The Albi - Millau Luxury very light cycling holiday in Tarn Valley

Vallée de l'Amitiée Haute Vallée du Tarn, Gorges des Raspes,
Albi - Viaduc de Millau.

A 6 to 9 days cycling holiday through the friendly Valley of the Tarn.

The trip starts in Albi and ends in Millau. At the end in Millau you can go back to Albi by bus.

Ambialet

The landscape of the Tarn is Mediterranean in character. The beautiful pink city of Albi (UNESCO World Heritage) nestles on the River Tarn's banks, dominated by its magnificent cathedral whose fortifications are testimony to more turbulent times during which Albi and surrounding settlements such as Ambialet were attacked first as part of the crusades to suppress the Cathar heresy and later in the Wars of Religion. As you follow the course of the river Eastwards on wooded hills and along mellow stone-work villages in Tarn Valley, you discover the valley unspoiled and full of cultural interest.

Staying in very comfortable hotels, you will discover the distinctive, rich cuisine of the region, and its excellent wines, such as the flinty Gaillac whites.

Terrain: riverside quiet roads
Daily stages up to 40 km with bags transfer.
Altitude: 200 - 600m
Hotels: 1**, 1**** and 3*** hotels.
Climate: this southern region enjoys a lovely Mediterranean climate, with a hot summer and warm spring and autumn. Temperatures average 19C in May and October, 25C in June and September, and 27C in the height of summer.

Starting point: Albi. The hotel is located in centre of town at just one minute walk from the main sights.

Albi market at Cathedral

ALBI is a beautiful, midi (southern) town along the Tarn river. With its beautiful lively orange-red brick old streets, alike Toulouse, from which it is only 75 km away, its cathedral, of the times of the Cathars, and its Museum Toulouse Lautrec it is a perfect start and end for a cultural, gastronomic and Moderate (walking as well as cycling) vacation.

The Valley near Brousse-le-Château