Toulouse scavenger hunt
Saint Stephen’s Cathedral in Toulouse is a striking historic landmark known for its unusual blend of architectural styles, impressive stone façade, soaring Gothic elements, and richly decorated interior.
The Pont Neuf is a majestic Renaissance landmark where a grand seven-arched stone bridge and historic asymmetrical openings create a monumental masterpiece spanning the Garonne River in Toulouse.
The University of Toulouse is one of Europe’s historic centres of learning, with centuries-old academic traditions woven into the lively streets and distinctive architecture of the city.
The Capitole de Toulouse is a majestic Neoclassical landmark where a grand limestone and pink brick facade and historic ceremonial halls create a monumental architectural heart for the city's government.
The Grand Rond is a majestic English-style landscape park where a grand central fountain and radiating tree-lined pathways create a monumental green oasis in the historic heart of Toulouse.
Toulouse scavenger hunt
Saint Stephen’s Cathedral in Toulouse is a striking historic landmark known for its unusual blend of architectural styles, impressive stone façade, soaring Gothic elements, and richly decorated interior.
The Pont Neuf is a majestic Renaissance landmark where a grand seven-arched stone bridge and historic asymmetrical openings create a monumental masterpiece spanning the Garonne River in Toulouse.
The University of Toulouse is one of Europe’s historic centres of learning, with centuries-old academic traditions woven into the lively streets and distinctive architecture of the city.
The Capitole de Toulouse is a majestic Neoclassical landmark where a grand limestone and pink brick facade and historic ceremonial halls create a monumental architectural heart for the city's government.
The Grand Rond is a majestic English-style landscape park where a grand central fountain and radiating tree-lined pathways create a monumental green oasis in the historic heart of Toulouse.

Toulouse Scavenger Hunt and Self-Guided Tour

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Your own guide to Toulouse on your phone: hand-picked places, each with why to go, what to order and a practical tip.

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Saints, capitouls and pink brick on a Toulouse riddle walk

The Toulouse scavenger hunt is a self-guided city game you play on your phone: you walk from landmark to landmark, solve a riddle at each one by looking closely at what is in front of you, and unlock the stories and legends behind it. Allow about 3 hours for the whole game: the walking itself comes to around 45 minutes over 3.6 km of flat, brick-lined streets, spread across 10 stops, and the first riddle is ready whenever you are.

Highlights include the Romanesque Basilica of Saint-Sernin, the Capitole on its great square, the palm-tree vault of the Couvent des Jacobins, the Pont Neuf over the Garonne and the lopsided St Stephen's Cathedral. Toulouse is called the Pink City for its brick buildings, and its compact, flat centre makes it easy to explore on foot.

  • Durationabout 3 hours
  • Walkingabout 45 min · 3.6 km
  • Stops10
  • LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch

Riddles from Saint-Sernin to the banks of the Garonne

A bull, a cross in the paving and a crooked rose window

Each of the 10 stops hides one riddle in plain sight: the wall-belfry of Notre-Dame du Taur, the large Occitan cross set into the Place du Capitole, the round openings in the piers of the Pont Neuf, the rose window that sits off-centre above the cathedral portal. You need sharp eyes and a little logic, not a word of Occitan.

Pilgrims, capitouls and a famous flood

Solve a riddle and the story behind it opens: Saint Saturnin, dragged to his death by a bull, the capitouls who ran the city until the Revolution and gave the Capitole its name, the Dominican order founded here in 1215, and the flood of 1875 that only the Pont Neuf survived. If you would rather keep your eyes on the brickwork, the audio narration reads each story aloud.

3.6 km through the Pink City without a climb

The walking adds up to around 45 minutes: along Rue du Taur to the Capitole, west to the Jacobins and the Garonne, then back across the centre to the Augustins, the cathedral and the Grand Rond. Toulouse is flat, and Google Maps leads you from one stop to the next.

A long lunch in the Ville Rose

No clock is running, so take a proper lunch break, with cassoulet as the local classic, rest in the shade of the Grand Rond, follow the app's tips to food and shops nearby and pick the game up later or on another day.

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How it works

  1. Book online Choose the number of players. Your booking reference arrives by email straight away.
  2. Get the app Download the World City Trail app from the App Store or Google Play and enter your booking reference.
  3. Play when you like Start whenever you are ready, walk at your own pace and pause any time. No guide, no fixed schedule.

Weekenders, families and colleagues in Toulouse

A first weekend in the Pink City

In about 3 hours the riddles take you past Saint-Sernin, the Capitole, the Jacobins, the Garonne and the cathedral, most of what visitors come for, and the evening stays free. Because you are hunting for details, the brick façades become far more than a backdrop.

Young detectives and a lopsided cathedral

Children like finding out why a street is named after a bull, searching for the Occitan cross on the Capitole square and working out why the cathedral looks lopsided. An adult plays in every team, and the fountain and lawns of the Grand Rond make a good break before the last stops.

Teams on a Toulouse work trip

Teams of up to 5, each player on their own phone, can set off from Saint-Sernin a few minutes apart and meet again at the finish outside Saint-Exupère Church. The game uses only public streets and squares, so booking the tickets is all the organising it takes.

Good to know

  • Bring a charged smartphone with mobile data; a power bank helps.
  • No entry tickets needed: everything happens outside the buildings. Going inside is optional and paid separately.
  • Family friendly; children must be accompanied by an adult.
  • Not suitable for wheelchair users and difficult with strollers.
  • Teams of up to 5 work best; bigger groups split into several teams, one ticket per player.
  • Every purchase helps support stray cats and dogs in Greece.

The route: from Saint-Sernin past the Capitole and the Garonne to Saint-Exupère

10 stops · about 45 min walking · start: Basilica of Saint-Sernin · finish: Saint-Exupère Church

The hunt starts at the Basilica of Saint-Sernin and follows Rue du Taur past Notre-Dame du Taur to the Capitole. From there you head west to the Couvent des Jacobins and down to the Pont Neuf on the Garonne. The route then crosses the centre to the Musée des Augustins and St Stephen's Cathedral, continues to the Grand Rond garden and the University of Toulouse, and finishes at Saint-Exupère Church. Every answer is written in brick, stone or paving, so no ticket desk ever stands between you and the next riddle, and if the Capitole or the riverside is closer to your hotel, the app lets you open the game there and rearranges the remaining stops.

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  1. Basilica of Saint-Sernin

    1Basilica of Saint-SerninStart

    Begun around 1080 over the tomb of Saint Saturnin, the first bishop of Toulouse, Saint-Sernin is one of the largest Romanesque churches in Europe. Pope Urban II consecrated its altar in 1096, and the basilica is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as a stage on the pilgrim routes to Santiago de Compostela.

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  2. Notre-Dame du Taur

    2Notre-Dame du Taur

    According to tradition, this church stands where Saint Saturnin was first buried after being dragged to his death by a bull, which gave the street and church their name: taur means bull in Occitan. Its tall brick facade is a wall-belfry, a flat bell wall typical of southern French Gothic, built in the 14th century.

  3. Capitole

    3Capitole

    Toulouse City Hall is called the Capitole, after the capitouls, the consuls who governed the city from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution. Its long facade of pink brick and stone was built in the 1750s to plans by Guillaume Cammas, and the building also houses the Théâtre du Capitole. A large Occitan cross is set into the paving of the square.

  4. Couvent des Jacobins

    4Couvent des Jacobins

    The Dominican order was founded in Toulouse in 1215, and its friars began this brick church in 1230. Inside, a single slender column spreads its vaulting ribs like a palm tree, a feature known as the Palm Tree of the Jacobins. The relics of Thomas Aquinas have rested here since the 14th century.

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  5. Pont Neuf

    5Pont Neuf

    Despite its name, the Pont Neuf, or New Bridge, is the oldest bridge across the Garonne in Toulouse: it was begun in 1544 and completed in 1632, partly under the Parisian architect Jacques Lemercier. Look at the round openings in its piers, which let floodwater through, and it was the only bridge in the city to survive the great flood of 1875.

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  6. Musée des Augustins

    6Musée des Augustins

    The fine arts museum occupies a former convent of Augustinian friars built from the 14th century, with a Gothic cloister and a church tower visible from the street. It opened as a museum in 1795, making it one of the oldest in France, and is known for its Romanesque sculpture from the churches of Toulouse.

  7. St Stephen's Cathedral

    7St Stephen's Cathedral

    Toulouse Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Stephen, was built over several centuries and is known for its unusual shape: the early 13th-century nave and the larger Gothic choir begun in the late 13th century are not on the same axis. Look at the west front, where the rose window is not centred above the portal.

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  8. Grand Rond Garden

    8Grand Rond Garden

    The Grand Rond, also called the Boulingrin after the English bowling green, is an oval garden laid out in the 18th century where several tree-lined avenues meet. A large fountain stands at its centre, and the garden is linked to the Jardin Royal and the Jardin des Plantes.

  9. University of Toulouse

    9University of Toulouse

    The University of Toulouse was founded in 1229, at the end of the Albigensian Crusade, which makes it one of the oldest universities in Europe. Today Toulouse is one of the largest student cities in France, and university buildings are spread across the centre and the suburbs.

  10. Saint-Exupère Church

    10Saint-Exupère ChurchFinish

    This parish church is dedicated to Saint Exuperius, bishop of Toulouse around the year 400. He is remembered for completing the basilica over the tomb of Saint Saturnin and moving the saint's relics there, the forerunner of today's Saint-Sernin. In 405 Pope Innocent I sent him a letter listing the books of the Bible, an important early text on the biblical canon.

31 reviews for Toulouse Scavenger Hunt and Self-Guided Tour

  1. Rated 5 out of 5

    Renate –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    Interessant wie immer 😊

  2. Rated 5 out of 5

    France –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    Merci!

  3. Rated 4 out of 5

    France –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

  4. Rated 4 out of 5

    Wan– France –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    Activité agréable, visite et découverte ludique de la ville Les lieux choisis sont très beaux Certaines énigmes ne sont pas faciles à comprendre

  5. Rated 5 out of 5

    vincent– France –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    Pratique et efficace, l’itinéraire est pensé pour passer une bonne balade

  6. Rated 4 out of 5

    Marie– France –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    Application sympa pour visiter une grande ville, dommage qu’elle ne soit pas à jour avec les monuments et travaux ou inaccessible !

  7. Rated 5 out of 5

    Ester Costa– Spain –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

  8. Rated 4 out of 5

    Severine– France –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    L idée. Sympa . Les énigmes sont simples.

  9. Rated 4 out of 5

    France –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    Génial, nous a permis de découvrir une partie de l’histoire de Toulouse tout en nous amusant. Dommage que plusieurs monuments soient en travaux actuellement

  10. Rated 5 out of 5

    Maria Manosalvas– Spain –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    Muy entretenido y recomendable para conocer muchas cosas de la ciudad

  11. Rated 5 out of 5

    Germany –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    Eine tolle Möglichkeit, eine Stadt kennenzulernen. Es gab keine Probleme beim Finden der Orte und kaum beim Lösen der Aufgaben. Sehr zu empfehlen!

  12. Rated 5 out of 5

    Danny– Belgium –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    Nous adorons découvrir des villes avec ce genre de jeux, cela est super car on voit tout les bâtiments historiques avec son histoire tout en participant aux jeux d’énigmes.

  13. Rated 5 out of 5

    Virginie– Italy –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    Simple et ludique, je recommande !

  14. Rated 5 out of 5

    Aurélie– France –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    Très sympa pour découvrir la ville…

  15. Rated 5 out of 5

    Eleftheria– Italy –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    Great experience! We had a lot of fun!!

  16. Rated 5 out of 5

    Christel– France –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    super

  17. Rated 4 out of 5

    Christophe– France –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    La combinaison culturelle et jeux

  18. Rated 5 out of 5

    Liana– Switzerland –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    Great activity!

  19. Rated 4 out of 5

    Cheryl– New Zealand –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    very good way to see the highlights of the CBD

  20. Rated 4 out of 5

    Sylvie– France –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    C’est bien fait et facile à utiliser, les commentaires sur les sites sont synthétiques et utiles, les énigmes sont inégales, certaines introuvables d’autres un peu simples mais dans l’ensemble c’est assez sympa

  21. Rated 5 out of 5

    Bence– Netherlands –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    perfect

  22. Rated 4 out of 5

    Alba– Spain –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    Te tiene muy entretenido casi durante 3 horas. Ves lo más importante de la ciudad y te da la información necesaria, aunque las dos primeras pistas no las pudimos resolver: la primera estaba en obras y la segunda era demasiado difícil, las demás bien

  23. Rated 5 out of 5

    Greece –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    Highly recommended!

  24. Rated 5 out of 5

    Switzerland –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    We decided to try the scavenger hunt for the first time and it has been super fun! The riddles are very well designed and the app worked nicely. Definitely recommended

  25. Rated 5 out of 5

    Regis– France –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    Vraiment une bonne manière ludique de découvrir Toulouse. Nous avons pris notre temps avec des arrêts ici ou la…repas café…et nous y avons passe 5 heures vraiment agreables

  26. Rated 5 out of 5

    Spain –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    Lo primordial es que me hizo dar Una vuelta lo suficientemente grande Como para ver mucho la ciudad. Hay q entrar a todas las iglesias xq tienen mucha historia y son muy bellas. Solo le agregaria Como opcional mas info dentro de cada destino ya que la arquitectura, pinturas, etc tienen muchas interpretaciones que Uno no se entera, mas si no se habla Frances. Algunas iglesias tienen pantallas y carteles en español pero en Una pasaban un video documental q me hizo darme cuenta q me estaba perdiendo mucha historia del Arte y tenia tiempo para escucharlo aunq sea

  27. Rated 4 out of 5

    France –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    Appli un peu difficile à comprendre au début mais une fois comprise nous avons passé un bon moment.

  28. Rated 5 out of 5

    Greece –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    Amazing experience! This guide really spiced up our trip! Totally recommended! Thanks a lot

  29. Rated 5 out of 5

    Switzerland –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    A lot of fun, definitely recommended!

  30. Rated 3 out of 5

    France –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    Il manquait un peu d’aventure dans tout ça et de légende

  31. Rated 5 out of 5

    jeragomez –

    Splendid!

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Frequently asked questions

Can we fit the Toulouse hunt into an afternoon in the Pink City?

Comfortably, since the whole game from the Basilica of Saint-Sernin to Saint-Exupère Church takes about 3 hours. Only around 45 minutes of that is spent walking, over 3.6 km and 10 stops, and the rest goes on riddles and stories about saints, capitouls and the Garonne. If the afternoon runs short, pause and finish the last stops another day.

Does the game begin at Saint-Sernin and end near the Grand Rond?

The first riddle waits outside the Basilica of Saint-Sernin, in the north of the old centre, and the last one at Saint-Exupère Church, after the Grand Rond garden and the university. Is your hotel nearer the Capitole or the river? Then open the game at that stop and let the app sort out the rest.

Do we book a time slot or meet a guide at Saint-Sernin?

Neither. You book online, receive a booking reference by email and enter it in the World City Trail app, and from then on the game waits for you on any day and at any hour. Each player needs a ticket and sees the riddles about bulls, bridges and Dominicans on their own phone.

Which places on the route charge for a look inside?

Playing costs nothing beyond your game ticket, since every riddle from Saint-Sernin to Saint-Exupère is solved in the open air. If you want to see more, the cloister of the Couvent des Jacobins charges admission, and the museums near the route are separate visits to fit in before or after you play.

What will children remember from the Toulouse hunt?

With an adult on their team, kids usually love the legend of the bull that gave Rue du Taur its name, the giant Occitan cross under their feet on the Capitole square, the round holes in the Pont Neuf and the off-centre rose window of the cathedral. Toulouse may be flat, yet the route is not suitable for wheelchairs, and the narrow pavements of the old streets make a pushchair tiring.

Can we play the Toulouse riddles in Dutch or Italian?

Yes, both: the Toulouse game runs in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch. The choice is made in the World City Trail app while you stand beneath the brick tower of Saint-Sernin, and every riddle after that arrives in your language.

Could our Toulouse office turn the hunt into a team challenge?

Very well: give every colleague a ticket, split into teams of up to five and send them off from the square in front of Saint-Sernin at short intervals. All 10 riddles sit on public streets, squares and a bridge, so there are no rooms to reserve, and the teams can compare answers at the finish.

What should we pack for a summer day in Toulouse?

Water, a hat and sun cream, since the south-western sun is strong in summer and the open squares and the bridge over the Garonne offer little shade. For the game itself, a charged phone with mobile data, a power bank for longer days and comfortable shoes for 3.6 km of pavement and riverside are all you need.

First stop: the Romanesque Basilica of Saint-Sernin

Book online, one ticket per player, and the booking reference arrives by email to unlock the game in the World City Trail app. On the day that suits you, walk up to the brick bell tower of Saint-Sernin and open the first riddle.

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