Straddling the banks of the Garonne River, the ancient city of Toulouse is steeped in history. Lying on top of a Roman settlement, the city is the capital of the department of Haute-Garonne and of the region of Occitanie. Famed for its beauty, food and artistry, Toulouse’s distinctive architecture made of rose-coloured terracotta bricks has given it the nickname La Ville Rose (The Pink City). With more patisseries than you could dare to count, as well as some of the best French cuisine and local wine on offer, life in Toulouse is a sensory sensation.Like most modern cities in Europe, Toulouse effortlessly blends it rich past with a progressive present, and this symbiotic relationship has drawn a host of new arrivals and expats to the city. In the past twenty years, Toulouse has become a centre for aviation and spaceflight; 35,000 of the inner city’s 400,000 residents work in the civil aviation or space industries. With a huge student population and burgeoning alternative scene to boot,...
