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Days 14-15
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With its rosy roofs and red-brick mansions, Toulouse is known as the pink city. This capital of the Midi-Pyrénées is also a thriving student town and its cultural offerings can rival those in Paris. The centre ville is packed with historic churches and museums.
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Experiences

  • The enormous Basilique St-Sernin is Toulouse's most famous landmark, thanks to its five-tier octagonal tower.
  • In the Musée des Augustins, an outstanding array of Romanesque sculptures and paintings, are displayed in a sacristy and cloisters.
  • The Église des Jacobins was built in the 1230s and is a major Gothic masterpiece. The church's original refectory site is now used for temporary art installations.

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