This is the ultimate airport for aviation geeks

Anyone with even a passing interest in planes will be fascinated by the collection of aviation curios that call Toulouse-Blagnac home.

• by Chrissie McClatchy

Paint the town red

Paul Wade walks the mediaeval streets of Albi, the formidable 'ville rouge' where Toulouse-Lautrec honed his genius.

Superjumbo tour: inside Airbus

Diana Plater takes on the ultimate planespotter's dream - touring Airbus's Toulouse plane factory.