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Activitate Toulouse, France
Toulouse Walking Tour with Audioguide on your Smartphone
Despre activitate
The audio guide is your convenient mobile companion for a self-guided tour of Toulouse. This tour is specially designed for exploring the city in a relatively short timespan of 1.5–2 hours. Follow the route on the app's map, walking from the central train station to the cathedral, passing by the city’s main attractions.
Highlights include: Toulouse Old Town, Saint-Sernin Basilica, The Garonne embankment, 16th-century mansions, The Augustins Museum.
The tour features 26 interesting stops. All stories are crafted by professional journalists and historians, with humor and passion for travel.
Once the tour is downloaded, you can access it offline. We recommend using headphones for better sound quality. Enjoy engaging stories and legends at your own pace, without a need to keep up with a group. Feel free to pause anytime to take a break at a café or wander down a picturesque alley before continuing your exploration.
Pe scurt
- Durată
- 4 h 30 min
- Confirmare
- Confirmare imediată
- Bilet
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Grup
- Cel mult 20 persoane
- Persoane pe rezervare
- 1–15
- Ghid audio
- engleză
- Organizator
- TouringBee
Vârste: Adulți (14–99 ani)
Ce include
Inclus
- Inclus: Offline map with a route for easy GPS navigation
- Inclus: Audio Guide App for iPhone and Android
- Inclus: 1-year access to the tour in your preferred language
- Inclus: 26 audio recordings narrated by a professional historian
- Inclus: Illustrations to help you identify landmarks
Nu este inclus
- Nu este inclus: Smartphone and headphones
- Nu este inclus: In-person tour guide
- Nu este inclus: Transportation
- Nu este inclus: Food and beverages
Itinerar
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Gare de Toulouse Matabiau
10 min
Toulouse-Matabiau is the main railway station of Toulouse. Opened in the mid-19th century and later expanded, it became a key gateway between southern France, Paris, Bordeaux, and the Mediterranean. Its brick architecture, long platforms, and canal-side setting reflect the city’s role as a major transport hub in Occitanie.
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Oprirea 2
10 min
The Canal du Midi is one of the great historic waterways of southern France. Completed in the 17th century under Pierre-Paul Riquet, it links Toulouse with the Mediterranean through a system of canals, locks, bridges, and tree-lined banks. In Toulouse, it reflects the city’s role in trade, engineering, and regional movement across Occitanie.
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Oprirea 3
10 min
The Man with the Apple Head, known locally in French as L’Homme à la tête de pomme, is a red public sculpture by Toulouse artist James Colomina. Installed on the Allées Jean-Jaurès, it shows a suited figure whose head is replaced by an apple. The work reflects themes of consumer society, temptation, identity, and the playful presence of street art in Toulouse’s urban landscape.
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Jardin Pierre Goudouli
10 min
Pierre Goudouli Garden is a landscaped public garden at the centre of Place Wilson in Toulouse. Created in 1876, it preserves the atmosphere of a 19th-century urban square with lawns, ornamental trees, paths, benches, a fountain, and a monument to the Occitan poet Pierre Goudouli. The garden reflects Toulouse’s literary memory and the elegant civic design of the city centre.
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Statue Of Claude Nougaro
10 min
The Statue of Claude Nougaro stands in Square Charles-de-Gaulle in Toulouse. Created by sculptor Sébastien Langloÿs in 2014, the bronze figure honours the Toulouse-born singer, poet, and songwriter. The monument reflects the city’s affection for Nougaro and his lasting connection with its voice, rhythm, and identity.
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Oprirea 6
10 min
The Donjon, known locally in French as Donjon du Capitole, is a historic tower beside Toulouse’s Capitole. Built in the 16th century to protect the city archives, it later became one of the recognizable symbols of municipal power. Its brick structure, pointed roof, and civic setting reflect Toulouse’s administrative history and the authority of the old capitouls.
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Oprirea 7
10 min
The Capitole is the historic seat of the city’s municipal government. Its grand façade faces Place du Capitole, one of Toulouse’s central squares. Built and expanded over several centuries, the building reflects the authority of the old capitouls, the civic identity of the city, and the distinctive pink-brick architecture of Toulouse.
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Chapelle Des Carmelites Toulouse
10 min
Chapelle des Carmélites is a hidden Baroque chapel in the historic centre of Toulouse. Built in the 17th century for the Carmelite convent, it is renowned for its richly painted ceiling and delicate decoration. The chapel reflects the city’s religious life, artistic refinement, and the spiritual atmosphere of Counter-Reformation Toulouse.
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Basilique Saint-Sernin de Toulouse
10 min
Basilique Saint-Sernin de Toulouse is one of the great Romanesque churches of Europe. Built mainly between the 11th and 13th centuries, it developed around the tomb of Saint Saturnin, Toulouse’s first bishop. Its brick tower, long nave, sculpted capitals, and pilgrimage history reflect the city’s medieval religious importance.
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Oprirea 10
Trecere fără oprire
Saint-Raymond Museum is Toulouse’s main archaeological museum. Housed in a former medieval college near Saint-Sernin Basilica, it presents ancient sculptures, Roman objects, mosaics, and finds from the region. The museum connects Toulouse with its Gallo-Roman past and the wider history of southern France.
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Espace EDF Bazacle
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Espaces EDF Bazacle is a cultural and industrial heritage site on the Garonne River in Toulouse. Set around a working hydroelectric plant, it recalls the medieval mills that once used the river’s current. Exhibitions, machinery, river views, and historic structures reflect the long relationship between water power, innovation, and the city’s development.
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Pont Saint Pierre
10 min
Saint-Pierre Bridge, known locally in French as Pont Saint-Pierre, crosses the Garonne River in Toulouse near Place Saint-Pierre. Its current metal structure dates from the 20th century, replacing earlier bridges that connected the historic centre with the Saint-Cyprien district. The bridge reflects Toulouse’s riverfront life, urban movement, and changing relationship with the Garonne.
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Port de la Daurade
10 min
Port de la Daurade is a historic riverfront area on the Garonne in Toulouse. Once connected with trade, fishing, and river transport, it now forms one of the city’s most atmospheric waterfront spaces. Its quays, views, and link with the old Daurade district reflect Toulouse’s long relationship with the river.
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10 min
Pont Neuf is the oldest surviving bridge in Toulouse. Built between the 16th and 17th centuries, it crosses the Garonne River with a distinctive series of arches. Its brick and stone structure, flood openings, and long history reflect the city’s engineering skill and enduring connection with the river.
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Fondation Bemberg Toulouse
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Hôtel d’Assézat is one of Toulouse’s finest Renaissance mansions. Built in the 16th century for the wealthy merchant Pierre d’Assézat, it reflects the prosperity of the city’s pastel trade. Its brick-and-stone courtyard, classical columns, and refined decoration connect Toulouse with the elegance of Renaissance civic life.
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Oprirea 16
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The Museum of Old Toulouse is dedicated to the city’s history, traditions, and everyday life. Housed in the historic Hôtel Dumay, it presents paintings, objects, documents, and decorative arts connected with Toulouse’s past. The museum reflects the memory of the old city, its civic identity, and its distinctive Occitan character.
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Oprirea 17
10 min
Esquirol Metro Station is a central stop on Line A of the Toulouse Metro. Opened in 1993, it takes its name from Place Étienne-Esquirol and the Toulouse-born psychiatrist Jean-Étienne Esquirol. Its underground platforms, central location, and nearby historic streets connect modern transport with the daily rhythm of the old city.
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Oprirea 18
10 min
The House of Jean Calas is a historic building on Rue des Filatiers in Toulouse. It is linked with the Calas affair, one of the most famous miscarriages of justice in 18th-century France. The house recalls Jean Calas, Voltaire’s campaign for tolerance, and the long struggle against religious prejudice.
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Oprirea 19
10 min
Marché couvert des Carmes is one of Toulouse’s central covered food markets. Located in the Carmes district, it brings together butchers, fishmongers, cheesemongers, greengrocers, and local producers. The market reflects the city’s strong food culture and the everyday life of a historic neighbourhood shaped by trade, cafés, and narrow streets.
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Trecere fără oprire
Musée des Augustins is the fine arts museum of Toulouse. Housed in a former Augustinian convent, it brings together medieval sculpture, religious art, and paintings from the Renaissance to the 20th century. Its Gothic cloister, brick architecture, and historic galleries connect the city’s monastic past with its artistic heritage.
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Oprirea 21
10 min
Saint-Étienne Cathedral is one of the city’s most unusual religious buildings. Built and rebuilt over several centuries, it combines Romanesque and Gothic elements in an asymmetrical form. Its stained glass, chapels, and layered architecture reflect the long spiritual and artistic history of Toulouse.
Punct de întâlnire și preluare
Toți participanții se întâlnesc la punctul de întâlnire.
Punct de întâlnire
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- The tour starts at Toulouse Matabiau railway station.
- This is a self-guided tour. There will be no human guide present at the meeting point.
- Launch the TouringBee app, start the "Toulouse walking tour" and follow the designated route."
Punct de final
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- The tour starts at Toulouse Matabiau railway station.
- This is a self-guided tour. There will be no human guide present at the meeting point.
- Launch the TouringBee app, start the "Toulouse walking tour" and follow the designated route."
Cum folosești biletul
To get audioguide:
- Open Viator Ticket
- Find Viator Booking ref - it should start with BR-####
- Find your Viator Booking on https://activate.touringbee.com/?partner=viator
Anulare
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
| Dacă anulezi | Primești înapoi |
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| Cu cel puțin o zi înainte | 100% |
| Cu mai puțin de o zi înainte | 0% |
Bine de știut
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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The audio guide is available through a special mobile app for iOS and Android
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Admission tickets to the attractions are not included. Please buy them separately in advance
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The tour does not cover all sights in Toulouse
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This is a self-guided tour. You will need to download the audio guide mobile app, activate your purchase, and follow the route on the app's map. There is no human guide provided
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The audio guide is available anytime, the date and time provided for checkout are approximate
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Toulouse Walking Tour with Audioguide on your Smartphone
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