Toulouse

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Known as La Ville Rose for the distinctive pink terracotta of its Renaissance buildings, Toulouse is the dynamic capital of southwest France and the center of Europe's aerospace industry. Home to Airbus headquarters and the interactive Cite de l'Espace museum, the city also boasts one of France's greatest Romanesque churches, a thriving university culture, the Canal du Midi, and a robust culinary tradition anchored by cassoulet, duck confit, and violet-flavored confections.

La Ville Rose (The Pink City)Cite de l'Espace (Space City)Basilique Saint-SerninCassoulet & Southwest Cuisine

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