Cathedrals and Collegiates in the Tarn

81000 Albi

The Cathedral of Sainte-Cécile d'Albi, a southern Gothic masterpiece from the 13th to the 16th century, dominates the city in stone brick. Ranked at UNESCO, it combines external austerity and painted interior sumptuousness, in the Tarn in Occitanie.

Romanesque and Gothic Church
81990 Albi

The Collège Saint-Salvi d'Albi, a medieval jewel in the southwest, combines Languedoc and Gothic Romanesque art. Located in the UNESCO-listed episcopal city, it dominates the old town from a high point.

Baroque Church
81100 Castres

The Cathedral of Saint-Benoît de Castres, built in the 17th and 18th centuries, is an ancient Benedictine abbey transformed into a baroque cathedral, located in the Tarn in Occitanie. His tumultuous history includes partial destruction and reconstruction, leaving an imposing but unfinished choir.

Gothic Church
81500 Lavaur

The Cathedral of Saint-Alain de Lavaur, a southern Gothic building from the 13th to the 16th centuries, dominates the town of Tarn in Occitanie. Ranked a historical monument, it combines medieval architecture and treasures like a Cavaillé-Coll organ and a legendary jacquemart.

Gothic Church
81990 Albi

The Cathedral of Saint-Cécile d'Albi, a southern Gothic brick masterpiece from the 13th to the 15th century, dominates the town of Albi in Occitanie. Ranked at UNESCO, it combines external austerity and unique interior pictorial wealth in Europe.