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UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile
This beautiful and impressive fortified cathedral was designed to express a renewal in orthodox Catholicism after the Cathar heresy, which had been centred in the area and whose bloody suppression by the Inquisition was largely complete at the time construction began in 1287. The edifice is primarily a brick Gothic construction, but there is a door by Dominique de Florence (Dominick of Florence) and there are also Italian Renaissance frescoes on the ceiling. Its organ dates from the 18th century.
Palais de la Berbie
Musée Toulouse-Lautrec
Art museum dedicated mainly to the work of the painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864 – 1901) who was born in Albi. Includes the 31 posters he designed, paintings, drawings and lithographs.
Le pont vieux
Constructed between 1035 and 1042.
Cloitre de la Collegiale Saint Salvy
A cloister in the middle of the city accessible by pedestrian walkways. An isle of calm in the green in the historic center
A motor racing track.
Brasserie
French cuisine
French cuisine
Haute French
some staff speak English and Spanish. Dinner, bed & breakfast packages available - phone for details
10 room boutique hotel
By train
TER trains depart hourly from Toulouse, 1hr, from €5 (as of Oct 2023). You can check schedules on the SNCF website.
In the city center, 2 electric shuttles lines cover the areas surrounding it. They are entirely free. The train ride between Albi-Ville and Albi-Madelaine railway station is free as well
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