the best with the family!
The Hall of the Machine
Also very spectacular: the Halle de la Machine (www.halledelamachine.fr). Which presents the show machines of the company La Machine.
With in particular a monumental Minotaur, which takes you on its back.
A place of overflowing creativity. Where the machinists are happy to explain, to show. And get the audience involved.
Full price: €9.50. From 13 to 17 years old and students: €7. From 6 to 12 years old: €5. Children under 5: free.
The Gardens of the Line
Right next to the Halle de la Machine are the gardens of the Line (www.toulouse.fr/web/projet-urbain/-/les-jardins-de-la-ligne). Along the runway from which the Aéropostale pilots took off.
A beautiful playground, whose decorations evoke the eight countries crossed by these pilots (Morocco, Senegal, Brazil…).
FREE ENTRANCE.
The city of space
A unique place in Europe awaits you in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne): the Cité de l’Espace (www.cite-espace.com). A scientific theme park, dedicated to the conquest of space. On 5 acres.
With life-size replicas: Ariane 5 rocket, Soyuz spacecraft… But also two planetariums. A large Imax® 3D room. And an immersion in the daily life of astronauts on the International Space Station.
The plus: the Cité des petits, for 4 to 8 year olds. With decorations to their scale. And immersive animations about rockets and astronauts.
Full price: €23. From 5 to 18 years old: €17. Children under 5: free.
The Aeroscopia Museum
Other high-flying equipment: the Aéroscopia museum (www.aeroscopia.fr). Devoted to aviation. Because Toulouse is considered the capital of aeronautics.
Near the Airbus factories, this museum allows you to board the Concorde. To build an airplane. To discover behind the scenes of a flight. And the secrets of the giant of the air, the A380…
Storytelling tours for children.
Full price: €14. From 6 to 17 years old and students: €11. Children under 6: free. Storytelling visit: + €3.50.
Little tourist train
To have a more global vision of Toulouse, suitable even for the youngest, two solutions.
The first: the little tourist train (www.petittraintoulouse.com), which offer two 45-minute circuits. Discover the city’s must-sees: Capitole, Saint-Sernin basilica, Canal du Midi…
Full price: €7. From 3 to 11 years old: €3.
Departure: Place du Capitole.
Toulouse route with the family
Second solution: the Toulouse route with the family (www.toulouse-tourisme.com/le-parcours-en-famille). It allows you to visit the city independently. By having fun finding the heroes of the animated film Les Aces de la jungle.
The little ones complete the flyer with stickers. And pose alongside the characters of the film. Teenagers download augmented reality animations to their smartphones.
“Toulouse en famille” bag on sale at the tourist office: €3.