Place du Capitole à Toulouse
Le Canal des 2 mers à vélo - J. Damase
Devant l'église Sain-Nicolas à Toulouse
Le Canal des 2 mers à vélo - J. Damase
Le canal du Midi à vélo à la sortie de Toulouse
Le Canal des 2 mers à vélo - J. Damase

Toulouse, nicknamed 'The Pink City'

A city that combines heritage, innovation and lifestyle

Toulouse stands midway between France’s Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, not far north of the Pyrenean foothills. Capital of the Midi-Pyrénées Region, the 4th largest town in France is an unmissable place.

 

Nicknamed ‘The Pink City’, due to the colour of the predominant bricks, Toulouse has a marked southern European feel and charm.

 

Visitors can enjoy exploring the city’s historic streets on foot or by bike and discovering the place’s many architectural treasures. These include: the mighty town hall, Le Capitole, overseeing a huge café-lined square marked by an Occitan cross; St Sernin Basilica; and Les Jacobins, a profoundly significant former monastery now home to cultural events.

 

The Garonne’s riverbanks, the Canal de Brienne and, of course, the Canal du Midi, offer visitors particularly lovely green routes through the city.

 

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Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds / Toulouse

15 Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds / Toulouse

23 km
1 h 30 min
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You can sense the outskirts of the huge regional metropolis of Toulouse long before reaching the centre of ‘the pink city’, as it’s nicknamed. Sticking to the Canal de Garonne, its historic tranquillity contrasts with the rampant urbanisation beyond. You enter Toulouse at the junction of the Canal de Garonne, the Canal de Brienne and the Canal du Midi, at the level of Les Pont-Jumeaux. Then a cycle track beside the Canal du Midi takes you into the city centre.
Toulouse / Montgiscard

16 Toulouse / Montgiscard

21 km
1 h 25 min
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Leave Toulouse via the greenway beside the Canal du Midi, a path that is very popular with local cyclists avoiding the car-clogged city roads. The canal-side route transports you swiftly into parts shaded by centuries-old plane trees, where old barges lie sleepily in the water. Soon, the village of Montgiscard appears, and you feel you’ve left the big city behind to enter the Lauragais farmlands.