Travel information/How to get to Toulouse
Accommodation
Tourism

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Travel information/How to get to Toulouse:

by plane
There are many flights arriving in Toulouse Blagnac Airport

PREFERENTIAL TRAVEL FARES
is the official carrier for BCTM2003 conference.

To get a preferential fare, please follow the instructions :in French or in English

by train
Train station : Gare Matabiau SNCF(on-line timetable)

PREFERENTIAL TRAVEL FARES

To receive a reduction ticket, please send us a email

 

Detail information on these pages: : Office du tourisme de Toulouse and Centre des Congrès Pierre Baudis

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Accommodation:

Special prices (mention "BCTM 2003"):

Hotel Mercure ATRIA (before June, 20)
Bvd Lascrosses, 8 esplanade Compans Caffarelli
tel +33 5 61 11 09 09
fax +33 5 61 23 14 12

SINGLE: 114,50 euros
DOUBLE: 129 euros
(including breakfast)

Hotel NOVOTEL Toulouse Centre (before July, 28)
5 pl. Alfonse Jourdain
tel +33 5 61 21 74 74
fax +33 5 61 22 81 22

SINGLE: 107,50 euros
DOUBLE: 118 euros
(including breakfast)

Hotel de Brienne (before September, 7-just a few rooms)
20 Bvd Maréchal Leclerc
tel +33 5 61 23 60 60
fax +33 5 61 23 18 94

SINGLE/DOUBLE: 77 euros + 8,50 euros for breakfast

Hotel Crowne Plaza
7, place du Capitole
31000 Toulouse
tel: +33 5 61 61 19 13 or +33 5 61 61 19 05
fax: +33 5 61 23 79 96
email: hicptoulouse@alliance-hospitality.com

SINGLE: 180 euros "Tradition" category room including breakfast (for 3 nights running)
DOUBLE: 250 euros "Club Plaza" category room including breakfast (for 3 nights running)

Complete list of hotels in Toulouse.

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Tourism

France is widely known for food, wine and culture. Coastal resorts like Cannes, Nice and Biarritz have been popular with Kings, famous actors and other well known personalities since the 1900’s. Many European residents have second houses in various parts of France. Despite this major influx of people from many countries, France has always maintained its cultural identity, which you can find from the largest city to the tiniest village.

Toulouse, location of BCTM2003, is now the fourth city of France. For centuries, Toulouse has played an important role in French history. Today, it is Europe’s capital of space and aeronautics.
When you arrive at Toulouse Blagnac airport, you can see new Airbus planes on the tarmac waiting to be handed over to their new owners. In contrast, 20 minutes away, you will find old city houses, well preserved ancient buildings, museums and fine bars and restaurants. >From its very beginning, Toulouse has contrived to combine tradition and innovation, past and future.
You can take advantage of BCTM2003 conference to arrange some days off to visit Toulouse and its surrounding area. Hereafter some useful web sites and suggestions to plan tours or cultural events.

TOULOUSE

For those who love art and the various forms art takes, Toulouse has a wealth of original churches. Among them, we can name the Saint-Sernin basilica, the largest and most perfect Roman church in France ; the Saint-Etienne Cathedral, the Dalbade church, the Notre-Dame de la Daurade basilica, Saint-Pierre des Cuisines, the oldest religious building in Toulouse, which has been superbly renovated, the Augustins’ Monastery with its cloister and museum and the Jacobins Convent, whose audacious architecture makes it quite unique.
The Golden Age in Toulouse was between 1500 and 1700. Merchants thrived on the pastel (plant providing a blue pigment) trade and became Consuls or Capitouls, finding new symbols of power and prestige in the construction of sumptuous hotels surmounted with towers that dominated the town : the Assezat, Mansencal, Bernuy and Vieux Raisin hotels. During the same period (between 1544 and 1662), the oldest bridge of Toulouse, the Pont Neuf, was built.

Guided Tour of Toulouse : every saturday from July 1st to September 30th, the commentary is in english.
Tourism Office : http://www.ot-toulouse.fr/

Historical cruise on Garonne river :
River-boat " Baladine ", http://www.bateaux-toulousains.com/
River-boat " Le Capitole ", Toulouse Croisières, 05 61 257 257
Toulouse Croisières, 05 61 257 257 http://www.toulouse-croisieres.com/

Space Center (Cité de l’Espace) where you can visit the MIR space station : http://www.cite-espace.com/

SURROUNDINGS OF TOULOUSE

Visit the fortified medieval City of Carcassonne (one hour from Toulouse): http://www.carcassonne.org/ , http://www.carcassonne.culture.fr/ (virtual visit)

Others medieval towns :
Cordes sur ciel : http://www.cordes-sur-ciel.org/
Bruniquel : http://brunehaut.free.fr/ , http://www.tourisme.fr/office-de-tourisme/BRUNIQUEL.htm (only in French)

Pyrénées mountains :
Visit of Pic du Midi observatory : http://www.picdumidi.com.fr/
Visit of Gavarnie Cirque : http://www.gavarnie.com/bienvenue/an_default.htm
Visit of the cave of Niaux and its famous prehistoric paintings : http://www.niaux.net/niaux.htm , http://www2.ac-toulouse.fr/eco-belbeze-union/niaux.htm

CULTURAL EVENTS IN TOULOUSE IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER

Piano aux Jacobins : http://www.pianojacobins.com/
Vituosos in the splendid setting of Jacobins cloister
Toulouse les Orgues : http://www.toulouse-les-orgues.org/
Festival of concerts played on the town and the Haute-Garonne organs
Jazz sur son 31 : http://www.jazz31.com/home_non_flash.asp
It will be swinging in various parts of the town and the Haute-Garonne