 m long facade. Inside, it is decorated with frescos, busts and works of history..

These collections, were gathered by Paul Dupuy , native of Toulouse, at the beginning of the 20C. They include clock making, measuring instruments, ivory objects (11C ivory horn), enamel, musical instruments, 18C and 19C costumes, regional furniture..

Georges Labit (1862-1909), an admirer of Asia, has collected objets from his travels and gathered them at his Moorish style villa. Mozarab style rooms hold Khmer sculptures, Chinese pottery from the Ding period, statuettes from Tibet and Nepal, armou..

This huge square, bordered by the majestic façade of the Capitole, is where the inhabitants of Toulouse like to meet up. A Languedoc cross, drawn in the centre of the square is embellished with the twelve zodiac signs, the work of Raymond Moretti . ..

The facade of the old church of Saint-Sernin-du-Taur has a gabled wall flanked by eight-sided towers. It has been used as an example to build a series of churches in the region. Its crenelated church tower is dressed with a triangular gable. The use ..

This lively street, lined with book stores and antique shops, connects the Place du Capitole and Saint-Sernin. Its name recalls the martyrdom of Saint Sernin, the Languedoc apostle who was tied to a bull’s tail.

This keep, restored by Viollet-le-Duc, is a vestige from the city’s old capitole . It now houses the Tourist Office.