Photos: PierreSelim, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: PierreSelim, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Planning your Capitole quarter walk
Your local guide
Thomas Bertrand
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Highlights
- A route built around your interests
- When the Capitole quarter gets quiet
- Toulouse's centre, mapped before you go
- A plan checked against the current season
- Preparing a stronger live walk later
About this tour
This is a planning call for the streets around Toulouse's Capitole, the pink-brick centre most visitors want to see first. We talk through what interests you and build a route around it, rather than following a fixed script. It sets up a stronger version of a later live walk.
We start with what you already know about Toulouse and what you are hoping to see, then I map out a route and check current details as we talk. It runs as a conversation rather than a presentation, and most calls end with more questions answered than planned for. You get a short written route afterwards.
This suits anyone who prefers to plan before a live session, or who only has a short window and wants to use it well. It also works for travellers still deciding whether Toulouse fits their trip.
Included
- A 45-minute call with a local guide
- Honest tips on where to eat, stay and what to skip
- A short follow-up note with every place mentioned
Not included
- Bookings made on your behalf
- Phone or data charges from your provider
Itinerary
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Hello, and what you want to know 5 min
The guide calls you and asks what you are after: planning Toulouse, recommendations, or just questions.
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What we plan 15 min
We talk through the streets around the Capitole and decide which ones matter most for your interests, whether that is architecture, shopping streets or quiet courtyards. I explain which routes work best depending on the time of day you plan to walk them.
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What I check for you 15 min
I check which squares tend to be busiest and which stay quiet through the afternoon, since the crowds shift a lot across the day. You leave with a route that avoids the times you would rather skip.
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Your questions 7 min
Ask anything that is still on your mind, there is no fixed script.
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A written note after the call 3 min
You get a short follow-up message with everything mentioned, so you do not have to remember it all.
Good to know
- A stable phone or internet connection, whichever the guide uses to reach you.
- No app to install. You answer when the guide calls, or join a video call if you would rather.
- Times are shown in Paris time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The call is not recorded. Keep your own note of anything you want to remember, or wait for the follow-up message.
- Have your questions ready, though there is time to think of more as you go.
Questions about this tour
What will the call cover?
The guide talks you through Toulouse: where to go, what to eat, and answers to whatever you ask.
What happens if the call drops?
The guide will try you again straight away.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- Your guide calls the number you give at booking.
- A planning call to map out the Capitole quarter before we walk it live another day.
Times shown in Paris time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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