Toulouse. At the zoo, in the garden of a castle… Easter egg hunts
By Anthony Assemat
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With the three-day weekend of Easterof Saturday 16 to Monday 18 April 2022egg hunts are organized all over the place in Toulouse and in the conurbation! Toulouse News dress up the places where you will have to be for the most invited to find the eggs and enjoy the chocolates.
60,000 eggs in the labyrinth of Merville
This is THE traditional meeting place in Haute-Garonne when it comes to egg hunting at Easter: hunting in the magnificent labyrinth of Merville and its park, classified as a “remarkable garden”.
It has been one of the biggest egg hunts in France for 25 years. From Saturday 16 to Monday 18 April 2022, 60,000 eggs will be hidden in the alleys of the labyrinth. Attention, the limit is 12 eggs per person!
Prices: adults 10.50 euros, children 8.50 euros (from 4 to 12 years old). Free for children under 4 years old.
Info and reservations on the site of the castle and labyrinth of Merville.
The CitizenKid treasure hunt
Like every year, CitizenKid organize in the largest cities of France, including Toulouse, a hunt for chocolate eggs in the form of a treasure hunt. Will you be ready for a return to the future with pastry chef Jean-Michel Millefeuille?
Info and registrations on this link.
At Bazacle
The EDF Bazacle space, quai Saint-Pierre, offers two days of egg hunts throughout the space. Don’t miss any recoil!
It is without registration. Info on the Bazacle website.
In the Vidailhan district
The Vivr’à Vidailhan association is organizing an egg hunt in the eponymous district, Monday April 18, 2022. Visit the construction site of the future community center, at the corner of avenue de Galilée and esplanade André Michaux. So grab a basket!
Egg hunt… and rugby!
Here is an original and family idea: hunt them eggs during a rugby match! In this case that of Toulouse Olympique XIII, which receives training from Hull KR on behalf of the Super League, Monday April 16, 2022 at 4 p.m. at the Ernest-Wallon stadium. An extra-sporting activity which will not be the only one since the club will also offer ephemeral tattoos, a make-up stand and souvenir photos…
In addition, for this meeting, the TO XIII is setting up a special offer on the ticket office: two adult places, two child places + 20% reduction in the shop for a price of 20 euros.
At the zoo
In addition to going there to admire the most beautiful animals, the African Safari zoo, located Plaisance-du-Touch (Haute-Garonne), west of Toulouse, also organize its egg hunt.
A hunt that lasts the three days of Easter, but with tight schedules: from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. “Hidden around the meerkats and red pandas, or very close to the cheetahs, the egg hunt will be an opportunity to discover the perfect zoo in a different way. Equipped with a plan, the explorers must note the identified eggs. Once all the eggs have been found, go to the mini-farm in the park for an egg distribution! “says the African Safari zoo.
Entrance fee (the egg hunt is included in the ticket price): 20 euros (15 euros for children).
Such. : 05 61 86 45 03. Info on the zoo website.
![Stéphane Tournié, the starred chef of the Jardins de l'Opéra, place du Capitole in Toulouse.](https://static.actu.fr/uploads/2022/04/stephane-tournie-19.jpg)
A hunt for… golden eggs!
The starred chef of the Jardins de l’Opéra, Stéphane Tourié, always has several ideas up his sleeve! All week, you will need finder of eggs Golden (a surprise is in each egg!), hidden in traders. A clue is revealed every day on the Toulouse chef’s Instagram account.
Sunday April 17 will be the high point of this half-real, half-virtual hunt. Indeed, if you find the egg on the last day, you win a lunch or dinner aperitif for two at the Comptoirthe space of the Gardens of the Opera.
Eggs in the middle of planes at Aeroscopia
Between eggs and airplanes, you won’t have to choose at the Aeroscopy Museum. Monday April 18, 2022, a game, reserved for children aged 3 to 10, will bring you to find the seven letters hidden on certain eggs to form a password. In the end, you can leave with a chocolate rabbit from local artisan Frédéric Lopez.
And until April 18, estimate the weight of the chocolate airplane in the reception hall of the Blagnac museum. The person who estimates the weight as closely as possible wins “an exceptional and unprecedented creation”.
In the Muretain
Two egg hunts will take place in the Muretain, south of Toulouse: in the towns of Saubens, Sunday April 17, with the association “Les 4 sous”and in Pinsaguel, Monday, April 18 at 5 p.m. Colored eggs will be scattered around the edges of the Muscadelle.
After Easter… it’s always Easter!
If you’re not in Toulouse over the long Easter weekend, don’t panic. There will be egg hunts during April 2022. For example at the Château de Bergues, in Odars, east of Toulouse, on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 April. The eggs found will be dummy before being exchanged for real eggs! And you can discover the farm animals at the same time (515, route de Revel (information on 06 83 48 56 18).
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