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Toulouse

Toulouse
The capital of the Midi-Pyrenees region in southwest France, Toulouse, the ‘Pink City’ (thus named because of the colour of the brick many of its buildings are …
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Musée des Abattoirs

Musée des Abattoirs

Musée des Abattoirs
Musée des Abattoirs, on the Left Bank, is among France's leading modern art museums with a major collection of late 20th-century work. It hosts numerous fascinating exhibitions. Curiously, its…

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Toulouse Short Film FestivalToulouse Short Film Festival
13 - 29 Nov 2009 (annual)
Cinémathèque de Toulouse
The Cinémathèque de Toulouse hosts the annual Toulouse Short Film Festival. Known… more...
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Nightlife

With a very significant student population (Toulouse is the second biggest university city in France after Paris, with some 140,000 students), the nightlife is guaranteed to be lively.Bars/Pubs: Homesick visitors will find there are plenty of pubs in which to down a pint or two in Toulouse. De Danu, 9 rue du Pont Guilhemery (website: www.dedanu.com) is the biggest Irish pub in town, showing live sports on TV and featuring live music. If you are after something a bit more sophisticated, Les Couli…

Sightseeing

Toulouse has plenty to offer the visitor. There are museums and galleries to satisfy most tastes and interests, beautiful architecture on every street corner and plenty of parks and green spaces to relax in (over 160 in central Toulouse alone). A walk along the banks of the Canal du Midi is a popular pastime with tourists and locals alike, and the Cité de l’Espace, Toulouse flagship attraction, will delight young and old alike. 

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