Art lovers can browse the Toulouse Lautrecs in the Musee des Augustins, a converted 14th century monastery, or wander across the river to sample modern art housed aptly in Les Abattoirs, previously the public slaughterhouse.
Saint Étienne Cathedral is well worth a look but the strangest sight is the Black Madonna in Notre Dame de la Dourade Basilica (top photo). Her ornate dress changes, depending on the
religious season, and, in previous times, pregnant women could borrow her belt, a charm supposedly ensuring a painless delivery.
Most spectacular is the UNESCO site of Saint Sernin (above left), one of the largest Romanesque churches in Europe, a major stop on the Way of St. James pilgrimage route.