Albi tourism and travel guide

Visit Albi: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit Attractions Book a visitFrance This Way comment: Albi is quite a remarkable town, with a substantial and beautiful centre and sensational views across the river below. Very recommended!
Albi is situated in the Tarn department and Occitanie region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Albi. For detailed visitor information see the Albi travel guide.
Attractions in Albi

Albi cathedral is remarkable for its brick exterior, and the large area of renaissance painting in the interior: Albi cathedral
Tourist classifications for Albi include "heritage site" and "secteur sauvegarde".
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Albi in Occitanie.
Popular places to visit nearby include Realmont at 17 km and Monesties at 17 km.
Albi, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Albi cathedral
Cathedral less than one km (direction west-north-west)Albi cathedral is remarkable for its brick exterior, and the large area...
See Albi cathedral guide

Realmont
at 17 km (direction south-south-east)Realmont is very typical of the bastide towns to be found throughout...
See Realmont guide

Monesties
Most Beautiful Village at 17 km (direction north-north-west)There is much more to discover in Monesties than you would expect...
See Monesties guide

Gaillac
at 20 km (direction west)The historic centre of Gaillac and its riverside position make Gaillac a...
See Gaillac guide

Cordes-sur-Ciel
at 22 km (direction north-west)Cordes is certainly one of the most beautiful towns in France with...
See Cordes-sur-Ciel guide

Vieux
at 23 km (direction west-north-west)The small village of Vieux was once one of the most important...
See Vieux guide

Lautrec
Most Beautiful Village at 24 km (direction south)Lautrec is a small village, but both the views and the intereting...
See Lautrec guide

Castelnau-de-Montmiral
Most Beautiful Village at 27 km (direction west)The central square of Castelnau-de-Montmiral with its medieval buildings, and the views...
See Castelnau-de-Montmiral guide

Lisle-sur-Tarn
at 28 km (direction west-south-west)Lisle-sur-Tarn is a pretty village on the banks of the Tarn river....
See Lisle-sur-Tarn guide

Varen
at 33 km (direction north-west), in the Tarn-et-Garonne departmentAt Varen you can see the Chateau du Doyenné and nice riverside...
See Varen guide

The Jardin des Martels
Garden at 35 km (direction west-south-west)The Jardins des Martels is a beautiful garden and mini-farm near Toulouse....
See The Jardin des Martels guide

Giroussens
at 35 km (direction west-south-west)Giroussens is a pretty village and home to a ceramic centre and...
See Giroussens guide

Najac
Most Beautiful Village at 35 km (direction north-north-west), in the Aveyron departmentThe village of Najac is very pretty, and the castle and ridgetop...
See Najac guide

Chateau de Najac
Castle at 35 km (direction north-north-west), in the Aveyron departmentNajac castle is the impressive ruins of a 13th century castle in...
See Chateau de Najac guide
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Map of places to visit near Albi
Markets in and near Albi
Market days in Albi: weekly market: Wednesday & Tuesday all day & Saturday all day;
- Albi: market Wednesday & Tuesday all day & Saturday all day (0km)
- Saint-Juery: market Thursday (6km)
- Carmaux: market Friday (14km)
- Realmont: market Wednesday (17km)
- Gaillac: market Friday (20km)
- Cordes-sur-Ciel: market Saturday & Saturday (22km)
- Graulhet: market Thursday & Sunday (22km)
- Lisle-sur-Tarn: market Sunday (28km)
- Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux: market Tuesday (34km)
- Naucelle: market Saturday - seasonal market only (34km)
More information about Albi, Midi-Pyrenees
Tourist attractions near Albi, France
What to do at Albi? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Albi.
Heritage sites
- Rabastens église Notre-Dame-du-Bourg (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (36km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Brousse-le-Chateau (39km)
- Bruniquel (41km)
National Monuments
- Beaulieu en Rouergue Abbey (39km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Gaillac (20km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Haut-Languedoc (57km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Saint-Cirice (Brousse-le-Chateau) (39km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin du palais de la Berbie (0km)
- Parc Rochegude (0km)
- 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)
Sites of natural beauty
- Gorges de l'Aveyron (37km)
Towns of Art and history
- Najac (35km)
- Sauveterre-de-Rouergue (36km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Cayriech (54km)
Geography and distances
Albi is in the south of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Tarn department (general information: Albi is 548 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Albi
Canton: Albi
Arrondissement: Albi
Department: Tarn
Region: Midi-Pyrenees
New region: Occitanie
Postcode: 81000
Distance to Albi
from Albi (prefecture): 0 km
from Paris: 548 km
from Calais: 781 km
from Nice: 412 km
from Bordeaux: 239 km
from Strasbourg: 673 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Albi from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arthes, Cambon, Carlus, Castelnau-de-Levis, Cunac, Le Sequestre, Lescure-d'Albigeois, Puygouzon, Saint-Juery, Salies and Terssac.
This page in French: Visiter Albi
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