Découverte & activités
The City of Toulouse, the « Pink City »
At 200 metres of Wilson Square, the Best Western Les Capitouls Grand Hotel of Toulouse enjoys an ideal location for discovering the capital city of the Midi-Pyrénées region. Throughout the years, Toulouse has evolved into a lively city thanks to its scientific, historical and cultural heritage: Aeronautics, astronomy, electronics, computing as well as biotechnologies have made of Toulouse a city of great economic calibre.
Visiting Toulouse
If you like taking walks, you will enjoy strolling along the Canal of Midi or sliding down the waters of La Garonne on river boats, admire river banks, bridges, towers and astounding buildings. For monument and edifices lovers, the old city of Toulouse will stun you beyond belief with its many distinct hotels dating from the Renaissance times, amongst which is the prestigious Assézat Hotel of classic Renaissance style, considered today to be the most beautiful of the Pastel period hotels.
You will also find as you tour around the antique part of Toulouse, remarkable religious constructions: the Church of the Jacobins (600m away), the Basilica of Saint-Sernin (500m away), the Museum of Saint-Raymond (antiquity), one of the most beautiful museums of the city set up within a beautiful edifice of the XVIth century, and the Museum of the Augustins, one of the most valuable French museums of medieval sculpture.
Cultural and historic heritage
Discover as well the famous Capitol and its buildings of old bricks. Citadels of the Medieval era, still nested around the city (Cordes), as well as Roman abbeys (Abbey of Moissac, Abbey of Sylvanès, …) will remind you of a long gone time deeply crossed by Atlantic and Mediterranean influences. In addition, the Best Western Les Capitouls Hotel is only 1km away from the Centre of Congress, 2km from Exposition Park and 4km from the stadium. Also, 4km away is the Spatial City (Cité de l’Espace): lots of interactive attractions (videophone, sky observation according to the waves and visibility of the planets), animations, exhibitions, rear projections, and museography. As for sports lovers, the city offers a number of places where you could practice the sport that you’re passionate of most: Tennis, golf, fishing, riding, cycling, mountain biking, swimming, skating …