1 hour from Toulouse, by train or car, Albi and its episcopal city, a jewel listed as World Heritage, are worth the detour, we promise.
Visit the Episcopal city of Albi, it means adopting a serene rhythm for a few hours (or more!). Here, the heritage is discovered along the pedestrian streets, walk. as little tourist train but also from the river aboarda barge during summer.
On the program: the “must-sees” that are Sainte-Cécile Cathedral et the Toulouse-Lautrec museum, but also gourmet moments to share and shopping in a preserved town centre, enhanced by a flowering medalist "4 flowers".
The asset visits Albi City Pass to discover the Episcopal city of Albi.
- This offer is valid all year round but sunny days are the best time to discover the city and take full advantage of the outdoors.
For 15 €, entrances to the cathedral and the Toulouse-Lautrec museum are included and many advantages are granted.
Minimum duration of visit: 1 day
Albi, a city built around the river
Breathtaking panoramas
For a good "reading" of the city, nothing better than "crossing the bridge" and embracing the magnificent panoramas. Left bank, the lines so characteristic of the unmissable monuments and right bank, the old mills "feet in the water".
On the left bank, it is on foot that you have to stroll through the medieval streets.
They will take you through the various historic districts to the Sainte-Cécile cathedral, a masterpiece of southern Gothic, at the Palais de la Berbie, where you can immerse yourself in the work of the Albigensian painter, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and enjoy superb gardens.
Place Savène, here in the photo, is a jewel to discover, in the shadow of the majestic bell tower of the cathedral.
Tips to share
Come and join us in Albi
- By car: 1 hour via the A68 Toulouse / Albi
- By train: Toulouse/Albi: 17 daily connections – Albi Ville central station, Place Stalingrad is a 15-minute walk from the historic center
- By plane: Toulouse Blagnac Airport – National and international connections
For an enriched experience:
and to help you make your getaway to Albi a success, the destination experts from the Tourist Office are there!
- 42 rue Maries
- 05 63 36 36 00
- [email protected]
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