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Albi (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Occitan: Albi) is a commune in southern France. It is the prefecture of the Tarn department, on the river Tarn, 85 km northeast of Toulouse. Its inhabitants are called Albigensians (French: Albigeois, Albigeoise(s), Occitan: albigés -esa(s)). It is the seat of the Archbishop of Albi.
Visit Albi (Occitanie, France) Photo Gallery Book hotels, flights, car hire Best known as the capital of the Tarn department, the bustling medieval city of Albi is a fascinating and lovely city to explore with a great deal of buildings of historic interest to be seen.
Discover Albi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a pearl of the South-West, with its brick and stone architecture, its cathedral, its palace and its museums. Explore its historic centre, its river banks, its markets and its cultural events.
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- Tourist Office of Albi
- Albi Cathedral. This hulking cathedral was erected in the 13th-century, on the back of the Albigensian Crusade that crushed the Cathar sect. The building was meant to convey the authority of the Catholic church and this fearsome edifice does that successfully even now.
- Musée Toulouse-Lautrec. Chances are that you know the work of the 19th-century artist and illustrator Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec even if you don’t know the name.
- Jardins de la Berbie. Once you’ve finished in the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum come for a dignified amble above the formal gardens slotted between the Palace de la Berbie and the left bank of the Tarn River.
- Pont Vieux. There’s no grander entrance to the Episcopal City than via this 150-metre 11th-century bridge. Pont Vieux is one of France’s oldest bridges still in everyday use.
Why visit Albi? An episcopal town and the Mapa Mundi listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites. The Toulouse-Lautrec Museum, a top French museum. Unspoilt nature on the banks of the Tarn. Albi farmhouses you can see on the outskirts. Jean Jaurès' homeland (Verrerie Ouvrière d’Albi glass bottles, Mine Museum in Carmaux).
Albi, city, capital of Tarn département, Occitanie région, in Languedoc, southern France. It lies along the Tarn River where the latter leaves the Massif Central for the Garonne Plain, northeast of Toulouse.
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Discovering Albi means strolling: on foot in the historic center, following the heritage routes, boarding the tourist train, seeing Albi differently, from the Tarn river, ... Learn more
