France | Toulouse unmissable in 2025, according to Lonely Planet

The famous Pink City in the south of France really sees life in pink, since the experts of the no less famous guide Lonely Planet have placed it at the top of the ranking of urban destinations to visit in 2025.

This is the first time that the Toulouse city has won this honor, having convinced the judges with its art galleries, its converted industrial sites, its lively cafés, its high-level cuisine, as well as the charm of the banks of the Garonne and of the Canal du Midi. The judges described it as “Paris in miniature”, which is sure to raise eyebrows among locals and those who know these two cities well, as Toulouse stands out from the capital. Booming, it is expected to grow by 90,000 inhabitants in the next decade. Air Canada has also set up an annualized direct connection between Montreal and Toulouse since mid-2023, while Air Transat continues to offer non-stop flights between spring and fall.

Other destinations that are part of the top 10 cities to visit in 2025 are: Pondicherry (India), Bansko (Bulgaria), Chiang Mai (Thailand), Genoa (Italy), Pittsburgh (United States), Osaka (Japan), Curitiba (Brazil), Palma (Spain) and Edmonton (Canada).

The guide also revealed at the same time its list of 10 countries to visit next year. At the top comes Cameroon, followed by Lithuania, the Fiji Islands, Laos, Kazakhstan, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Vanuatu, Slovakia, then Armenia.