Toulouse is known as La Ville Rose, the pink city, due to the warming pink bricks used in many of its buildings.

Visiting the castle of the dukes of Brittany (Château des Ducs de Bretagne) is one of the top things to do in Nantes France.

Jasmine Li is a news associate at The Wall Street Journal. Before joining the Journal, Jasmine was an editorial fellow at Fortune, covering consumer habits, workplace culture and young executives.

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