Toulouse. The guinguette takes height
On the heights of Pech David, the Observatory guinguette opened on June 15th. The area was redeveloped with the deployment of the cable car, allowing the installation of this guinguette on the belvedere, the highest point of the city from the top of its 260 meters.
The land adjoins the observatory, and offers nearly 1,500 square meters above the Garonne, facing the islet of rabbits.
The varnished wooden picnic tables are set up on a plain that the last storms should help to green again.
Overlooked by the Téléo, to the west, the luminous garlands and orange parasols contrast with the dark green of the trees that border the plain.
The guinguette saw the stars
“The spirit here, explains Sébastien Blanchard, manager of the Observatory guinguette, is a traditional guinguette, to enjoy the landscape and nature. The idea is also to secure the place to avoid wild occupation of the land: now there are barriers and security guards to prevent cars from setting in at night. a long time. There are still small things to improve”, he concedes.
“Our public in recent days, explains the manager, it was families, regulars of the site, or people who discovered the place thanks to the cable car. The Rangueil-Louis Lareng stop is a five-minute walk away. All want to use the site”.
Like Greg and Sabrina, 28: “we came with friends, and we both come back. It’s nice, there’s a view of the whole city”.
The added value of the site, notes Sébastien Blanchard, is the view or the sunset. “We have planned to buy telescopes, and we want to develop a weekly outdoor cinema session”. Something to touch the stars a little closer…