The Ultimate Guide to Toulouse, Episode 183
Join Us in France Travel Podcast
Annie Sargent
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 7 February 2018
⏱️ 48 minutes
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If I ask what part of France you want to visit besides Paris, you will probably respond Normandy or Provence. But if I ask French people where they’d like to move to in France, Toulouse is always at the top of the list. So what do French people know about Toulouse that most visitors to France don’t? Stay tuned and you will hear about it all in today’s Ultimate Guide to Toulouse!
These are the things that can make any city wonderful to live in: a strong local culture, strong food and wine traditions, good jobs, strong high tech industries, good universities, great sports teams, proximity to both the sea and the ski slopes, and of course mild weather. Toulouse gets the check mark on all of those.
Toulouse is also a lot more affordable than Paris and not as stress-inducing as Paris for everyday life. So yes, French people would love to be able to move to Toulouse and about 10,000 new people do just that every year, it is one of the fastest-growing areas of France.
But what does Toulouse have to offer for visitors? That’s the question we answer with our ultimate guide to Toulouse. Here are a few of the reasons:
Looking to see a lively yet laid-back part of France? Toulouse.
You like great food and wine? Toulouse!
You want to enjoy French culture through museums, art events and leisurely walks through Medieval streets? Toulouse, of course!
Annie and Elyse are supremely qualified to talk about Toulouse, not just because we’re awesome podcasters who love to share the best of everything France has to offer, but also because Annie was born and raised in Toulouse, and Elyse has been living and guiding in Toulouse for 20+ years. We know the place! We know it effortlessly, like locals do.
So, please come along with us on this Ultimate Guide to Toulouse!
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| 0:00.0 | Hi everyone, this is Elise. |
| 0:02.0 | Since recording this episode, I have created a self-guided walking tour of Toulouse. |
| 0:08.0 | To find out more, contact me at Elise at join us in France.com and I'll see you in to ruse. |
| 0:19.0 | This is join us in France, episode 183. |
| 0:23.4 | Monjoure I'm Annie and join us in France is the podcast where we talk about France, its |
| 0:29.0 | many quirks, its history, its language, and of course destinations in France you want to learn about because hopefully you will be visiting soon |
| 0:39.3 | On today's episode Elise and I share our ultimate guide to Toulouse, our fair city in the southwest of France. |
| 0:49.2 | And since we both live in Toulouse, and in my case I was born and raised here too. We know the place really well. |
| 0:56.2 | Join us in France is brought to you by Patreon supporters and addicted to France, the small group tour company for people who want to enjoy France to the fullest with zero stress. |
| 1:09.0 | We have a tour coming up late May with a few spots left for Paris, Giverny, Versailles and Normandy. |
| 1:17.4 | Check it out on addicted to France.com. |
| 1:21.5 | And Elise has been a professional tour guide for a long time in the Toulouse area. |
| 1:26.8 | If you're coming to visit, arrange for a private tour with her on Toulouse Guided Walks.com. The Bourgeoisieurvé nice tobése how nice to see you again! |
| 2:04.0 | How nice to see you, Annie! |
| 2:06.0 | Today we are going to talk about an overall feel for the city of Toulouse. |
| 2:12.0 | Yes. And we want to present the city of Toulouse and we want to present the city as we know it because we |
| 2:16.2 | that's where we live that's where we live that's where I was born and raised believe |
| 2:20.4 | it or not yes and this city is very different from other French cities and |
| 2:27.6 | we're going to get to that and also we list all of the other episodes that we've talked, where we've talked about specific |
| 2:35.3 | things about Toulouse that are really interesting. |
| 2:38.7 | So take it away, Elise. |
| 2:40.9 | Okay, so as you just said, and I think it's really important, Toulouse is of course a city down in the southwest of France. |
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