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Industrial Tourism
Toulouse has an exceptionally rich industrial heritage and Toulouse-car-hire.co.uk. enables you to use your hire car to take full advantage of the rich opportunities. Through industrial tourism, you can see some of these industries on visiting days for visitors. It is through this industrial tourism that the visitor is offered a special opportunity to understand just why the city of Toulouse and the Ville Rose are in the league of Europe's great leading metropolitan centres.
EDF - Le Bazacle
There is an observation point overlooking the Garonne with a magnicifent view of the Hotel Dieu Saint-Jacques. Le Bazacle is an educational and cultural centre due to its hydroelectric power station, its fish-pass through the area and its many and varied exhibitions.
11, quai Saint-Pierre
31000 Toulouse
Contact: accueil EDF Bazacle
Tel: 05 62 30 16 00
Fax: 05 62 30 16 01
The Depeche du midi
Hire a car and take a tour of the Dépêche du Midi's premises offers a unique opportunity to make the history of the paper and the story of the people behind its creation come alive. Also, viewing the various stages in the publication of the Toulouse region's own local paper is one of the interesting aspects of the tour. This guided tour shows how a newspaper is put together, from the editors desk to the final delivery of the printed papers and puts you into the very centre of the of journalism industry.
Avenue Jean Baylet
31300 Toulouse
Contact: Manatour-Taxiway
Tel: 05 34 55 13 01
Fax: 05 62 74 08 68
Tours Monday to Friday by prior booking only.
Parfums Berdoues
Take a guided tour behind the scenes of the world of perfumes which shows you the processes involved in making the various products. This includes "Violettes de Toulouse" which is a perfume original to the area of Toulouse region. The Parfumerie Berdoues which was established in 1902 is involved in the creation of high quality perfumes and cosmetics along traditional lines.
131, route de Toulouse
31270 Cugnaux
Tel: 05 62 13 56 00
Fax: 05 61 07 68 48
Prior booking only
Length of visit:
1 hour
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