L'Histoire Restaurants Musées

L'Histoire

	Albi is a city of 50,000 inhabitants, located in the southwest of France, the prefecture of the department of the Tarn Albi and part of the region called Midi-Pyrenées. The climate is mild and the scenery is spectacular...
with its medieval and Renaissance architecture. Albi offers much to visit... restaurants, mansions, courtyards and cloisters, to name a few.
CORDES-SUR-CIEL
	About a half-hour north of Albi (22 km), Cordes occupies a remarkable site, perched high upon a rocky hill overlooking the Cerou valley. A medieval village, presently home to artisans and craftsmen, you can visit beautiful old homes whose appearance has been carefully preserved.

Restaurants

	In Cordes, try Hostellerie du Vieux Cordes 81170 Cordes Tél: 05 63 53 79 20
In Albi, we love to visit Restaurant La Calèche on Rue de la Piale (traditional cooking)... and L'Esprit du Vin, on Quai Choiseul (gourmet traditional cooking).

Musées

While you're in Albi, make sure you visit Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, located in the Palais de la Berbie, houses the world's largest collection of the work of Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, who was born here on November 24, 1864. The collection includes paintings from Toulouse-Lautrec's early periods, the landscapes of Ceylaran, portraits, posters, and a large collection of drawings. Albi also has two other fascinating museums: The Wax Museum The Museum of Lapérouse