Toulouse glows pink at sunset, built from a rosy brick that gives the whole city its nickname and its warmth.
Europe's largest Romanesque church anchors a centre packed with students and aerospace engineers-this is where Airbus and the rockets are made. The Canal du Midi slides through on its way to the Mediterranean, plane trees shading the towpath.
It's southern and unhurried, closer in spirit to Spain than to Paris, with rugby as something near religion.
Eat a rich, slow cassoulet and the fat local sausage, and finish with a violet-flavoured sweet.
Round trip from Prague, any dates in October 2026.