PLACES TO VISIT IN ALBI

From wherever you are in the countryside overlooking Albi, you can see the imposing world's largest brick of Sainte-Cecile Cathedral . This cathedral is not only a formidable fortress, but a vigilant guardian of the city which has grown peacefully by its side.

The Berbie palace , adjoins the cathedral on the north side. Built by the inquisitor bishops at the time for use as military fortress, it bears little resemblance at first sight to a palace.

Take the door to the left of the Toulouse-Lautrec museum entrance ; you are now in the largest morld-wide exhibitor of Toulouse-Lautrec paintings

The old city  is one of the largest conservation areas in France.
Red bricks reign in Albi adorning many buildings, it gives them their special warm ochre color which varies in hue with the variations of the daylight.
The Episcopal City has managed to preserve its original, age-old layout, marked by the Pont-vieux, the riverfront fortifications, the palace keep, the flowered terraces and the imposing cathedral

Saint Salvi church and its cloister  are the city's oldest monument. It was built in two stages on the site of a carolangian church. In the XVth century particularly, extensive work graduallly transformed this Romanesque edifice into a Gothic church

The cloister  also combines romanesque forms and Gothic elements, with its white garden it offers a cool haven af peace and quiet