a lover of toulouse guides us in the pink city
A lover of the pink city, the writer Francis Pornon, published a guide to Toulouse last April. It is the invitation of France Bleu Occitanie before the European Heritage Days this weekend.
The 39th European Heritage Days take place on Saturday and Sunday, September 17 and 18. The invitation of France Bleu Occitanie wrote a guide, last spring, on the secrets of Toulouse entitled “Toulouse: small secrets and big stories. Guide for the curious walker”. Francis Pornon walks the streets of Toulouse and tries to look behind appearances.
Ramier Island: “a nugget to discover”
The island of Ramier should become a green zone in Toulouse, the Toulouse “Central Park”, it is a place that Francis Pornon likes. On the left bank of Toulouse, he recommends visiting the essential La Grave hospital which served to house the poor, then welcomed the “plague victims and those we did not want to see”, the hospital confirmed in 1197 is then became a maternity. The Saint-Joseph chapel reopens this Saturday, after 6 years of work. Landmark of the Saint-Cyprien district, the chapel was built in the 18th century. La Grave is the most photographed monument in the city of Toulouse.
Hotel d’Assézat It is also a place appreciated by Francis Pornon, created by a merchant in pastel, built in 1555-1557 on the plans of Nicolas Bachelier, the greatest Toulouse architect of the Renaissance.