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Tourism Albi
On July 31st, 2010, the World Heritage Committee of the UNESCO gathered in Brasilia recognized the universal Value exceptional of the episcopal City of Albi by registering it on the prestigious list of the world heritage in the category of cultural property.
The episcopal City of Albi is structured around its cathedral and around its episcopal palace-fortress set up in the XIIIè century. Her set built outstandingly protected is the onlyrepresentation of this type of urban development in Europe, going of the Middle Ages in the modern and contemporary period. It distinguishes itself by its big visual coherence owed in aid of the fairground brick in the architectural construction.
The cathedral sainte-cécile establishes the most remarkable monumental symbol, in a Southern Gothic style unque, completed in the XVè and XVIè centuries, by an exceptional internal set of paintings, chorus and sculptor.
Sigths in Albi
- Cathedral Sainte-Cécile
- Palace of Berbie
- Sainte-Madeleine church
- Toulouse-Lautrec museum
- Church and the cloister of Saint-Salvi
- Historic center
- Laperouse museum
Museums and monuments to visit
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Centre d'Art le LaitArt le Lait Center in Albi CLOSE MUSEUM WILL BE OPEN IN 2024
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Palais de la BerbiePalace Berbie, come from the name Bisbia which means bishop, is the imposing fortress that has experienced various transformations over the centuries. There is undoubtedly an expression of spiritual ...
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Musée Toulouse-LautrecThe Toulouse-Lautrec museum has been installed since 1922 in the prestigious Palace of Berbie built by the bishops of Albi in the thirteenth century. The collection was created thanks to the legacy of ...
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Cathédrale Sainte-CécileSainte-Cécile cathedral is the biggest red brick church in the world and is an example of Southern Gothic architecture. The clay for making bricks was extracted directly from the Tarn. The ...
Wine circuit in Tarn
- Thème : Gastronomy
- Départ : Albi
- Durée : 7 jours
Allow us to guide you through a mosaic of colourful vineyards and discover a rich heritage of châteaux, churches, fortified villages, museums etc
The of Albi ancient country-houses in the Tarn
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Albi
- Durée : 7 jours
Amixture of dream world and reality, these towns are part of a wonderful human adventure that gives each one its own unique character.
Visit towns and cities in the tarn department
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Blaye-les-mines
- Durée : 2 jours
Discover the cities in the tarn. visit the tourist places, profit from our tourist tours. we propose to you a great choice of lodgings in the tarn, the hotels, the lodgings, the rooms of hosts, the villages holidays.
Cap decouverte
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Carmaux
- Durée : 4 jours
Cap'découverte is the given name in the center multiloisirs laid out on the former site of the expression of coal to sky open carmaux. this one is a completely dedicated place to the leisures as well as to the seminaries and travel group since its offici