Pont Vieux
Eight arches.
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Albi is a town on the Tarn river in southern France, capital of the Tarn department, about 67 km northeast of Toulouse in a straight line. The Pont Vieux, one of the oldest bridges still in use in France, crosses the river here. The episcopal city around the Cathedral of Sainte-Cécile was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2010 for its unique architecture, and the site includes the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum, devoted to the painter who was born in Albi. The first settlement here dates to the Bronze Age, and after the Roman conquest it became the seat of the Albigenses. Almost the whole old town is built of red and pink brick, so it glows at sunset. The Pont Vieux crosses the green river on eight brick arches, with the massive cathedral rising behind like a brick fortress and the old bishop's palace and its terraced gardens beside it on the riverbank. The finest view of the town is from the opposite bank or the new bridge, especially at sunset. Visitors wander the old lanes and visit the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum and the palace gardens above the river.
Eight arches.
Above the river.
Glowing brick.
Albi, Tarn, Occitanie, France
From the opposite bank at sunset.
Yes, from Toulouse.