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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);

Selected places to visit and attractions near Albi, France

Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.

Gaillac 20km

Cordes-sur-Ciel 22km

Najac 35km

Sauveterre-de-Rouergue 36km

Castres 37km

Brousse-le-Chateau 39km

Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val 40km

Bruniquel 41km

Villefranche-de-Rouergue 48km

Things to see in Albi and nearby

Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Albi

'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) :