Toulouse is the capital city of the southwestern French department of Haute-Garonne and of the Midi-Pyrénées region. It is situated on the banks of the River Garonne. With about 1.25 millions of inhabitants at the January 2011 census, the Toulouse metropolitan area is the fourth-largest in France, after Paris (12.3 million), Lyon (2.2 million), and Marseille (1.7 million).Toulouse is the center of the European aerospace industry, with the headquarters of Airbus, and other companies such as the Galileo positioning system, the SPOT satellite system, the Airbus Group (former EADS), ATR and the Aerospace Valley. With unique architecture, the city was made of pinkish terracotta bricks, which earned its nickname “the Pink City". Toulouse has two UNESCO World Heritage sites, the Canal du Midi and the Basilica of St. Sernin.
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Take a walk around the city
River Garonne
French delicacy
Ensemble conventuel des Jacobins
Photo with Mathilde and her family
Thai dinner by Chef Chon & Katoy at Mathilde's house in Toulouse
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