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Musée des AugustinsThe Musée des Augustins is the Museum of Fine Arts in Toulouse in Haute-Garonne. Created by decision of23 December 1793and opened in 1795, it is housed in the former Augustinian convent in Toulouse. It brings together important collections of painting and sculpture. The first collections are made up of revolutionary seizures and works from the Royal Academy of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture of Toulouse.
Musée Saint-RaymondThe Saint-Raymond museum, Toulouse archeology museum, or more simply Saint-Raymond museum, formerly the antique museum, is the archaeological museum of Toulouse opened in 1892. It is housed within the walls of the former Saint-University college. Raymond dating from the xvi th century one borders on the Saint-Sernin basilica. It preserves and presents archaeological collections from protohistory to the early Middle Ages, mainly Celtic, Roman, and early Christian periods.
Hôtel d'AssézatThe Hôtel d'Assézat is a 16th-century Renaissance palace, which houses the Bemberg Foundation, a major art gallery. It was probably designed by Toulouse architect Nicolas Bachelier for Pierre d'Assézat, a rich manufacturer. It is an outstanding example of the Renaissance architecture characteristic of southern France. Today, it is home to the Union des sociétés savantes and the Bemberg Foundation.
Basilique Saint-Sernin de ToulouseThe Saint-Sernin basilica in Toulouse is a sanctuary built to house the relics of Saint Saturnin , the first bishop of Toulouse, martyred in 250 . Saint-Sernin is one of the largest preserved Romanesque churches in Europe, along with the cathedral in Speyer , Germany. It was served from the ix th century at the latest until the French Revolution, by a canonical community.
Pont Neuf ToulouseThe Pont Neuf is the oldest bridge in Toulouse which links Gascogne to the Languedoc. It was commissioned by the King of France, François I. The Pont Neuf has largely preceded the other bridges built over the Garonne such as the Pont Saint-Michel in 1836, or the Pont Saint-Pierre in 1852. It is one of the famous landmarks in this area and also it attracts a lot of tourists.
Muséum de ToulouseThe Toulouse museum is a natural history and ethnology museum located in the Jardin des Plantes in Toulouse, Busca - Montplaisir district. The Toulouse Natural History Museum houses a collection of more than two and a half million pieces over an area of around 6,000 m, not counting the external annexes. It is the second-largest in France after the National Museum of Natural History in Paris.
Cité de l'EspaceThe Cité de l'Espace is a park dedicated to the conquest of space, space technologies, and the planets, it is located in Toulouse and opened on June 27, 1997. You can see exhibits on astronautics and astronomy, model rockets of space stations of planets, etc. Animations allow you to better understand certain aspects of the constraints undergone by the body. A rotating chair will completely disorient your sense of balance, but once you have recovered you will be able to taste the joys of traveli
Grotte du Mas d'AzilThe Grotte du Mas d'Azil is a cavity crossed by a road and by the Arize river which hollowed it out. This cavity of imposing dimensions opens into the Plantaurel massif, the commune of Mas-d'Azil, department of Ariège. It was occupied at different prehistoric and historical periods and gave its name to a prehistoric culture, the Azilian.
Sainte-Cecile Cathedral of AlbiSaint Cecilia’s, the largest brick-built cathedral in the world has the appearance of a fortified castle and offers those who push its door a striking collection of paintings, sculptures, and statues. More than 800,000 visitors cross the threshold each year. It was the most visited site in the UNESCO World Heritage classed Episcopal City.
Musée Toulouse-LautrecThe Toulouse-Lautrec museum is to be found in one of the most beautiful corners of Albi. The Berbie Palace is one of the Episcopal City’s major sites, with world heritage status. The museum is recognised internationally for the works of this artist from Albi. The museum houses over a thousand works by Toulouse-Lautrec. It is based on a donation by Toulouse-Lautrec's mother after his death in 1901.
Chateau de FoixThe Château de Foix is a castle in the French département of Ariège. An important tourist site, it dominates the town of Foix and was once a Cathar Castle. It is listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. It was the home of the celebrated family of counts who became the viscount of Béarn, then kings of Navarre and kings of France.
10 Gr Grande RueThe trail hiking 10 or GR 10 is a great hiking trail French crossing the chain Pyrenees, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. From west to east, it begins by climbing the hillsides of the Basque Country from Hendaye on the Atlantic Ocean, on the Basque Coast, then joins the Mediterranean Sea at Banyuls-Sur-Mer on the Côte Vermeille, a 916 km route.
Basilique Saint NazaireThe Basilica of Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse is a Catholic church located in the city of Carcassonne, France. Former cathedral, it has the rank of minor basilica since 1898. It was built between the ix th century and the xiv th century. As Jules de Lahondès wrote in the report of the Archaeological Congress of France in 1906, “The jewel of the City is its church”.
Cité de CarcassonneA beautiful medieval castle which was located in the French city of Carcassonne. It is located on a hill on the right bank of the River Aude, in the south-east part of the city proper. it has played a decisive role in the history of Languedoc. Carcassonne quickly became one of the most important symbols of Royal Power in France due to its geographical location.
Château de MontségurThe Château de Montségur is probably the best known of all Cathar Castles. It is famous as the last Cathar stronghold, which fell after a 10-month siege in 1244. A field below the hilltop castle is reputed to be the site where over 200 Cathars were burned alive, having refused to renounce their faith. The present ruin is open to the public, as is a museum in the nearby modern village of Montségur. There is an entrance fee for both.
Cave of NiauxThe famous Niaux Cave is located in the northern foothills of the Pyrenees just south of the French town of Foix. It is one of Europe's most impressive Palaeolithic rock art galleries of cave paintings. There are more than two kilometres of galleries, with a hundred or more superb paintings from Magdalenian times, most of which are in the famous 'Salon Noir', 800 metres from the entrance.
Pont ValentréPont Valentré is a 14th-century six-span fortified stone arch bridge crossing the Lot River to the west of Cahors, in France. This massive bridge took 70 years to complete from 1308 to 1378 and never saw combat, although its arduous construction lead to a legend of a deal with the devil. The bridge was classified in 1998 as a world heritage site and it can only be crossed by foot.
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Place du CapitoleThe Capitol Square is a square in the historic center of Toulouse in France. It is located in the heart of the Capitole district, in sector 1 of the city. Flanked by grand municipal buildings, the square includes the long neo-classical facade of Capitole, the city hall, built in the 1750s. The name "Capitole" referred not only to the Roman Capitol but also to the capitulum, which was the chapter of the governing magistrates. It was a centre of contention during the 1562 Toulouse Riots, with Hug