Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Albi's cathedral is home base. For our purposes, all sights, pedestrian streets, and hotels
fan out from here and are less than a five-minute walk away. The Tarn River hides below
and behind the cathedral. The best city view is from the 22 Août 1944 bridge. Albi is dead
quiet on Sundays and Monday mornings. The city is ambitiously renovating parts of the
city center-—expect some construction detours.
Tourist Information
The TI is on the square in front of the cathedral, next to the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum
(mid-June-Sept Mon-Sat 9:00-19:00, Sun 10:00-12:30 & 14:30-18:30; Oct-mid-June
Mon-Sat 9:00-12:30 & 14:30-18:00, Sun 10:00-12:30 & 14:30-17:00; tel. 05 63 49 48 80,
www.albi-tourisme.fr
). They sell a combo-ticket that includes the Toulouse-Lautrec mu-
seum and the cathedral choir for €9 (saves €1). Ask about concerts, and pick up a map
of the city center, the walking-tour brochure, and the map of
La Route des Bastides Albi-
