Red brick dominates the skyline of Albi, a Tarn department capital of about 52,000 people on the banks of the Tarn river in southern France. The UNESCO-listed Cite episcopale centres on the Cathedral of Sainte-Cecile, a fortress-like structure built between 1282 and 1480 that is the largest brick-built cathedral in the world.
The cathedral's austere exterior contrasts with an interior covered in Italian Renaissance frescoes, including a monumental Last Judgement on the western wall. The Palais de la Berbie, the fortified bishops' palace beside the cathedral, houses the Musee Toulouse-Lautrec, which holds the world's largest collection of works by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, born in Albi in 1864.
The Cathars, the medieval heretical movement whose suppression gave its name to the Albigensian Crusade, took their alternative name from this city, though the crusade's military campaigns primarily targeted other towns in the Languedoc. The Pont Vieux, an 11th-century bridge, crosses the Tarn below the cathedral.
Gaillac wine vineyards, among the oldest in France, begin a short distance west. Hotels in Albi are used for companion meetings. Providers serving the Tarn department are listed in our directory. Escortservice.com does not arrange or provide services. All terms are between visitor and provider. You must be at least 18.
The TGV connects Albi to Paris via Toulouse, with a total journey time of about five hours.
Red brick dominates the skyline of Albi, a Tarn department capital of about 52,000 people on the banks of the Tarn river in southern France. The UNESCO-listed Cite episcopale centres on the Cathedral of Sainte-Cecile, a fortress-like structure built between 1282 and 1480 that is the largest brick-built cathedral in the world.
The cathedral's austere exterior contrasts with an interior covered in Italian Renaissance frescoes, including a monumental Last Judgement on the western wall. The Palais de la Berbie, the fortified bishops' palace beside the cathedral, houses the Musee Toulouse-Lautrec, which holds the world's largest collection of works by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, born in Albi in 1864.
The Cathars, the medieval heretical movement whose suppression gave its name to the Albigensian Crusade, took their alternative name from this city, though the crusade's military campaigns primarily targeted other towns in the Languedoc. The Pont Vieux, an 11th-century bridge, crosses the Tarn below the cathedral.
Gaillac wine vineyards, among the oldest in France, begin a short distance west. Hotels in Albi are used for companion meetings. Providers serving the Tarn department are listed in our directory. Escortservice.com does not arrange or provide services. All terms are between visitor and provider. You must be at least 18.
The TGV connects Albi to Paris via Toulouse, with a total journey time of about five hours.
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