Sports and leisure activities Canal du Midi

Multi-fishing and multi-species courses, lure fishing on the pond, bluefin tuna fishing or coaching from his boat: Vincent guides amateurs and experienced anglers in their practice. A fine connoisseur, he makes you discover multiple techniques such as vertical fishing with tenya, madaï, jig or inchiku, with soft lure, natural baits, light trolling... Between sea and lagoon, he shares his passion during a pleasant and playful moment spent on the water. After a trip, common pigeon, pikeperch, sea bream, ray, mackerel, bonito or octopus will be on the menu.

The Etang de Thau offers a variety of sites with favorable, safe and ideal conditions for learning to glide. The team, led by François Rouquette, offers discovery, initiation and improvement sessions and courses. Kithau offers a supervised efoil rental service, a wakeboard school with a wakepark, babyski and babywake from 3 years old, canoe and Stand Up Paddle rentals, but also a restaurant, a beach, games, a skate park... Everything is gathered to spend a delightful day.

For those who love new sensations and exceptional panoramas, water skydiving combines these pleasures. We embark on a boat, put on our harness and fly away solo, in pairs or even in threes under the same parachute to enjoy a breathtaking view. To accompany us, qualified instructors are very attentive: advice, smile and good atmosphere are there. Unforgettable landscapes guaranteed!

Les Halles is a must for food lovers in search of iodized flavors and authentic products. Inside, amidst the stalls and well-stocked shop windows, you will find the Halles et Manger establishment. In addition to offering on-site meals in its restaurant section, the address invites the curious and passionate cooks to cooking classes in its Joe the Cooker workshop. During these sessions, the chef Magali highlights local recipes, shares her tips and plays the role of teacher to adults and children alike.

Take to the skies for an unforgettable ride through the sky! You will fly over Sète and its surroundings, with a choice of a 15, 30 or 60 km circuit, in complete safety thanks to the solid experience of the qualified instructors who accompany the flights. A great moment to live for all ages, including children from 4 years old. The house also offers aerial photography or pilot training. To be done all year round depending on the weather and on reservation. You will leave with beautiful landscapes and magical memories in your head...

The small grocery store of the Musée international des Arts modestes offers activities for young and old on Wednesdays, Saturdays and during the vacations. The art workshops are directly inspired by the current exhibitions at the MIAM. The workshops are inspired by the current events of the city, the region... Experiment, explore, imagine, draw, paint: children, families and adults come here to discover techniques, artists and works in a friendly environment.

Follow in the footsteps of the terrible pirate Barberoussette during a treasure hunt along the canals and in the Upper Quarter. The Mediterranean was not safe in the 16th century. For years, the dreaded Barberoussette and his pirate companions sowed terror along the coast of Sète. Captured in 1586, Barberoussette never betrayed the hiding place of his treasure! Is it hidden in the woods of Mount Saint-Clair or along the canals? No one has ever found it. So let's go on an adventure!

Managed by a qualified team, this nautical center offers many activities accessible to young and old alike: windsurfing, optimist, catamaran, windfoil, urban gliding... Everything is there to live an unforgettable experience, alone or with your family. The nautical center has two spots all year round: the Miaille and Munoz base on the pond side, and the F. Pascal base on the sea side. In the form of training courses, group or private lessons, everyone can discover the pleasures of water sports.

Have you heard of nautical jousting? Very popular in the Hérault region, this is a team sport played from a boat, in which two jousters use a spear to knock their opponent into the water. Originating in Antiquity, the rules vary from region to region. The Languedoc method is the most historic. The Ligue des Joutes Languedociennes invites you to discover this tradition at various events throughout the season. Spectacle guaranteed!

Located in front of the Europark, the circuit opens its doors to the practice of karting for leisure and competition. Without reservation, the establishment proposes you karts adults and children for beginners and confirmed pilots. Accessible from 7 years old, their use is perfectly supervised by the instructors. They organize individual or group sessions, competitions, as well as events around the kart, such as birthdays, bachelorette or bachelor parties or company challenges. Let's go !

This municipal equestrian centre, lost in the countryside and kept by a young and friendly team, welcomes small and large according to several formulas: lessons from horse or pony, stages courses and galops, ponies rentals, hiking. It is a cavalière of state patent that guides walks and teaches classical horse riding.

Take a cruise on board a traditional barge of 30 m long, fitted out with all comfort, which moves along the Canal du Midi or the Canal du Rhône au Rhin, for day or week cruises. Your boatmen hosts, Sylvette and Pierre Gaudry, who have been plying the waterways of the Midi since 1976, have left the helm to their daughter Maurine. You leave with a crew that relieves you of all logistics. On board, 6 rooms for 2 persons, living room, kitchen, without forgetting the deck. And 4 bicycles to pedal along the banks.

From Revel, take the road of Carcassonne (by the mountain) to Saint-Ferréol. In a green and quiet setting, come relax and enjoy the swimming, supervised in summer, and the many activities such as catamaran, canoe, windsurfing, climbing and connects addict.

IMARA is an institute that has been perpetuating the art of craftsmanship for nearly 30 years. Its immersive 3- to 5-day courses offer you an opportunity to learn or perfect your skills in over twenty disciplines, including cabinetmaking, marquetry, pottery and upholstery. Guided by passionate craftsmen in their Occitan workshops, you can make your own creations and enjoy an enriching experience, whether for a gift or for yourself. IMARA designs courses combining tradition and innovation for professionals and amateurs alike.

Founded in 1820, the music school became an annex of the Paris Conservatory twenty years later, with music, dance and theater divisions. It is equipped with numerous work studios, a chamber music room, an amphitheater, an orchestra stage and an organ room. In partnership with the COMDT, the disciplines taught in the traditional music of the Occitan domain are singing, violin, the bagpipe of the Landes de Gascogne and the diatonic accordion.

Born in 1936, the Pyrénées Club is the oldest club in Toulouse! This association organizes numerous outings for all mountain lovers. You can choose between hiking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, mountaineering, downhill skiing and cycling. You pay a membership fee, then sign up for the outings that interest you. The rates are fixed for hiking and variable for skiing depending on the areas chosen. The outings are organised in the neighbouring departments: Ariège, Pyrénées-Orientales, Hautes-Pyrénées... for breathtaking discoveries! A friendly and sporty way to enjoy the mountains, each according to his or her own desires.

For more than forty years, the Occitan Center for Traditional Music and Dance has had as its goal the dissemination of traditional music and dance, the sensitization and transmission as well as the conservation and valorization of this vernacular heritage. It organizes concerts, offers courses as well as training courses of Occitan song, and also organizes workshops of initiation. To your instruments: accordion, oboe, Gascon bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy..

This year the school celebrates its 24 years of existence! Beyond Argentine tango classes, salsa, cha cha, rock, waltz, swing, swing, samba, Pascale Mazurelle and Raymond Clanet offer tap classes, and it's probably this plurality of disciplines that have been successful for over 20 years! Specific beginners programs are organized, and collective or individual courses are tailored to all levels. Children from age 6 also have their dance courses, and can take care of Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly from 8 years old. You pass through a 330 m 2 dance trail or a special course studio of 32 m 2. Rather original, the school organizes specific courses for the future bride, so that they do not make any false step on J Day, when opening the first dance! Good for the curious and indécis: it is possible to attend a collective course free of charge!

This authentic dance school, sévillanes and guitar, founded by dancer-choreographer La Tomillo and guitarist Ramon Llamas, introduces the Toulouse to the Andalusian art and culture. Both of them ensure, throughout the year, through weekly courses and occasional courses, the training in dance and music of beginner or confirmed students. Former disciple of the famous Maria Magdalena Blanco, professor at the Spanish National Ballet in Madrid, La Tomillo, accompanied by guitarist Ramon Llamas, teaches his art with passion! At the end of the year, the dance academy organizes a great flamenca festival: students are interested in families and friends to show them a live show, always greatly appreciated by a large audience… Discover Andalusia in Toulouse!

Rugby is one of the most popular sports in Occitanie! Across the 13 départements, the Ligue Occitanie de Rugby has a total of 80,000 members (players and managers combined), 393 clubs and 700 referees. On their website, you'll find all the information you need on the different types of rugby played in the region (rugby à 15, rugby à 7, rugby à 5, beach rugby...) as well as all the competitions and events. And if you want to play rugby, you're just a click away from finding a club near you!

Who hasn't heard of the famous wooden planks known as Kapla, all strictly the same size, sometimes in different colors? Two years ago, an experimentation center opened in the heart of St-Cyprien! With the craze for board games continuing to grow, Novica Cerovic came up with the idea of starting up this activity, which delights young and old alike, leisure centers and school groups, or corporate seminars. For a birthday party, or to reconnect with the pleasure of playing and creating, there's only one address: this one! And for those who don't know, Kapla is a French brand that uses Landes pine.

A representative association of CRTE whose mission is to issue federal licenses for WGC, individual practitioners and members of cavaliers associations.

TFC, or Toulouse Football Club, is a soccer club based in Toulouse. Founded in 1970, the club currently plays in Ligue 2, the second division of French soccer.

L'Amicale Robert Houdin or ARH has been addressing Toulouse's magic enthusiasts since 1944. Attention ! It is not in any way a centre for learning magic, but a space for debate and discussion dedicated to practitioners, whether they are amateurs or professionals. This friendship was born from the meeting in 1953 with the Club Commandeur Cazeneuve (founded in 1931) to prevent rivalry between the two clubs! Once a month, all its members meet to exchange around the news of magic, to discover the works and presentations of other members, to discuss around a theme chosen beforehand... The unmissable meeting place for enlightened amateurs!

You can buy jewelry in-store or pick it up on site.

How would you like to spend a day on the slopes with peace of mind? A comfortable coach, equipped with wifi, picks you up in town and leaves you two hours later at the foot of the lifts, ski pass in hand! Forget the headache of parking, the queues at the ticket offices, the fatigue of the return journey, and enjoy the Saint-Lary resort. It's one of the prettiest ski areas in the Pyrenees, spread over three zones with snowpark and beginners' area. Need to rent equipment? A partnership with an in-resort store means you can get your skis at a smart price. A smart idea for a day out in our beautiful mountains, where you don't have to go to the trouble.

Akrojeux is a playful association that brings together all board game enthusiasts to share a moment... of play. We meet every Tuesday evening at Level up, and every Friday at Bastodice. Over 600 games are on offer: cards, boards, bluffs, auctions, collaborative games... there's something for everyone and every taste! In addition to the evening events, the association organizes play weekends open to members and their families, often around a game invented by "akrojoueurs". The kind of family activity we love!

Lovers of backhand and forehand shots, Toulouse offers thirteen sets of outdoor courts with free access in the following areas: Ponts-Jumeaux, Sesquières, les Argoulets, Bagatelle, Bellevue, Lalande, le Mirail, le Parc des Sports, Rangueil, la Reynerie, la Ramée, Struxiano stadium and Valmy stadium. They complete the paid offer of the city of Toulouse, which mainly concerns covered courts. A clever plan to work your passing-shot close to your home or workplace... with a focus on off-peak hours!

Installed in the heart of Les Minimes, Ultrajump is a little more than a simple indoor trampoline park. It has been set up as a parkour ground, this urban discipline which consists in jumping from one point to another. You can exercise alone or with your family, the discipline being accessible from the age of six. Different modules are installed to vary the pleasures: a slackline to work on balance, "trampo baskets", three "trampo walls" to alternate jumps and rebounds on flexible walls. Enough to fill up with positive energy!

An urban golf course accessible by bus? Toulouse has done it, with Golf de Garonne, opening in 2019. Here you are just a few minutes from the city center, in a quiet setting on the banks of the Garonne: 17 hectares of a compact course, ideal when you want to play with little time to spare. A regional training center, it is aimed at beginners as well as experienced players, whether able-bodied or disabled. The 20-station driving range, 10 of which are covered, has a depth of 300 meters. There's also a panoramic restaurant with an attractive terrace.

Located in the Borderouge district of Paris, the Théâtre de la Violette is a tiny 50-seat venue that stages shows for all audiences, including some for the very young. The shows are poetic, musical, funny or playful, and come in small formats (20 min to 1h30). The theater also has a local outreach mission, and doesn't stop there: it offers your children the chance to take to the stage... from the age of four! It's a great way to overcome shyness, learn to reach out to others, develop your imagination and exercise your artistic talents in a friendly environment.

The Square Bubble made a specialty of courses, courses and other initiations in theatre. This Toulouse company organizes training sessions open to beginners as well as beginners, teenagers and adults, improvisation festivals and performances for all audiences. The improvisation is learning and the company offers courses year round! For businesses, the Square Bubble has also concocted special sessions to strengthen links and train to team spirit, such as putting managers in a company into situations… The Square Bubble also organizes an improvisation festival with companies from all over France, a good opportunity to discover the theatre of improvisation.

Actor and founder of the Grenier Théâtre, Francis Azéma is also a teacher. He created the School of Theatre, convinced that every actor, however gifted, must "learn the rules of the game if he wants to do theatre well and for a long time". Diction, interpretation, body in space, listening, silence... The school, which recruits by selection, now offers four workshops. Francis Azéma's workshop is organized in two sessions per year. The other three are run by Grégory Bourut, Samuel Caprini and Philippe Canizarès, who offer annual sessions on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Good to know: with the J'TEM festival, the Grenier Théâtre is involved in the Jeune Théâtre Émergent.

TO XIII is a venerable institution which, in 2017, blew out its 80 candles! Based alongside Stade Toulousain in the Stade Ernest Wallon, this XIII rugby club was the city's fourth-largest team when it was founded. It contested its first French Cup final in 1939. Since then, the club has won numerous honors, and today competes in the^2nd division of the English Championship. The club has its own training center, as well as a women's team, a junior team and a wheelchair rugby team.

The Alban-Minville swimming pool, located not far from the Bagatelle metro station has two basins, one of which is 25 metres over 15 meters, the other being smaller with 12,5 meters on 6 meters. It is a swimming pool open in the beautiful days, so that bathers can enjoy the rays of the sun. This swimming pool welcomes the activities of a swimmer. As in the other municipal swimming pools Toulouse, the wearing of the bathing cap is compulsory!

Founded in 1907, Stade Toulousain is one of France's most legendary and successful rugby clubs. With its impressive track record (21 times French Champion, 5 times European Champion), the club, now managed by Didier Lacroix, has seen some of France's most legendary players pass through its ranks, and today boasts some of the best French and international players, including the 2021 World Player of the Year, Antoine Dupont. To see Stade Toulousain play in a unique atmosphere, come to the Ernest Wallon stadium for Top 14 and European Cup matches!

Every first Thursday of the month, the MJC Pont des Demoiselles in Toulouse offers a traditional ball workshop. Traditional music teachers and their students can take the stage to test their repertoire, make people dance and put themselves in the situation of ball musicians. This is a real moment of conviviality and sharing, where amateur and experienced dancers can join the musicians on stage to enjoy the music.

This 4-star greenway was developed by the municipality of Toulouse for 10 km and then by the Department of Haute-Garonne for 43 km following the towpath of the canal. It is the longest and most beautiful in the region, the first section of an itinerary to Sète, in the shade of large plane trees. Here passes the splendid Véloroute du canal des Deux Mers. Along the way, you can admire the canal's engineering structures, locks and others, and the villages of the Lauragais.

La Baraque is a contemporary dance company based in Toulouse. Founded in 1989, it seeks to break free from the academic canons of dance to create its own style in which all bodies can express themselves in complete freedom. Convinced that dance can be a vehicle for emancipation, the company emphasizes the generosity of the performers' gestures and the sensitivity of others. Since 2011, La Baraque has been based at La Vannerie - Friche Culturelle de St-Simon, where it organizes creative residencies for contemporary dance companies from the Occitanie region. The company combines creation with awareness-raising, enriching the work of professionals and amateurs, inspiring vocations and training new audiences. It also seeks to create synergies between different artistic practices and to broaden audiences.

Do you want to let off steam, to surpass yourself in an ultra-secure environment? Urban Corp, a newcomer to the sports scene, will interest you. The concept is still unheard of in Europe: a hall totally dedicated to the practice of obstacle sports. Discover parkour, free-running, urban climbing or even the ninja course, supervised by experienced coaches, very high level athletes. The place is as much adapted to the practitioners who wish a training ground, as to the beginners, children included. It is unique in France, and it is in Toulouse!

Toulouse has twelve municipal swimming pools. Some of them are open to the public and are only accessible on sunny days. They all follow the same rules: unified rates, compulsory underwear and bathing cap, automatic deposit with a one euro coin. It is possible to learn to swim, to improve swimming skills up to rescue level, to learn to dive or to swim with fins, to overcome aquaphobia or even to do aquagym. Visit the website of the city of Toulouse to find the pool nearest you.

STELVISION is a valuable resource for astronomy beginners. Created in 2008 by Toulouse-based space engineer Bertrand d'Armagnac, the site offers practical advice on choosing equipment and finding your way around the night sky. The famous Stelvision 365 rotating celestial chart, designed by Bertrand, is a very useful tool. The site also offers simplified ephemerides and a telescope simulator to visualize celestial objects according to their diameter. STELVISION, with its online store offering publishing products and observation equipment, is a true reference for astronomy enthusiasts.

Specialist in bike rental, Le Petit Cyclo offers VTC, tandems, electric bikes, trailers... as well as all accessories: locks, helmets, panniers and repair kits. For a one-hour ride or a week-long itinerary, all the good advice and itineraries to follow are waiting for you here. Bright Idea: the one-way ticket. You pick up your bike in Toulouse, then drop it off in Sète, Agde or Narbonne - or in Agen or Bordeaux for a discovery of the Canal des Deux-Mers - the house takes care of it.

Artist's Square Gallery was opened in 2008, after others in Paris, Lyon, Lille or Barcelona… She wants a window open to contemporary creation. Its purpose? Support artistic creation and diversity by opening self-service exhibition spaces. Many artists exhibit in this gallery. Include Françoise Bossut, Céline Bedat, Chamoro, Manuel Nelson Fabiano, Sylvie Delarse, Pascal Giroud, Patricia Hervé, Emeline, Chantal Esteban Virginie Van Den Bogaert or Leslie Xuereb Amiel, each choosing his technique (acrylic, mixed, collage, oil) and his style (abstract, figurative, illustration, landscape…)… Don't miss to discover the online shop, on the website, to buy in privacy!

La Place de la Danse (or Centre de développement chorégraphique national) supports the creation and research of choreographic artists by hosting them in residence, producing or co-producing their works and presenting them during its season and its annual festival. The institute accompanies all audiences, trains dancers through the "Extensions" program and offers several events during the season: the Dance Day, the Ici & Là festival, Danse à la cinémathèque and the Bloom Festival.

L'Atelier Solaire is an association whose vocation is to promote artists and craftsmen. You will find the artist and President of the association Sylvie Pouytes who gives introductory courses in pottery and modeling. She exhibits her own creations and co-creations of large jars, the potteries of Richard Danoun and Martial Ruffin, the sewing of Odette Herrera, the jewelry of Pascaline... here the artists multiply the supports: ceramics, painting, sculpture, drawing... creating unique pieces that one admires and buys within this gallery-workshop.

Fly with your own wings? The dream comes true thanks to the FlyZone free-fall simulator in Lézignan-Corbières. Without having to jump out of an aeroplane and in complete safety, experience the incredible sensation of weightlessness, similar in every way to that felt by parachutists! This truly unforgettable experience is accessible to all; children, from the age of 5, adults without age limit, amateurs and experienced skydivers! Another exhilarating activity to discover absolutely on the site: a dynamic Formula 1 simulator to live an exceptional race.

Miss-Pole is a dance school located in Toulouse. It offers Pole Dance and Effeuillage classes. The school has two addresses, one in Toulouse, at 36 Rue d'Alsace Lorraine, and the other in Muret, at 21 Rue Pierre de Fermat. Miss-Pole is easily accessible by public transport, with the Capitole and Jean Jaurès metro stations nearby. The school also offers gift cards for friends and family.

Ophélie Laur-Albert, through Ostara Astrologie, offers an original and caring approach to personalized guidance for people seeking self-knowledge and serenity. Whether it's a playful zodiacal initiation, an intuitive workshop or a customized astral consultation, she invites you to delve deep inside yourself. Her aim: to help you accept yourself fully, with your shadows and your gifts, and to reconcile with yourself. Passionate about her profession, Ophélie uses evolutionary astrology as a formidable personal development tool to help you become the actor of your own life.

The Vol à Voile Montagne Noire club offers flights all year round, giving visitors the chance to enjoy this unique activity in the hills above Revel and Lake Saint-Ferréol. The club offers discovery courses and introductory flights for those wishing to try gliding. In addition, glider pilot training courses are available for those aged 14 and over. Experienced pilots can also benefit from advanced training and leisure flights.