Albi

A must! Information is available at the local and online Syndicate d'Initiative (French), located on the parking square in front of the cathedral. Also, check the green Michelin guide. Excellent shopping and dining. Market on Saturday (check day as they change)Banks are open Tuesday to Saturday. Train station
Ste. Cecile Cathedral is thirteenth century and is unusual in that it's built of brick. Wonderful interior - gothic carved stone screen. Don't miss the choir stalls and the painted wooden figures (a small charge to enter). 

The Palace of Berbie next to the cathedral houses a fine Toulouse-Lautrec collection. Don't miss the adjoining formal garden along the river behind the museum.