Places to see in ( Albi - France )
Places to see in ( Albi - France )
Albi is a town on the Tarn River in southern France, northeast of Toulouse. Dominating the skyline is the 13th-century, red-brick Sainte-Cécile Cathedral, a Gothic landmark with large interior frescoes such as the dramatic “Last Judgment.” The centuries-old Palais de la Berbie houses the Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, honoring the Albi-born painter. The Fashion Museum, in a former convent, shows 18th–20th-century costumes.
While it is not exactly undiscovered, Albi is one of those French provincial cities that has only recently come into its own as a tourist destination. The change in the city's fate came in 2009, when its episcopal area - comprising the cathedral and the Palais de la Berbie, the bishop's palace - was classed as a UNESCO world heritage site.
A small city standing on the banks of the river Tarn, Albi has a history rooted in the religious conflicts of the Middle Ages. The Albigensian Crusade (1209-1229) was the only medieval crusade conducted not against Islam, but against Christians, specifically against the Cathars, who practiced a form of proto-Protestantism, refusing the authority of the Catholic church.
Albi, capital of the Tarn department, is arguably the most interesting small city in the Midi-Pyrenees region. St. Cecilia's cathedral has always been a remarkable and unique monument, being both fortified and built of brick. On the outside, it looks like some gargantuan array of medieval grain silos; inside, it is all delicate gothic tracery in stone and wood, one of the finest late gothic buildings in France. Of particular interest are the massive murals of the Last judgement, that decorate the whole of the cathedral's western wall.
It is the only large gothic cathedral built out of brick rather than stone - brick being the trditional building material in the area of Albi as in nearby Toulouse and much of the Tarn and Garonne plains.
Next to the cathedral stands the similarly massive and fortified Bishop's palace, Toulouse Lautrec museum. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1864-1901, was the great post-impressionist iconographer of Parisian life in the late nineteenth century; he was a native of Albi, and the museum hosts the largest collection of his work, along with a representative collection of late 19th century French art.
Beside the west end of the cathedral, a pedestrian piazza takes you to a vantage point overlooking the river Tarn below, and the old bishop's gardens. Upstream from the cathedral can be seen the Old Bridge, a thousand years old, and still in service today. The bridge can be reached on foot by taking a short walk down the street in front of the entrance to the Toulouse Lautrec museum. The old city of Albi, with its narrow pedestrian streets and historic buildings, is clustered round the cathedral. Of particular interest is the XIIth - XIIIth collegial church of Saint Salvi, with its cloisters.
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A Quick Tour of the Languedoc Roussillon Region of France
Take a quick tour of the Languedoc Roussillon region of Southern France. Have a look at the many different places you can visit.
From the towns and villages of the Mediterranean coastline in the South East through the largest wine growing region of France and into the many beautiful cities of the region.
Steeped in history with an abundance of Cathar castles, medieval cities and circulade towns. Languedoc Roussillon is place everyone needs to visit at least once.
Week-end en Midi toulousain - Échappées belles
Entre modernité et tradition, la ville rose de Claude Nougaro séduit avec son centre historique préservé, notamment la place du Capitole, la basilique Saint-Sernin, ses briques de terre cuite, de même que sa gastronomie. Les tables toulousaines, avec leur cassoulet et leurs saucisses, sont devenues aussi célèbres que son fleuve, la Garonne, où les habitants aiment flâner. Mais Toulouse est aussi tournée vers le futur comme capitale européenne de l'industrie aéronautique et spatiale avec les sites d'Airbus.
Le carnet des bonnes adresses Echappées Belles à Toulouse !
« LA MAISON DU VELO » (pour louer et découvrir Toulouse à vélo)
Tel : 05 34 40 64 72
Adresse : 12, bd Bonrepos – 31000 - Toulouse
Web : maisonduvelotoulouse.com
« LA FABRICA FLAMENCA » (Cours de Flamenco)
Tel : 05 62 48 70 25
Adresse : 238, rue Henri Desbals – 31000 - Toulouse
Web : lafabricaflamenca.com
« RIVIERE SOUTERRAINE DE LA BOUCIHE »
Tel : 05 61 65 04 11
Adresse : Parc Naturel Régional des Pyrénées Ariégeoises – La Grande – D1 – 09000 - Vernajoul
Web : labouiche.com
« CHATEAU DE FOIX »
Tel : 05 61 05 10 10
Web : sites-touristiques-ariege.fr
« PAVEL KIRZDORF » (Souffleur de Verre »
Tel : 05 61 69 71 27
Adresse : Avenue de La Grotte – 09290 – Le Mas d’Azil
Web : kirzdorf.com
« AVIRON TOULOUSAIN » (pour découvrir Toulouse en aviron)
Web : avirontoulousain.fr
PENICHE « SOLEIADO » (croisières & chambres d’hôtes sur le canal du midi)
Tel : 06 86 27 83 19
Web : peniche-soleiado.com
« RESTAURANT EMILE » (meilleur cassoulet du monde)
Tel : 05 61 21 05 56
Adresse : 13, place St Georges – 31000 - Toulouse
Web : restaurant-emile@wanadoo.fr
« BETTY » (Fromager Affineur)
Tel : 05 61 22 17 81
Adresse : Marché Victor Hugo – 31000 - Toulouse
Web : fromageriebetty.com
« LA ESQUINA » (épicerie espagnole)
Tel : 09 83 80 64 02
Adresse : 10 bis, rue du Pont St Pierre – 31000 - Toulouse
Web : epicerie-la-esquina.fr
« MAISON GARCIA » (meilleure saucisse de Toulouse !)
Tel : 05 61 23 10 62
Adresse : Marché Victor Hugo – 31000 - Toulouse
Web : maison-garcia.fr
Carte Postale du Canal du Centre Bourgogne - Octobre 2018
C’est par une nouvelle carte postale vidéo-musicale que je viens jusqu’à vous. Allons ensemble dans la direction de Paray le Monial sur l’itinéraire des voies navigables de France sur le Canal du Centre. Plus qu’un Canal utilisé par les péniches, il est devenu au fil des dernières années l’un des canaux les plus prisés par les plaisanciers avec leurs petites embarcations pour se laisser porter au fil de l’eau au même titre que le Canal du Midi. Bonne découverte fluviale.
Mit einer neuen video-musikalischen Postkarte komme ich zu Ihnen. Wir gehen gemeinsam in Richtung Paray le Monial auf den Wasserstraßen Frankreichs am Canal du Centre. Mehr als ein Kanal, der von Lastkähnen und grosse Schiffen genutzt wird, ist er in den letzten Jahren zu einem der beliebtesten Kanäle für Bootsfahrer geworden, mit seinen kleinen Booten, die wie Canal du Midi am Wasser ist er ganz Sonderlich. Gute Flussentdeckung.
It is by a new video-musical postcard that I come to you. Let's go together in the direction of Paray le Monial on the route of the waterways of France on the Canal du Center. More than a canal used by barges, it has become over the last few years one of the most popular canals for boaters with their small boats to be carried along the water as the Canal du Midi. Good river discovery.
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Musique Originale A l'ombre du pont 2017
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Données techniques musicales
Style : 70sGlamPiano / Bpm 69
Voix 1; Ocarina
Voix 2; Flûte Record
Voix 3; Accordéon Musette
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Enregistrement sur ZOOM série R en Multipiste
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Windows Mowie Maker
Magix Video Deluxe 2018
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Octobre 2018
Cannes Marseilles Video.wmv
Ron, Heather, Dave and Di on tour.
Cathar roads, Gorge De Galamus, Pyrenees, France, Europe
The Cathar Country is a tourist term used by the department of Aude, which is the department at the center of the country where the lords and the people had converted to Catharism. This term concentrates on Corbières, sits of the majority of royal citadels improperly qualified some of Cathar castles. The promoters of this term tend to impose this tourist slogan instead of words, the more justified historically and culturally (Catharism did not leave a religious legacy in the South, the Southwest and the Southeast of France, because that religion disappeared after 1307, after evangelistic missions undertaken by the Preachers). The people of Occitania and specifically the Languedoc, with Occitan, are mostly from Catholic families who have no roots Cathars, but there is still a few families of the Aude, the Hérault and Gard, who are descendants of these good men and good women.
Cathar Country is a registered trademark in 19911, owned by the General Council of the Aude. The Cathar program wants to value and preserve the wealth of the Aude, federate local initiatives and support the professional organization of Aude producers. From hotels to restaurants through the cottages, rooms and guest tables, wine cellars, shops, gourmet products, lamb, pork, beef, poultry, honey, milk, bread , arts and crafts ... a whole range of products and services certified.
Bordeaux - St Michel
January 2009
Fonserannes Locks • A Staircase Lock on the Canal du Midi | European Waterways
Fonserannes Lock - A Staircase Lock on the Canal du Midi in France (écluses de Fonserannes). The Fonserannes Lock is a staircase lock on the Canal du Midi near Béziers. The lock consists of 8 ovoid lock chambers and 9 gates. This allow boats to be raised a height of 21.5m, in a distance of 300m.
The Canal du Midi
The 300 year old Canal du Midi skirts the sun-drenched shores of the Mediterranean before meandering inland through ancient villages, Roman fortifications and famed vineyards. This canal is defined by its beauty, lined with plane trees and crossed by pretty arched bridges. The Mediterranean weather and pace of life is relaxed and lulls you into unwinding as you cruise sedately along.
This is the perfect place for cycling or walking along scenic tow paths, or simply watching the scenery pass by as you relax on deck with a cool drink. In the distance you can see the Pyrenees, whereas closer to hand are the vineyards that stretch for thousands of square miles. Enjoy private wine tastings at chateaux en route, locations that vary with your choice of barge.
You will discover a marvellous blend of ancient Gallo-Roman and traditional influences reflected throughout this region of historical importance. Explore this further with your tour guide when you visit the walled city of Carcassonne, the most complete medieval fortified city in existence.
Our Hotel Barges
Our classic Canal du Midi cruise is aboard our pretty 8 passenger vessel Anjodi, which has been cruising the Canal du Midi for more than 25 years. Anjodi has never been more popular since Rick Stein brought her to the attention of the world in his very successful TV series 'French Odyssey'.
Our ultra deluxe Canal du Midi cruise is aboard the 8 passenger Enchanté. This is the only double-decker hotel barge on the Canal du Midi, providing room for large cabins and additional facilities whilst still able to squeeze through the waterway's old locks.
We also offer the 10 passenger Athos for larger groups.
For more information on this cruise please see:
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Music: On veut des sous
Composed by: Zanda / Philippe Abizanda
Published by: Universal Music Publishing
Embarcando no Ter Alsace pra Basiléia na Gare de Colmar
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