Les Carmes
A small village in the heart of the big city, the Carmes district is organized around a very lively and colorful market, the most important in Toulouse.
It is located between the Place du Salin and the Place d’Esquirol, and is one of the most popular districts in Toulouse.
This district takes its name from the convent of the Grands Carmes which is composed of the Carmes church, a chapel, a cloister and a garden. Inaugurated in 1892, the metal market of Carmes, former halls was built according to the plans of Charles Cavé, it was demolished in 1964 and replaced by the market-park of Carmes signed by the architects Georges Candilis, Shadrach Woods, Alexis Josic, Jean-Marie Lefèvre.
Rue des Filatiers and rue Bouquières are the most important streets in the district. Pedestrian, they are lined with small stores with flowered fronts and pretty animated cafés. You can admire the facades of houses in corundage, Renaissance style windows such as the house of the goldsmith Hélie Guéraud or the Lamothe house.
