Albi travel guide
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Visit Albi: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Albi is situated in the Tarn department (Midi-Pyrenees region) in the south of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Tarn department. (General information: Albi is 548 km from Paris and 781 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Albi (page also includes a photo gallery for Albi)
Popular places to visit near Albi: these include Gaillac at 20 km and Cordes-sur-Ciel at 22 km.
Gaillac is a listed 'recommended detour' at 20km and Jardin de Paradis is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 22km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Albi: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 4*; Albi has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Albi, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to AlbiSee France This Way travel guides for Tarn and Midi-Pyrenees (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Albi.
Note that all distances from Albi shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Albi holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Albi (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Midi-Pyrenees and Tarn gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Albi and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de Paradis (22km) : Jardin des Martels (35km) : Jardin de l'Évêché (36km) : Jardins de Quercy (36km) : Jardin et parc du château de Loubens (49km) :
- National Monuments: Beaulieu en Rouergue Abbey (39km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Brousse-le-Chateau (39km) : Bruniquel (41km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint-Cirice (Brousse-le-Chateau) (39km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Najac (35km) : Sauveterre-de-Rouergue (36km) : Villefranche-de-Rouergue (48km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Gaillac (20km) :
Map of places to visit near Albi & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Albi
Canton: Albi
Arrondissement: Albi
Department: Tarn
Region: Midi-Pyrenees
Postcode: 81000
Distance to Albi
from Albi: 0 km
from Paris: 548 km
from Calais: 781 km
from Nice: 412 km
from Bordeaux: 239 km
from Strasbourg: 673 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 11 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Albi): Arthes, Cambon, Carlus, Castelnau-de-Levis, Cunac, Le Sequestre, Lescure-d'Albigeois, Puygouzon, Saint-Juery, Salies and Terssac.
Getting here
For driving distances to Albi from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Albi
