CITE DE L'ESPACE Review

We came with my companion and we learned a lot. I find this place surprising, especially with interesting activities and interventions. The projections are really good, we did them all. Big plus for the speaker who is in the dome. We will come back. I recommend.

I really liked it because I'm interested in the subject, the park is very interactive and you eat very well

We enter the world of space but also that of the infinite and the dream that will perhaps become reality

Good for the little ones! Home and pleasant accessibility!

Museum about space and space travel, with full-scale reproductions of different satellites and spacecraft. Ideal for kids and adults. With restaurants inside, but you can also take the food. It does not have many shadow sites. Highly recommended.

An interesting place, We learn a lot of things both small and large

Very enjoyable outing, for adult or child. I advise the planetarium first, of course!

Beautiful place, very popular, IMax cinema and the Planetarium are my favorites, sometimes open doors, stormed, soon the Night of Stars, book fast!

A very good park, very informative, beautiful infrastructures. Special mention for the Imax3D. Lots of activities adapted for children and pre-teens.

Lovers of space, you will be served by all that is possible to do and see!

The permanent exhibition is very interesting, well laid out, there are a lot of interactive elements and rare thing to highlight, almost everything works.

The outdoor area allows you to see life-size models, which is great for appreciating the dimensions and the reality of things. There are also regular activities that allow you to learn more and the guides who take care of them are top notch. The revisiting of the moon landing and the explanations on the future mission of the Perseverance rover (with full-size model) were great.

Only downside for me, maybe also the fault of the covid, the wait to visit the MIR station :(

Finally there is the possibility to see several interesting films and to attend experiments.

In short, it's really complete. A bit expensive entry, but then we spend a half day or a full day without worries!

Quite a few free parking lots nearby which is convenient. The food is of good quality.

It was a great experience and not just for kids! What I liked most about the show was the planetarium.

HORROROUS, FATAL, I DO NOT RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE! It is located in a polygon that only has hotels, with a restaurant that only serves food from 12 noon to 2 noon, the restaurant in the city of space, after standing in line for an hour and we have been thrown out because the electricity has gone out and we We have run out of food, WHAT A SHAME.
The schedule where it says Spanish is not true.
Gross! I DO NOT RECOMMEND TO ANYBODY

Very good place for a family outing on Toulouse. With a little history, representations, playful explanations and demonstrations, young and old learn a lot of this "spatial" outing

Interesting place and definitely worth a visit if you're in the area. However, due to the current pandemic many exhibitions are closed, which is not reflected in the price of admission. If you're keen on a spacewalk, as touted by the Lonely Planet, consider going at a later date

We visited the time city of Covid and suddenly lots of experiences were closed. The concern is that we did not pay full rates and that we are not warned at the entrance of the park that a good part of the park is amputated.

If not from a global point of view, the city of space is aging, most of the experiences seem old-fashioned, even if there is work in fact to make everything seem modern, the whole seems all the same average bill.

In addition the staff is top and the entertainment is interesting for young and old. And the management of the health crisis seems to be taken very seriously.

At full price the city of space is not worth its price in the current state.

It was an amazing day. Very educational and much more fun. Young couple We will be back

Good idea at the base, Toulouse lacks cultural and leisure areas like this one, but ...
Tired so crowded, aging and a little expensive.
The planetarium session, which is one of the strong points of the park, deserves, for example, to be a moment more spectacular, more visually intrusive on the other known planet.
To do rather in week if possible in peace.

Funny place to visit with family. Recommended is that employees are more friendly, for whom there appears needs help, especially if other countries

Pretty cool. Except the organization which is messy French style.

A very good day with the family. Park very playful. Very interesting.Just I find the tariff entry a little excessive. And lacks a bit of renovation especially for the cinema room planetarium seat dirty and holes ...

An unforgettable experience. We loved the whole family.

Very interesting outdoor and indoor routes.
Very beautiful realizations of the models and a real Soyuz capsule.
The IMAX is very aging, too bad.
Large, very playful exhibition building.
Suitable for young and old
Bravo to the staff for their implications. Interesting and passionate animators.
Two or three additional events or exhibitions are missing. Especially since there is still land space to install them.
Space fan? We have to go

No great attractions. Only fun activities for enthusiasts. Nothing transcendent ... but to see anyway.

Okay for Space Fans, but it lacks dynamic attraction, cool iMax Projection and planetarium Price a bit expensive but to see.

Interesting but perhaps slightly overstated museum dedicated to the space in the immediate vicinity of the airport. It consists of several sections, including a mainly informative one in which the spatial discoveries, the vectors and the probes used to explore the cosmos, the life of the astronauts and other similar experiences, and another in which copies are shown are explained. of an Ariane rocket, of MIR modules and others. There are also large areas dedicated to children that are however difficult to use by Italian children as nothing is translated into our language. Ultimately it is a good museum, but it is sold as an epic thing not to be missed, which helps to increase the sense of disappointment once the visit is over. The cost of the standard ticket is 24 euros.

The dreams of children who reappear, a real adventure to meet Thomas Pesquet. For young and old I recommend :)

We came in July 2020 for a romantic visit.
Very welcoming staff from the ticket office and throughout the day.
Many new features and activities offered.
Mediators are always ready to answer questions.
Allow a whole day of visit.

Excellent reception and fascinating experiences and explanations. A nice moment with my tribe.

Great value. A whole day out. Under 5's are also free! Restaurant not cheap but good. Went out of season so relaxed with no queuing etc.

Great. A planetarium and also an imax, exhibitions. Wahouh !!

Interesting, the content is rich, the park nice.
The restoration is not level! It's like an altitude restaurant on the slopes, or worse ...

I put a star because I cannot put 0.
I find it unacceptable to pay 26euros to have access to 1 quarter of the activities the rest is unavailable not for the covid but rather because the machines or screens do not work ... An average planetarium but it is the only thing really to see as well as the Ariane 5 replica .. We wait in a line for more than 45min or nothing is specified on the number of people who can attend the sessions ... After waiting 45min we are kindly told that there is only one 24 places and that there is 1 hour of waiting be more than 1h45 for an activity of 30min ... frankly I do not recommend this place

4 because there is too much to see, we will have to come back to it. Nice and very interesting experience to enrich or rediscover with the children. And adults of course ... Fun and informative.

Had a great day here. The fixed displays are amazing. The IMAX and planetarium were fabulous. We had fish and chips at the restaurant and they were magnificent. The interactive exhibits were brilliant. We spent about 7 hours here.

Super moment for a passionate astronomy and space conqueror!

It is very worth visiting this theme park if you are in Toulouse. Very didactic and with all the explanations in Spanish. Impressive the life-size Ariadne rocket replica or that of the Soviet Mira space station. Really a little money and a few hours very well spent.

This is a great park obviously there is a lot of monster drawing with the degrees going up in super awesome in any case maybe a little improvement the city would be possible

Very good day there is for all ages very interesting

Very good for a majority of things, some improvements to be made:

On the other hand, the exhibitions are great! The historical part is very good (modulo the gross underestimation of the lunar conquest), the Soyuz exposure is really good, the docking experiences, the interstellar part, weather, are very good. My pre-teens really liked it and asked to come back. But more Soyuz models are needed, and some highly requested experiments are in short supply.
I think it is hardly for children under the age of 7, apart from the areas which are specifically reserved for them.
Picnic areas and nickel meals, no or very little waiting for IMAX, planetarium, astronaut; you just have to be there 5 minutes before. From 11:30 am to 7:00 pm, I would say that we saw 80%.

I am a little harsh on the start of my com, but my son is very happy to be back in 6 weeks with the clg.

Very good activity! The planetarium is really an experience to live I strongly recommend!

Closed places, 15 minutes to leave the cinema hall drinks cans at 3.8 an entry for 2 - 49 euros. No shade outside. Good for the kids that's all. Really exaggerated price. Tariffs if you are a couple of civil servants but nothing for temporary unemployed !!!

They cancel everything for a storm, which is not temporary at all, which makes a solace ... And even so they do not return the money

I was here on a glorious summer evening and had an amazing time. Even the first simple "infinity walk" showing where we are at different resolutions - 1m to 10^13m showing the network shapes of galaxy clusters. The highlight of the evening was the Mir space station. It is incredible to think that these linked pieces of reinforced "tin can" were the home to human beings with nothing more than a couple of centimetres between your oxygen supply and empty space. Absolutely fascinating. We didn't even find the time to explore inside the main building.

The exhibitions and activities are very good. We spent the whole day there without seeing the time go by.
On the other hand, the outdoor spaces are in full sun with very little shade for visitors. Some activities are performed under a blazing sun.
A day like this, when we reach 34 degrees, it really impacts the lived experience.

Mixed opinion. The planetarium and the imax are very interesting, the rest much less. Disappointed with the dome of the astronomer, 1 hour waiting in full sun for 5 minutes of explanation. Closed terradome. We will not be going back.

Great place to discover the space with beautiful animations and immersion

Attention to all Italians and Italians in love with space, Europe and scientific culture for our children and children: it is a beautiful museum, but with my regret and incredulity no laboratory or activity provides a translation in Italian for children and even for adults, no audio guide, no explanatory panel ... all the languages of the world, even minority but not Italian, only French, French, French, no English, very little Spanish! And yes, some videos are taken care of by Cristoforetti !!! I found it self-referential and not very respectful of the European image of ESA. With an exorbitant ticket cost, since then you risk understanding very little, if you do not already know everything!

Magical place to have "the head in the stars" !! Multiple interactive animations (driving, maps of the sky, weather ...). Great projections of aurora borealis and station SSI.A outside rest areas, refreshments, restaurant, free parking nearby. This place will delight young and old.Good takeoff.

A beautiful event for 20 years thanks to the city of space

It's fantastic! You can enter an international space station and try a lot of things. You will learn a lot and have a great time!

A pleasant moment with the children ... nothing more ...

A must if you are going with children. The visit gives for the whole day. Take a good look at the planetarium and Imax schedules. Best to go 30min before queuing.

. Interesting without being complete.
. High prices
. Very poorly managed queues and organization
. Animations that close between 12:00 and 14:00
. Very strong too after the film of the Stellarium, the exit of the room led me (and the whole room) out of the park ... I had never seen that. Forced to waste time queuing, scanning tickets, and returning to the park.

I liked to put my hand on a 600kg meteorite that may have come from the far end of the galaxy. I did not have a magnet on me, being 90% extraterrestrial metal.

But too much waiting, wasting time, seeing boredom ...
Can really do better, what a mess.

A pleasant and accessible visit for the youngest. The Astronauts activity the challenge is to do, we realize the complexity of everyday life in space. A very good family day.

42.50 eur for 2 tickets (1 adult, 1 child).

WELL DONE !

I take time to call the switchboard the previous morning. The person tells me "and yes the site is maintenance and the schedules of the activities are not yet known, but send us an email and we will send you the schedules of the activities in the afternoon".
And of course no email. I try to call at 5.30pm: "we cannot follow up on your call ..."
Well done to you for your mediocrity and well done to make Toulouse shine like that.

Ideal place for children of about 10 years. Otherwise, too superficial with an organization to review (unmanaged queues, amateur host), finally expensive for what presented.

Hello I was very disappointed with my visit to the city many activities did not work and those who were worth it were stormed. The activity lets you know how it went in the space was way too long For organizational reasons I think it would be nice to have it cut in half and change the group to half in fact a maximum nobody can enjoy it. Many games did not work anymore And as for that of the Quiz I think it would be necessary for someone to be there to watch because there are always the bad students who make sure to override your recommendations to be two by beautiful time we were three not had a problem for this name but jus to the heart for a family of six people including two grown-up children who had to take a place for six so While I have a mom take one for her and her son a second despite the fact that it was made a reflection it was not clogged I felt sick for the family of six people who queued for not enjoying a Max of the activity. The worst is that his kid did not understand anything and so copied on others Unfortunately it would have taken a police to avoid this non-civility.
I am therefore disappointed with my visit to this establishment for its general outfit.
cordially

Museum very well staged with many activity, excellent to learn through information very well explained. Allow at least a full day.

It must be the only museum that closes A WHOLE MONTH for holidays (in January); nor in Greece. Management is horrendous, with little commitment to tourists in Toulouse. They should call some Parisians for the administration, or at least learn from them.

The exhibitions are all of a playful nature, animations punctuate the visits with animators engaged in what they do, ditto for the conference on the vacuum which we attended or the observation station. The city of space is designed for all those who are curious about everything. Little extra: in many places, seats for resting.

Nothing to say ! At the top to get laid in the air lol

The price is much too high for what we are offered ... more organization to review because lacking in common sense ... meet a cashier in the city with her cashier wide open in her arms for all to see. 'is a bit limited too ... poorly managed queues (stellarium) because they are at the entrance gates and prevent people from entering ....
in short ... big disappointment for such an expensive activity ...
only positive point: film IMAX Thomas Pesquet ... and still we remain unsatisfied ...

Very good, nice varied, interactive, interesting visit. For all ages. In the form of poles of activity.

I really like this place, the planetarium is just magic ... a downside for the price!

When you arrive on the site and even before entering, you are greeted by a real size Ariane 5 which impresses children.
Despite the viral restrictions, the passage to the interior is smooth, the staff very polite and welcoming.
We are invited to orient ourselves towards the planetarium and the Imax in priority to avoid the crowds of the afternoon, very good idea.
The midday meal can be done on the spot but the fast food is undoubtedly not the best of the area for restoration.
All the activities on offer are fun and educational, you learn a lot, have fun and the children are delighted.
The exhibition spaces are also very rich in activities, experiences of all kinds. Be careful, however, the city of children is limited to 60 places per screening.
Finally, the day goes by very quickly and there is no time to see everything, but we will be delighted to return.

Visit rather pleasant and fun, but the rates are excessive. 24.5 the entrance in high season is still high!
Fortunately parking is free ...

Exciting place for those interested in science and space.

5 stars for the park but read my price opinion, buy your tickets online and not at the ticket office (shame about the job). 2 adults and 2 children 103 00. While for 120 00 you have an annual pass which will not be offered to you. Yet this is what I expect from a natural person.
After noticing this no information I returned to the counter to ask them why I was not informed of this offer. The answer: we don't have only that to do especially if there are people which was not the case that day there. Online you save 30 00.
At 30 for a family, taking 5 minutes to inform me is not a loss but a service.
I was not told that for 5 00 more I could come back a second day yet arrived at 2:30 p.m. the only thing I was told was to need at least 4 hours to do everything. is a real shame.
Otherwise the park is very good and deserves 5 stars for all the knowledge offered to all ages.

The quality of the speakers (students?) Is very variable so the explanations during the animations are sometimes imprecise, even inaccurate, and are unprofessional.
Fortunately there is the planetarium and the i-max with superb videos, old spacecraft that we can see or even visit (like the Mir station) and we learn interesting things about the daily life of astronauts.

A park rather intended for young children until 8-10 years old. Many exhibits, appropriate comments but few active participations. Interesting to see, to learn about space. IMAx movies are very nice.
A little disappointed with our 4 teenagers who would have liked to experiment or be actors.

The city of space ... as rich subject as the proposed content is poor. This accompanies a non-existent organization. In short, if you have a day to lose and money to spend, you will be satisfied.

To spend much of the day.
Ideally, bring some food because eating inside is expensive, like any theme park.
What we liked most was the interactive museum, very fun. The cinema was also entertaining.
We loved the visit and we went without children

It's really awesome ! Everything is explained so that small and big understand without difficulty! The exhibitions are very interactive and this makes us an actor of our visit! Children discover the space universe while having fun! I highly recommend the visit!

Great time to share with the family !!! Beautiful and very clean place. Staff very attentive to the public. Experiences to do and fun guaranteed.

For anyone interested in space or weather. Lots of fun and cool interactive exhibits. You can walk around the Mir space station, sit in the style of chair an astronaut sits in for 6 hours to reach the International Space Station (very cramped and uncomfortable) and try out how it feels to walk like an astronaut under zero gravity. This is amongst many , many other things to do here. Exhibits are spread around inside and outside.

It is reasonably expensive for entry ~ 20 per adult, however in my opinion this place is worth the cost. You can easily spend an entire day here and not run out of things to do or to look at. There are lots of hands-on exhibits to keep children interested and plenty for adults too.

The Imax show lasted 30 minutes and was about the French astronaut Thomas Pesquet and his time on the ISS and was very interesting. Later in the museum there are some of his clothing and pack items, in addition to his spacesuit on display from his time on the ISS. The spacesuits are made to fit each individual as are the seats they sit in to travel to the space station. You can understand why, when you realise they have to sit for six hours in the fetal position in these seats.

The planetarium was fantastic, the audience were enthralled and the 1 hour show passed very quickly indeed. Part of the presentation was interactive and the presenter was interesting and engaged the audience. Everyone sitting around seemed to have really enjoyed it and if you didn't speak French there were headsets which translated the talk to English, Spanish, German and perhaps Italian.

Exhibits with text included both English and Spanish translations in addition to French and usually an option to choose the spoken language for vocal exhibits to either French, English or Spanish.

We chose to eat at the snack bar in the Astralie building, it was fairly busy but the staff were friendly and smiling. My husband had a bagel formule, bagel with tuna salad, crisps, Coke zero and a coffee. I had tuna salad, piece of bread, a Coke zero and a coffee. The bill was around 22 which seemed reasonable and comparable to other tourist attractions. The food was fresh, nicely presented and we had no complaints about quality.

For those who are likely to want to visit several times, a year pass for an adult is 35 , so for even 2 visits in a year it is worth buying a year's pass. Family annual tickets available too.

We loved this place and had a great time, we would have spent more time there but had been there since it opened in the morning at 10, so by 6 in the evening it was time to leave. We will definitely go back.

Unmissable place to (re) discover its planetarium and the life-size models that make French aerospace history with that of the rest of the world. Nice experience. Too bad not to have the possibility to enter to physically immerse yourself inside these vessels.

Super place of discovery, perfect with children. Only black point for us, day of very high abundance, more hour of waiting for each film ...

Great place to visit with the family. We came at 4 with our 2 children 7 and 10 years old. Quite a lot to do. It takes a short day and organize your visit well because the activities are at specific times. There is something for all ages and it's very interesting.

Reception at the ticket office more than unpleasant.