The Pink City has nothing to be ashamed of. The banks of the Garonne, the historic streets and monuments, the half-timbered houses and its many restaurants with a festive and friendly atmosphere… So many qualities that have made Toulouse number 1 in the world’s Top 10 trendiest cities to visit in 2025 according to travel guide publisher Lonely Planet.
Toulouse number 1 of the most popular cities for 2025
“Are you looking for an unmissable urban destination for 2025? Discover our selection of 10 trendiest cities of the coming year ! At the top of the list, Toulouse and its famous Minotaur”, begins Lonely Planet.
According to the famous travel guide publisher Lonely Planet, Toulouse is therefore in first place in the Top 10 most trendy cities (from all over the world) to visit in 2025. And for good reason, the Occitan capital is full of gems to discover: the famous Minotaur, the banks of the Garonne, historic and lively neighborhoods, emblematic and industrial monuments repurposed or even canals and multiple atypical and eclectic addresses… So many things to see who make Toulouse an attractive and perfect city for a few days’ getaway.
The unmissable activities in Toulouse (again according to Lonely Planet)
“The city of Toulouse is at the top of our Best of 2025,” insists the specialist site.
The Australian publisher founded by an Anglo-Irish couple in 1972 and bought by the BBC in 2007 takes advantage of this world ranking to indicate the 3 essential activities to do during a visit to Toulouse :
1) Let yourself be carried away by electro on the barge The Cry of the Seagull, with a jazz concert at the Taquin or a more classical moment at the Opéra national du Capitole… It is therefore recommended to make a musical stopover. And in this regard, the Toulouse Town Hall reminds:
“In 2023, Toulouse was designated “City of Music” by UNESCO and “the most attractive French metropolis” according to the Arthur Loyd barometer, so obviously, what could be better”
2) Set off to discover the architectural treasuresincluding the Saint-Sernin basilica, in Romanesque style, and the grandiose Capitole, neoclassical.
3) Get rich of aeronautical heritage at the Aeroscopia museumat L’Envol des Pionniers, but also in the Airbus factories which can be visited.
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A distinction that does not leave the Town Hall indifferent
A distinction which did not fail to make Jean-Luc Moudenc reactMayor of Toulouse and President of Toulouse Métropole:
“What a consecration to see our Pink City ranked first in the world ranking of destinations recommended by Lonely Planet!
This distinction rewards the work that we carry out with all those involved in tourism in Toulouse to preserve the sweetness of life and the quality of welcome for which our city is renowned. Convivencia, the art of hospitality and living together, so dear to us, is more than ever in the spotlight on the international scene,” he confided following this revelation.
And for the rest of the ranking?
If Toulouse is therefore number 1 in the Top 10 cities not to be missed in 2025 thanks to its multiple cultural, culinary and entertaining attractions (according to Lonely Planet, again), here is the rest and end of the ranking:
2) Puducherry (formerly Pondicherry) in India
3) Bansko en Bulgaria
4) Chiang Mai in Thailand
5) Genoa in Italy
6) Pittsburgh in the United States
7) Osaka in Japan
8) Curitiba in Brazil
9) Palma in Spain
10) Edmonton in Canada
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