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Albi: This lovely red-brick
town is home to the beautiful Cathédrale Ste-Cécile and the Musée Toulouse-Lautrec (tel:
(05) 6349 4870; websitewww.musee-toulouse-lautrec.com), which
features a collection of over a
thousand paintings, lithographs, drawings and posters by the artist, as well as some of his personal belongings. The largest carnival
in Southwest France also takes place in Albi every year. The Albi Tourist
Office, Palais
de la Berbie, place Ste-Cécile, can provide further
information (tel: (05) 6349 4880;
website: www.albi-tourisme.fr).
Carcassonne: A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997, the Walled City of Carcassonne, 70km (43.5 miles) from Toulouse, is known first and foremost as a fortified medieval town. There is evidence, however, that this rocky outcrop was used as a settlement as early as the sixth century BC, before becoming a fully-fledged Roman town and fitted with ramparts in the third and fourth centuries AD. Other sights include the famous old bridge over the river Aude, and the Bastide St-Louis and Canal du Midi, which runs through the city. The Carcassonne Tourist Office, 28 rue de Verdun (tel: (04) 6810 2430; website: www.carcassonne.org) can provide further information.
Carcassonne: A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997, the Walled City of Carcassonne, 70km (43.5 miles) from Toulouse, is known first and foremost as a fortified medieval town. There is evidence, however, that this rocky outcrop was used as a settlement as early as the sixth century BC, before becoming a fully-fledged Roman town and fitted with ramparts in the third and fourth centuries AD. Other sights include the famous old bridge over the river Aude, and the Bastide St-Louis and Canal du Midi, which runs through the city. The Carcassonne Tourist Office, 28 rue de Verdun (tel: (04) 6810 2430; website: www.carcassonne.org) can provide further information.
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