Further Distractions
Toulouse
Musée Saint
Raymond
This
fascinating museum showcases everyday life in Tolosa (as Toulouse was then
known) under the Roman Empire. There is an exceptional collection of marble
sculptures from Antiquity, with the most important series of Roman busts ever
discovered in France, as well as archaeological remains excavated on site, a
collection of sarcophaguses and a necropolis dating back to the fourth century.
Place Saint-Sernin
Tel: (05) 6122 3144.
Musée d’Histoire Naturelle
Reopening in October 2007, this well
loved museum will be bigger (twice as big in fact) and better than before.
Check the website for more information.
35 allées Jules Guesde
Tel: (05) 6227 4545.
Website: www.museum.toulouse.fr
Jardin
japonais Compans Caffarelli
This Japanese
garden, created in 1981, is an oasis of greenery in the heart of the city, and
a delightful place to spend a summer afternoon.
Boulevard
Lascrosses
Tel: (05) 6227 4848.
Musée Saint
Raymond
This fascinating museum showcases everyday life in Tolosa (as Toulouse was then known) under the Roman Empire. There is an exceptional collection of marble sculptures from Antiquity, with the most important series of Roman busts ever discovered in France, as well as archaeological remains excavated on site, a collection of sarcophaguses and a necropolis dating back to the fourth century.
Place Saint-Sernin
Tel: (05) 6122 3144.
Musée d’Histoire Naturelle
Reopening in October 2007, this well loved museum will be bigger (twice as big in fact) and better than before. Check the website for more information.
35 allées Jules Guesde
Tel: (05) 6227 4545.
Website: www.museum.toulouse.fr
Jardin japonais Compans Caffarelli
This Japanese garden, created in 1981, is an oasis of greenery in the heart of the city, and a delightful place to spend a summer afternoon.
Boulevard Lascrosses
Tel: (05) 6227 4848.
This fascinating museum showcases everyday life in Tolosa (as Toulouse was then known) under the Roman Empire. There is an exceptional collection of marble sculptures from Antiquity, with the most important series of Roman busts ever discovered in France, as well as archaeological remains excavated on site, a collection of sarcophaguses and a necropolis dating back to the fourth century.
Place Saint-Sernin
Tel: (05) 6122 3144.
Musée d’Histoire Naturelle
Reopening in October 2007, this well loved museum will be bigger (twice as big in fact) and better than before. Check the website for more information.
35 allées Jules Guesde
Tel: (05) 6227 4545.
Website: www.museum.toulouse.fr
Jardin japonais Compans Caffarelli
This Japanese garden, created in 1981, is an oasis of greenery in the heart of the city, and a delightful place to spend a summer afternoon.
Boulevard Lascrosses
Tel: (05) 6227 4848.








