Toulouse itinerary: 1 to 2 days
Plans for one and two days in Toulouse, day by day: the Marché Victor Hugo, the cathedral, the Musée des Augustins, the Capitole, the Church of the Jacobins, the Garonne quays at the Pont Neuf and the Daurade, the Basilica of Saint-Sernin and the Canal du Midi first, then the Musée Saint-Raymond, Notre-Dame de la Dalbade, the Hôtel d'Assézat and the Cité de l'espace as you add a day. Every stop has a typical visit length.
How long do you have?
Map: 2 days
Toulouse in 1 day
Day 1
Marché Victor Hugo
Covered food market with cheese, sausage and duck stalls downstairs and small restaurants upstairs serving lunch to market-goers.
Toulouse Cathedral
Saint-Étienne Cathedral, oddly lopsided because its nave and choir, built in different centuries, stand on different axes.
Musée des Augustins
Fine-arts museum in a former Augustinian convent, known for its Romanesque and Gothic sculpture and its Gothic cloister.
Capitole de Toulouse
City hall and opera house behind a long pink-brick and stone facade on the great square, with the painted Salle des Illustres open to visitors.
Church of the Jacobins
Gothic Dominican church with a palm-tree vault of ribs spreading from a single column, the relics of Thomas Aquinas and a quiet cloister.
Pont Neuf and the Garonne quays
Brick bridge of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the oldest across the Garonne in Toulouse, with views of the quays and the La Grave dome.
Notre-Dame de la Daurade and the Daurade quay
Neoclassical basilica of a Black Madonna beside the Daurade quay, whose riverside steps and lawns fill with people at sunset.
Basilica of Saint-Sernin
Largest surviving Romanesque church in Europe, built of pink brick and stone on the pilgrim route to Santiago, with an octagonal bell tower.
Canal du Midi at Port de l'Embouchure
Junction of the Canal du Midi with the Canal de Brienne and the Canal latéral, a shaded spot for a walk or ride along the towpaths.
Toulouse in 2 days
Day 1
Marché Victor Hugo
Covered food market with cheese, sausage and duck stalls downstairs and small restaurants upstairs serving lunch to market-goers.
Toulouse Cathedral
Saint-Étienne Cathedral, oddly lopsided because its nave and choir, built in different centuries, stand on different axes.
Capitole de Toulouse
City hall and opera house behind a long pink-brick and stone facade on the great square, with the painted Salle des Illustres open to visitors.
Church of the Jacobins
Gothic Dominican church with a palm-tree vault of ribs spreading from a single column, the relics of Thomas Aquinas and a quiet cloister.
Pont Neuf and the Garonne quays
Brick bridge of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the oldest across the Garonne in Toulouse, with views of the quays and the La Grave dome.
Notre-Dame de la Daurade and the Daurade quay
Neoclassical basilica of a Black Madonna beside the Daurade quay, whose riverside steps and lawns fill with people at sunset.
Basilica of Saint-Sernin
Largest surviving Romanesque church in Europe, built of pink brick and stone on the pilgrim route to Santiago, with an octagonal bell tower.
Musée Saint-Raymond
Archaeology museum beside Saint-Sernin, with Roman portrait busts from the villa of Chiragan and an early Christian burial ground in the basement.
Canal du Midi at Port de l'Embouchure
Junction of the Canal du Midi with the Canal de Brienne and the Canal latéral, a shaded spot for a walk or ride along the towpaths.
Day 2
Notre-Dame de la Dalbade
Gothic brick church in the old town, its doorway topped by a colourful ceramic tympanum of the Coronation of the Virgin.
Hôtel d'Assézat (Bemberg Foundation)
Renaissance mansion of a rich woad merchant, now the Bemberg Foundation, with paintings from Cranach to Bonnard.
Musée des Augustins
Fine-arts museum in a former Augustinian convent, known for its Romanesque and Gothic sculpture and its Gothic cloister.
Cité de l'espace
Space theme park east of the centre with a full-size Ariane 5 rocket, a Mir space station module, a planetarium and hands-on exhibits.
When to go to Toulouse
Spring and autumn are the best seasons, warm and sunny. Summer can be very hot, though the evenings by the Garonne are lively. Winters are mild, and in February the city celebrates its violets with the Fête de la Violette.
Plan the rest of your trip
- Where to stay: hotels in Toulouse on Booking.com or Trip.com
- Skip-the-line tickets: museums and sights in Toulouse on Tiqets
- Tours and day trips: things to do in Toulouse on GetYourGuide
- Data on arrival: an eSIM for France from Airalo
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Tips for Toulouse
- The Musée des Augustins reopened in December 2025 and is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays; other museums close on Mondays or Tuesdays, so check each.
- Have lunch upstairs at the Marché Victor Hugo, where small restaurants cook what the stalls below sell; the market is closed on Mondays.
- The centre is walkable; the metro, trams and the city's shared bikes help for the Canal du Midi and the Cité de l'espace.
- Book the Cité de l'espace online; it is closed in January and on most Mondays, and is east of the centre, by bus or car.
- Join the locals on the Daurade quay or the Pont Neuf at sunset, when the brick city glows pink.
Make it your own
Open the guide in Andiamo Places to see every stop on a map with walking directions, move places between days, check opening hours for your dates, and add your own finds. After the trip, your photos become a journal and, if you like, a printed photo book.
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Photo credits
- Basilica of Saint-Sernin: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Canal du Midi at Port de l'Embouchure: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Capitole de Toulouse: Benh LIEU SONG, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Church of the Jacobins: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cité de l'espace: Emeraude 22:10, 16 October 2006 (UTC), Public domain
- Hôtel d'Assézat (Bemberg Foundation): Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Musée Saint-Raymond: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Musée des Augustins: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Notre-Dame de la Dalbade: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Notre-Dame de la Daurade and the Daurade quay: Kimon Berlin, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Pont Neuf and the Garonne quays: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Toulouse Cathedral: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0
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