EPOS 2025
Social Programme
Social programme
- for accompanying persons
The social programme includes the below tours from 2-4 April.
The price for all days is: 170 EUR.
You sign up for the social programme through the registration system: https://epos2025.org/registration/
Guided tour of the Japanese garden
- Wednesday, 2 April 2025
During 1 hour, you will enjoy a Zen promenade in the Japanese Garden, which is labelled a Remarkable Garden.
Day trip to Carcassonne and lake of Saint-Ferreol
- Thursday, 3 April 2025
Departure by coach to Carcassonne.
Walking guided tour of Carcassonne.
To visit Carcassonne is to take a journey back in time to 2500 years ago…..
Walking guided tour of the great monument of Toulouse
- Friday, 4 April 2025
During 2 hours, experience the real Toulouse spirit!
Guided tour of the Japanese garden
- Wednesday, 2 April 2025
During 1 hour, you will enjoy a Zen promenade in the Japanese Garden, which is labelled a Remarkable Garden.
Located in the heart of the Compans-Caffarelli park, the Pierre Baudis Japanese garden surprises by its exoticism. A true invitation to meditation and rest, it is a synthesis of the existing gardens in Kyoto, Japan, built between the 14th and 16th centuries.
It is composed of all the characteristic elements: a staging of the mineral world, the plant world and the aquatic world decorated with typical decorative elements.
Day trip to Carcassonne and lake of Saint-Ferreol
- Thursday, 3 April 2025
Departure by coach to Carcassonne.
Walking guided tour of Carcassonne.
To visit Carcassonne is to take a journey back in time to 2500 years ago…..Nestled at the top of a hill, the Medieval City dominates the whole city and is said to be one of the best preserved medieval ensembles in the world. Come and discover this jewel of our history and stroll through its charming streets and alleys. It is a real immersion in the Middle Ages. © P. Daubert
Lunchtime in Carcassonne including main course, dessert, 1 glass of wine, coffee.
Free time in Carcassonne.
On the way back to Toulouse, stop to the lake of Saint-Ferreol and discover the history of the canal du Midi, UNESCO world heritage site.
There’s no doubt about it, the Canal du Midi is a masterpiece in hydraulics. There are countless engineering structures dotted along the route, ingenious constructions that were most definitely ahead of their time in terms of technical design.
The recognition of the canal as a UNESCO World Heritage Site is proof that it is an outstanding creation. The engineering structures and landscapes make this a priceless treasure that must be preserved and passed on to future generations.
Walking guided tour of the great monument of Toulouse
- Friday, 4 April 2025
During 2 hours, experience the real Toulouse spirit!
Along your walk you’ll get to learn the history behind the main landmarks of the city, such as the Capitole Square and its majestic Town Hall, Saint Sernin Basilica, a Romanesque masterpiece, get to stroll along the Garonne river, stop by the Gothic « Couvent des Jacobins », mother church of the Dominican order… And finally, end the tour in the gorgeous courtyard of one of the richest private mansions in Toulouse, l’Hôtel d’Assezat, to learn about what made the city so rich over time. © P. Daubert
Free time for lunch in Toulouse.
3pm : meeting point at the Bemberg Foundation.
During 1 hour, discover displays paintings and decorative arts from the XVI to XIX Century at the most beautiful mansion house in Toulouse; the Hôtel d’Assézat, a masterpiece of the Renaissance. Here the Argentinian collector Georges Bemberg brought together the great names in the history of modern art.