Toulouse (31 Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrenees) is known as the "pink city" or ville rose due to the warm colour of the local stone, especially in the evening sun. However, it is the violet (locally known as the Viola Tolosa) which is the emblem of the city, and every February the city celebrates the flower has been grown in the marshland north of the ciry since the 19th Century.
On 10th and 11th February 2007 the impressive Place du Capitole hosts exhibitions, demonstrations and a market focussing on the violet in its many forms - flowers, perfume, sweets, liqueurs.....
For more infomation see www.toulouse-tourisme.com
