Par
Gilles Rolland
Published on Oct 25, 2024 at 4:08 p.m.
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After a first day which saw the gradual awakening of Lilith, the Guardian of Darkness, Asterion the minotaur and his half-sister Ariane the spider, the show of the Machine will continue in the streets of Toulouse ce Saturday October 26, 2024.
This second day will obey new rules concerning traffic in the city and access to the sites where the action will take place.
So how will this second act unfold? Where will we be able to park? How to get there by public transport? Here’s everything you need to know to make the most of the show.
What’s going to happen in town on Saturday
Titled The Curse of HadesAct II will take place in several stages in the city center of Toulouse. From the morning, spectators will be able to watch in amazement as Lilith approaches an Asterion who is about to be bewitched. The minotaur who will then wander through the arteries of the Pink City in the company of the one who intends to own the city. The opportunity for music to resonate on the balconies, before Ariadne the spider wakes up.
In the afternoon, the romance of Asterion and Lilith will continue while Ariane, aware of the danger, walks towards the heart of Toulouse. The protector who will then attack the demoness, at dusk, during an undoubtedly memorable scene. The end of the day will then see Lilith continue to work to open the door of darkness before the awakening of Asterion, who, aware that he has been bewitched, will organize his counterattack to save the city.
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The sectors where Act II of the La Machine show will take place. (©Toulouse Métropole)
Traffic: streets closed on Saturday
From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.:
- Rue Agathoise
- Impasse Baour Lormian
- Rue Baour >Lormian
- Impasse de Belfort
- Place de Belfort
- Rue Bertrand de Born
- Rue Émile Cartailhac
- Rue de la Chaîne
- Rue du Collège de Foix
- Rue de l’Esquile
- Impasse Jacques Laffitte
- Rue Jacques Laffitte
- Rue Lafon
- Rue Maynard
- Rue Montoyol
- Orient Street
- Rue des Pénitents Gris
- Place du Peyrou
- Rue des Trois Renards
- Place Saint-Sernin
- Place Robert Schuman
- Impasse Dom Vaissette
- Impasse Alexandre Yersin
Until 8 p.m.:
- Place Jeanne d’Arc
- Rue d’Austerlitz
- Rue Nicolas Bachelier
- Rue Arnaud Baric
- Rue de Bayard
- Rue de Belfort
- Rue Bellegarde
- Boulevard de Bonrepos
- Rue Caffarilli
- Boulevard Lazare Carnot
- Rue Caussette
- Rue Corot
- Crucifix Street
- Rue Dalayrac
- Rue Denfert Rochereau
- Rue de l’Amiral Galache
- Rue Amparo Poch y Gascon
- Square du Général-de-Gaulle
- Rue Héliot
- Place Victor Hugo
- Rue Victor Hugo
- Allées Jean-Jaurès
- Rue Ernest Jeanbernat
- Three Days Street
- Rue John Fitzgerald Kennedy
- Rue Lafaille
- Place Lange
- Rue du Rempart Matabiau
- Rue Montardy
- Rue du Moulin Bayard
- Sheep Street
- Rue des Novars
- Rue de Périgord
- Rue Porte Sardane
- Rue du Pont Saint-Pierre
- Rue des Puits Clos
- Rue Quilméry
- Boulevard Pierre-Paul Riquet
- Riquet Bridge
- Rue Pierre-Paul Riquet
- Rue Rivals
- President Roosevelt Driveway
- Rue Saint-Antoine du T
- Saint-Pierre Bridge
- Rue du Salé
- Rue San Subra
- Rue du Sénéchal
- Stalingrad Street
- Strasbourg Boulevard
- Rue des Seven Troubadours
- Rue Arnaud Vidal
- Rue Viguerie
- Rue du Rempart Villeneuve
- President Thomas Wilson Square
Until 11 p.m.:
- Rue d’Alsace Lorraine
- Rue de la Barutte
- Rue des Blanchers
- Rue de la Boule
- Capitol Square
- Rue du Fourbastard
- Rue Léon Gambetta
- Rue Lafayette
- Rue Lapeyrouse
- Rue des Lois
- Some Lucien Lombard
- Rue Pargaminières
- Rue du Lieutenant Colonel Pélissier
- Oil Weight Street
- Apple Street
- St. Peter’s Square
- Rue Saint-Pantaléon
- Rue Saint-Rome
- Rue de Rémusat
- Rue Romiguières
- Rue Ernest Roschach
- Roger Salengro Square
- Rue du Taur
- Rue Valade
From 3 p.m. until 8 p.m.:
- Rue Benoît Arzac
- Place Nicolas Bachelier
- Rue Bourdelle
- Rue du Chairedon
- Red Hat Street
- Short Street
- Rue Cujette
- Rue des Dames de la Porte
- Rue Jacques Darré
- Esplanade Jean Dieuzaide
- Place de l’Estrapade
- Quay of Spanish Republican Exile
- Rue Ferrières
- Place Laganne
- Lacquer Street
- Place Olivier
- West Street
- Rue Piquemil
- Rue Réclusane
- Rue de la République
- Saint-Cyprien Interior Square
- Grande-Rue Saint-Nicolas
- Quai Saint-Pierre
- Rue Joseph Vie
From 3 p.m. until 11 p.m.:
from 8 p.m. until 11 p.m.:
- Place d’Assézat
- Rue des Azes
- Rue Baour Lormian
- Rue Baronie
- Rue Bouquières
- Rue de la Bourse
- Rue Caminade
- Duck Street
- Carmelite Square
- Rue Jules Chalande
- Rue des Changes
- Rue des Coffres
- Rue des Couteliers
- Rue Croix-Baragnon
- Rue Antoine Darquier
- Place de la Daurade
- Rue Antoine Deville
- Rue de l’Écharpe
- Place Esquirol
- Rue José Felix
- Rue Philippe Féral
- Rue des Filatiers
- Street of Flowers
- Rue de la Fonderie
- Rue Genty Magre
- Descent from the Fish Market
- Rue Joseph Lakanal
- Rue du Languedoc
- Rue Lanternières
- Rue Larrey
- Rue Malcousinat
- Rue Maletache
- Merchant Street
- Rue Antonin Mercié
- Rue de Metz
- Rue Mirepoix
- Main Street Nazareth
- Place du Pont Neuf
- Rue Théodore Ozenne
- Rue des Paradoux
- Parliament Square
- Rue Peyras
- Rue Peyrolières
- Pharaon Street
- Rue du Colonel Pointurier
- Rue des Poutiroux
- Place des Puits Clos
- Rue du Puits Vert
- Rue des Régans
- Rue des Renforts
- Place Rouaix
- Place du Salin
- Tobacco Street
- Quai de Tounis
- Rue des Tourneurs
- Treasury Impasse
- Trinity Square
Six closed car parks
- Capitol: from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (it is nevertheless possible to leave until 8 a.m.)
- Jean-Jaurès: from 8 am to 7 pm
- Matabiau Ramblas: from 8 am to 7 pm
- Victor-Hugo: from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (exits are possible from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., only from the north, towards Boulevard Carnot)
- Carmes: from 6:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. (exit nevertheless possible on rue des Polinaires)
- Esquirol: from 6:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. (possibility of going out until 7:30 p.m.)
Where to leave your car?
Visitors will be able to park their vehicle at the various metro park and ride locations in the city in order to then use the public transport network.
Parking is free. You will simply need to keep your return ticket and have it validated directly at the terminal to exit the car park.
Strengthened public transport offer
For other users who should be in large numbers going to the show via the metro, tram and buses, the transport offer will be reinforced with more regular passages.
Concerning the metro, the stations of lines A and B located on the route of the urban opera will be temporarily closed during the parades.
The city center shuttle will be suspended on Friday October 25 and Saturday October 26
A special metro ticket
If you do not have a Tisséo subscription and you only take public transport occasionally, the most wise thing is perhaps to take an “event ticket”, which allows you to make two journeys during the day at one price. preferential of 3 euros (slightly cheaper than the 10-trip ticket, sold for 15.40 euros).
This transport ticket will exceptionally be on sale on Friday 25, Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 October on the Tisséo app, at ticket vending machines in metro, tram and Téléo stations as well as in agencies.
Seven special parking lots for bicycles
Seven special bicycle parking lots will be installed around the perimeter of the show. 480 new guarded spaces will thus be made available to users.
These will be open Friday October 25, Saturday 26 and Sunday October 27 from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. They can accommodate mechanical bikes, electrically assisted bikes, cargo bikes and scooters.
In detail, these parking lots will be:
place Arnaud-Bernard : 66 places ;
at 49bis boulevard de Strasbourg: 72 places;
at 81 boulevard Lazare-Carnot: 72 places;
on the Jules-Guesde aisles: 72 places;
on Place de la Fourcade: 72 places;
on Place Roguet: 54 places;
on the Dillon course: 72 places.
Who to turn to if you have a problem
Toulouse Métropole has put online a special internet page dedicated to the La Machine show, bringing together a lot of practical information.
In the event of a problem or question, residents can contact the Allô Toulouse service on 05 61 222 222 (open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week). It is also possible to apply online here.
This town hall service will be “specially sized with reinforced teams”, specified Jean-Luc Moudenc. The objective is to anticipate the increase in the number of calls during this period.
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