Toulouse Tourism
Donjon du Capitole
BP 38001,
31080 TOULOUSE 6
Phone 05.61.11.02.22
fax : 05.61.23 74 97
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Toulouse,
known as the Ville Rose ("Pink City") for its distinctive
brick architecture, is host to a rich and diverse culture.
It has a thriving scene of unusually beautiful graffiti,
with the painter Miss Van at its forefront. In sports, it
boasts a respected rugby union team, Stade Toulousain, which
has been a four-time finalist and three-time winner in
Europe's top club competition in the sport, the Heineken Cup. |
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The city also has a rugby league team, Toulouse Olympique, who
have won the French championship on four occasions.
Toulouse was the home of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944),
most famous for his book Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince).
There is a permanent gallery with numerous photos, and some of
his works, located in the Hotel du Grand Balcon - just off the
Place du Capitole - where he stayed. (The bohemian painter
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, lived in Paris and shared only his
name with Toulouse).
The city's gastronomic specialties include saucisses de
Toulouse, a type of sausage, cassoulet, a bean and pork stew,
and garbure, a cabbage soup with poultry. Also, foie gras, the
liver of an overfed duck or goose, is a delicacy mainly made
in the Midi-Pyrenees
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: This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the
Wikipedia article
"Toulouse".
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