{"id":680,"date":"2024-02-12T15:21:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T14:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.halledelamachine.fr\/?page_id=680"},"modified":"2026-04-13T16:17:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:17:38","slug":"voyagez-a-dos-de-minotaure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.halledelamachine.fr\/en\/la-piste-des-geants\/voyagez-a-dos-de-minotaure\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel on the back of a Minotaur"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/div> <!-- .HM23_TEXT_CONTAINER --><div class=\"HM23_CONTENT_BLOCK HM23_CHAPEAU\"><p>The Minotaur takes you on its back for daily excursions through the Montaudran district.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"HM23_TEXT_CONTAINER\">\n\n<\/div> <!-- .HM23_TEXT_CONTAINER --><div class=\"HM23_CONTENT_BLOCK_FULL HM23_GALERIE\"><div class=\"HM23_GALERIE_TITRE\">Asterion, the Minotaur<\/div><div id=\"HM23_G_7073678\" class=\"HM23_GALERIE_CONTAINER\"><div class=\"HM23_GALERIE_ITEM\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.halledelamachine.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/P1350403ok-creditp.david_-1-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Minotaure Toulouse\" loading=\"lazy\"><div class=\"HM23_GALERIE_ITEM_LABEL HM23_GALERIE_ITEM_TITRE\">Asterion, the Minotaur<\/div><div class=\"HM23_GALERIE_ITEM_LABEL HM23_GALERIE_ITEM_COPYRIGHT\">\u00a9 p-david-halledelamachine<\/div><\/div><div class=\"HM23_GALERIE_ITEM\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.halledelamachine.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSC_2950_2-credit-everest-canto.webp\" alt=\"Minotaure Toulouse\" loading=\"lazy\"><div class=\"HM23_GALERIE_ITEM_LABEL HM23_GALERIE_ITEM_TITRE\">Asterion, the Minotaur<\/div><div class=\"HM23_GALERIE_ITEM_LABEL HM23_GALERIE_ITEM_COPYRIGHT\">\u00a9 ecanto-halledelamachine<\/div><\/div><div class=\"HM23_GALERIE_ITEM\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.halledelamachine.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/P1350322ok-creditp.david_-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Minotaure Toulouse\" loading=\"lazy\"><div class=\"HM23_GALERIE_ITEM_LABEL HM23_GALERIE_ITEM_TITRE\">Asterion, the Minotaur<\/div><div class=\"HM23_GALERIE_ITEM_LABEL HM23_GALERIE_ITEM_COPYRIGHT\">\u00a9 p-david-halledelamachine<\/div><\/div><div class=\"HM23_GALERIE_ITEM\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.halledelamachine.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/P1400143ok-1-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Minotaure Toulouse\" loading=\"lazy\"><div class=\"HM23_GALERIE_ITEM_LABEL HM23_GALERIE_ITEM_TITRE\">Asterion, the Minotaur<\/div><div class=\"HM23_GALERIE_ITEM_LABEL HM23_GALERIE_ITEM_COPYRIGHT\">\u00a9 p-david-halledelamachine<\/div><\/div><div class=\"HM23_GALERIE_ITEM\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.halledelamachine.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4484.webp\" alt=\"Minotaure Toulouse\" loading=\"lazy\"><div class=\"HM23_GALERIE_ITEM_LABEL HM23_GALERIE_ITEM_COPYRIGHT\">\u00a9 halledelamachine<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<script>\n\t\t$( document ).ready(function() {\n\t\t\t$('#HM23_G_7073678').flickity({\n\t\t\t  \/\/ options\n\t\t\t  cellAlign: 'left',\n\t\t\t  contain: true\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t})\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<div class=\"HM23_TEXT_CONTAINER\">\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div> <!-- .HM23_TEXT_CONTAINER --><div class=\"HM23_TI_TITRE HM23_TI_TITRE_CENTER\">Minotaur Journeys<\/div><div class=\"HM23_CONTENT_BLOCK_LARGE HM23_TEXTE_IMAGE \"><div class=\"HM23_TI_VISUEL\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.halledelamachine.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/voaygeenminotaure-pdavid-halledelamachine-1800x1013.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div><div class=\"HM23_TI_TEXTE\"><div class=\"HM23_TI_TEXTE_CONTENU\"><p>In November 2018, its first appearance in Toulouse during the show <em data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"117\">\u201cThe Guardian of the Temple\u201d<\/em> brought together more than 800,000 spectators. At the end of the show, with its wings and temple restored, the Minotaur settled in La Halle de La Machine in the heart of the Montaudran district, accompanied by Ariane, the giant spider.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"712\">This singular and monumental creature gallops, rears up, falls asleep, and can manipulate objects. Its presence brings the Piste des G\u00e9ants to life and offers a different perspective on this new district. Made mainly of wood and steel, with markings on its skin gilded with gold leaf, this giant machine weighs 47 tons and reaches a height of 14 meters.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"714\" data-end=\"807\">Take a seat in the Minotaur\u2019s travel chamber to experience a journey on the back of giants\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"HM23_TEXT_CONTAINER\">\n\n<div class=\"HM23_CONTENT_BLOCK_LARGE HM23_INFOS_PRATIQUES\"><div class=\"HM23_TI_TITRE\">Practical information<\/div><div class=\"HM23_TI_TEXTE_CONTENU\"><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"44\"><strong>From Tuesday to Sunday<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"46\" data-end=\"160\"><strong>Low season during school periods :<\/strong> 2 p.m. \u2013 6 p.m.<br data-start=\"95\" data-end=\"98\" \/><em>Journey times: 2:15 p.m. \u2013 3:00 p.m. \u2013 4:10 p.m. \u2013 4:45 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"162\" data-end=\"317\"><strong>Mid-season during school periods and holidays :<\/strong> 10 a.m. \u2013 6 p.m.<br data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"228\" \/><em>Journey times: 10:10 a.m. \u2013 11:00 a.m. \u2013 11:30 a.m. \u2013 2:15 p.m. \u2013 3:00 p.m. \u2013 4:45 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"319\" data-end=\"496\"><strong>High season during summer school holidays :<\/strong> 10 a.m. \u2013 7 p.m.<br data-start=\"378\" data-end=\"381\" \/><em>Journey times: 10:00 a.m. \u2013 10:30 a.m. \u2013 11:00 a.m. \u2013 11:55 a.m. \u2013 12:30 p.m. \u2013 1:15 p.m. \u2013 5:40 p.m. \u2013 6:30 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"628\"><strong>High season during summer school holidays (Halle Night Long) :<\/strong> 7 p.m. \u2013 9 p.m.<br data-start=\"575\" data-end=\"578\" \/><em>Journey times: 7:00 p.m. \u2013 8:00 p.m. \u2013 8:50 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"742\"><strong>Duration :<\/strong> approximately 30 minutes, including boarding and disembarking.<br \/>\n<em>(Online booking strongly recommended)<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"744\" data-end=\"869\"><strong>Limited capacity :<\/strong> 49 seats per journey, including children.<br \/>\n<em>(Only one space for a person with reduced mobility per journey)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><a class=\"HM23_CTA\" href=\"https:\/\/billetterie.halledelamachine.fr\/voyage-en-minotaure-2026-visite-css5-halledelamachine-pg51-ei1074235.html\"  target = \"_blank\" >BOOK YOUR JOURNEY<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"HM23_CONTENT_BLOCK_LARGE HM23_INFOS_PRATIQUES\"><div class=\"HM23_TI_TITRE\">Combined offer<\/div><div class=\"HM23_TI_TEXTE_CONTENU\"><p><strong>Travel on the back of a Minotaur<\/strong> + visit to <strong>La Halle de La Machine<\/strong> <em>(same day)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><a class=\"HM23_CTA\" href=\"https:\/\/billetterie.halledelamachine.fr\/visite-voyage-css5-halledelamachine-pg1-rg19425.html\"  target = \"_blank\" >BOOK NOW<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"HM23_CARACTERISTIQUES\"><div class=\"HM23_GALERIE_TITRE\">Technical specifications<\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"HM23_CARACTERISTIQUES_ILLUSTRATION\" alt=\"Croquis de la machine\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.halledelamachine.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MINOTAURE-COTEretouch-A.jpg\"><div class=\"HM23_CARACTERISTIQUES_COLS\"><div class=\"HM23_CARACTERISTIQUES_COL HM23_CARACTERISTIQUES_COL_LEFT\"><div class=\"HM23_CARACTERISTIQUES_SURTITRE\">First commissioning<\/div><div class=\"HM23_CARACTERISTIQUES_TITRE\">2018<\/div><div class=\"HM23_CARACTERISTIQUES_SURTITRE\">Type<\/div><div class=\"HM23_CARACTERISTIQUES_TITRE\">Performance machine and city machine<\/div><div class=\"HM23_CARACTERISTIQUES_SURTITRE\">Show<\/div><div class=\"HM23_CARACTERISTIQUES_TITRE\">The Guardian of the Temple<\/div><\/div><div class=\"HM23_CARACTERISTIQUES_COL HM23_CARACTERISTIQUES_COL_RIGHT\"><div class=\"HM23_CARACTERISTIQUES_SURTITRE\">Dimensions<\/div><div class=\"HM23_CARACTERISTIQUES_TITRE\">47 tons<br \/>\r\n14 meters high<br \/>\r\n13 meters long<br \/>\r\n4 meters wide<\/div><div class=\"HM23_CARACTERISTIQUES_SURTITRE\">Materials<\/div><div class=\"HM23_CARACTERISTIQUES_TITRE\">Steel, wood, leather<br \/>\r\nGold leaf tattoos<\/div><div class=\"HM23_CARACTERISTIQUES_SURTITRE\">Power<\/div><div 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