Church, mosque or temple · UNESCO
Albi Cathedral
Albi, France
Fortress-like red-brick cathedral covered in painted interior.
Town · France · Occitanie
Albi
Red-brick town on the Tarn with a fortress-like cathedral and a Toulouse-Lautrec museum.
about 2.5 h
For storytellers
Why Albi matters
Albi's cathedral looks more like a fortress than a church, a vast red-brick wall rising above the river Tarn. Inside is a painted ceiling of astonishing richness. The town also has a major museum devoted to Toulouse-Lautrec, who was born here.
Talking points
- The cathedral is made of brick, not stone.
- Toulouse-Lautrec was born in Albi.
- The historic centre is part of a UNESCO site.
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