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Albi is a town in southern France .The city is about. 70 km northeast of Toulouse, on the River Tarn. Approx. 66,000 inhabitants live in Albi.
The city is perhaps best known as the artist Toulouse-Lautrec’s birthplace. In the Museum Toulouse-Lautrec, visitors can see more than 1,000 works by the artist, who is one of France’s most popular painters. Albi is also a famous Gothic Cathedral, Sainte-Cécile, built in the period 1282 to 1390 It is 113 meters long, 35 feet wide and 40 meters high. The bell tower is 78 meters high. The cathedral is the largest decorated cathedral in Europe, thanks to Renaissance paintings in the vault. There is also an episcopal castle from the 1300s, the Palais de la Berbie. It has a seven meter thick wall. In 1678 it was made a garden at the castle. Here is one of the best views over the river Tarn. This is where the museum of the painter Toulouse-Lautrec is.
The airport is Toulouse Blagnac is located 71 km from Albi city center.