Our hotel, conveniently located near La Cité de l' Espace is awaiting you in quiet and ... more
comfortable surroundings south-east of Toulouse. With convenient and useful facilities, we are an ideal starting point for exploring Toulouse or other interesting si...
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Advantages: One of very few space museums in Europe, great exhibits Disadvantages: Difficult to get to
Cite d'espace is on the outskirts of Toulouse. If you visit by car, the attraction itself provides plenty of parking facilities and the locality is a pleasant enough drive. Driving through Toulouse is nightmarish though so I recommend you carefully plan your route.
Once you get there, it's a wonderful museum for all the family. Admittedly it's rather techy and male-orientated, but there were plenty of families and school parties there when I visited. I also happened to choose one of their free Fridays, so I got in for free!
The counter staff and guides all speak English as well as French. I was shown around the Russian exhibits by a very knowledgeable English-speaking guide, went in MIR, sat in Soyuz. Certainly a rare experience for anyone.
The "trip to Mars" exhibit with robots and futuristic computers etc was also very ...
Advantages: Informative, fun exciting for all ages Disadvantages: trnaslator batteries, food prices, not enough time to see and do everything!
A few years ago my mother-in-law bought a plot of land in the south of France with the intention of building a house to live in. That was the summer of 1998. That Christmas, my husband and I went to visit and we crammed as many wonderful places into our week holiday as possible. One place in particular was fascinating. This place was le city del’espace, Toulouse. (Space City for anyone not up on the French lingo!) It was a relatively new attraction when we visited – less than a year since first opening. It was a huge place with outdoor and indoor attractions.
As it was the middle of winter (and even the south of France has a winter!) we decided to get the outdoor bit over and done with first as it was very cold and windy although the sky was clear and blue and the sun was shining. There was plenty to see and do ...
Advantages: location location location Disadvantages: not cheap for drinks etc from the bar.
The crown Plaza hotel in the centre of the old town of Toulouse is a great place for a romantic weekend break. BMI fly in to Toulouse from Manchester so two hours after boarding the plane we had just a twenty minute (20 Euro) taxi drive from Toulouse Blagnac airport to get to the hotel. I booked using the www.ichotelsgroup.com website which is a very easy way of finding the best hotel anywhere in the world within the group (Holiday Inn, Intercontinental and Crowne Plaza). So I had read that the location for this hotel was on Place Capitole in the centre of the old town of Toulouse. What a result. We didn't hire a car because we just wanted to stay in the city centre and do the café / museum / cathedral / restaurant chill out weekend and from this hotel just a short walk to all the above was possible. One of Toulouse's best known ...
