{"id":1942,"date":"2017-01-25T19:30:26","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T18:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/volare.volotea.com\/?post_type=inspiracion&p=1942"},"modified":"2017-04-10T13:40:27","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T11:40:27","slug":"la-cite-episcopale-dalbi","status":"publish","type":"inspiracion","link":"https:\/\/volare.volotea.com\/fr\/villes\/toulouse\/la-cite-episcopale-dalbi\/","title":{"rendered":"La Cit\u00e9 \u00e9piscopale d\u2019Albi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On rejoint facilement Albi par la route (il faut, c\u2019est bien agr\u00e9able, traverser les <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vins-gaillac.com\/\">vignobles de Gaillac<\/a>), ou en train\u00a0: les vignes s\u2019espacent quand le clocher de Sainte-C\u00e9cile, haut de 40 m\u00e8tres, apparait dans le ciel, majestueux. Le c\u0153ur de ville, justement, rassemble, sur une m\u00eame place, la <a href=\"http:\/\/www.albi-tourisme.fr\/fr\/la-cathedrale-sainte-cecile-albi.html\">Cath\u00e9drale Sainte-C\u00e9cile<\/a>, l\u2019<a href=\"http:\/\/www.albi-tourisme.fr\/\">Office de tourisme<\/a> et le <a href=\"http:\/\/www.museetoulouselautrec.net\/\">Mus\u00e9e Toulouse-Lautrec\u00a0<\/a>: il faut entrer dans la cour du Mus\u00e9e, en faire le tour par la gauche, pour acc\u00e9der aux jardins \u00e0 la fran\u00e7aise, sublimes, d\u2019o\u00f9 la vue sur Albi et sur le Tarn, la rivi\u00e8re qui l\u2019arrose et parfois s\u2019emporte, vaut le d\u00e9tour.<\/p>\n<p><b>Une Cath\u00e9drale gothique<\/b><\/p>\n<p>La Cath\u00e9drale Sainte C\u00e9cile est la plus grande cath\u00e9drale en briques du Monde\u00a0: sa construction a d\u00e9but\u00e9 en 1282 (elle a dur\u00e9 deux si\u00e8cles). Elle devait t\u00e9moigner, en Pays Cathare, de la puissance de la puissance de l\u2019\u00e9v\u00eaque, comme symbole de la victoire de l\u2019\u00e9glise catholique sur l\u2019h\u00e9r\u00e9sie, mais devait rester en apparence modeste\u00a0: la magnificence de l\u2019int\u00e9rieur contraste avec l\u2019aust\u00e9rit\u00e9 quasi-militaire des ext\u00e9rieurs.<\/p>\n<p>Je ne me lasse pas d\u2019admirer ses plafonds peints (d\u2019origine), ses fresques \u00e0 vocation p\u00e9dagogique (il fallait promettre au peuple le Paradis en lui faisant redouter l\u2019Enfer), et son jub\u00e9 finement sculpt\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p><b>Un centre-ville m\u00e9di\u00e9val<\/b><\/p>\n<p>On emprunte, en sortant de la Cath\u00e9drale, le petit souterrain qui m\u00e8ne sur l\u2019ancien chemin de ronde, dans le plus vieux quartier d\u2019Albi. On admire les fa\u00e7ades en briques\u00a0: Albi m\u00e9riterait le surnom de \u00ab\u00a0Ville rose\u00a0\u00bb attribu\u00e9 \u00e0 Toulouse\u00a0!<\/p>\n<p>Les Romains, au 1<sup>er<\/sup> si\u00e8cle, ont remarqu\u00e9 que le Tarn est tr\u00e8s charg\u00e9 en argile\u00a0: sur ses berges, ils ont install\u00e9 des ateliers o\u00f9 les briques \u00e9taient fa\u00e7onn\u00e9es \u00e0 la main.<\/p>\n<p>La tradition a perdur\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Pour limiter les risques d\u2019incendies, les fours, au Moyen-\u00e2ge, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9loign\u00e9s de la ville (ils se trouvaient sur l\u2019actuelle place du Vigan), et les briques, avant d\u2019\u00eatre cuites, \u00e9taient transport\u00e9es de main en main, par une v\u00e9ritable cha\u00eene humaine\u00a0: cela explique les traces de doigts grav\u00e9es sur certaines d\u2019entre elles (oui, oui\u00a0: approchez-vous, regardez de plus pr\u00e8s). Certaines briques sont noires\u00a0? elles ont \u00e9t\u00e9 trop cuites\u00a0! d\u2019autres ont \u00e9clat\u00e9\u00a0? elles ne l\u2019ont pas \u00e9t\u00e9 assez\u00a0! On admire, en redescendant, les colombages et les encorbellements des fa\u00e7ades, \u00e9tonnamment bien conserv\u00e9es. Le centre ville fourmille de magnifiques chambres d\u2019h\u00f4tes, install\u00e9es dans de tr\u00e8s anciennes maisons restaur\u00e9es avec go\u00fbt\u00a0: l\u2019<a href=\"http:\/\/www.albi-tourisme.fr\/\">Office de tourisme<\/a> sera heureux de vous en communiquer les adresses (se promener de nuit dans Albi est tr\u00e8s romantique).<\/p>\n<p><b>Un clo\u00eetre reposant<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Le centre ville d\u2019Albi est travers\u00e9 par une multitude de petits passages secrets, de cours et de ruelles discr\u00e8tes, j\u2019adore les emprunter au hasard de mes balades, pour me perdre et me retrouver ailleurs. Par exemple, tout \u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 de Sainte-C\u00e9cile, dissimul\u00e9 au fond d\u2019un passage qui s\u2019ouvre entre deux boutiques, le Clo\u00eetre Saint Salvi est une pure merveille, de calme et de s\u00e9r\u00e9nit\u00e9, id\u00e9al pour faire une pause, ouvrir un livre, ou se laisser aller \u00e0 r\u00eaver\u00a0: il appartient \u00e0 la plus vieille \u00e9glise d\u2019Albi, de style roman, encastr\u00e9e dans les maisons qui l\u2019entourent.<\/p>\n<p><b>Une table pour d\u00e9couvrir les vins de Gaillac<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Un peu \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9cart des rues pi\u00e9tonnes, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latabledusommelier.com\/restaurant-albi\/\">La Table du Sommelier<\/a> est mon adresse albigeoise pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9e\u00a0: j\u2019y ai toujours bien mang\u00e9, au bar ou sur une terrasse (avec une vue panoramique sur le centre-ville m\u00e9di\u00e9val), et j\u2019aime accorder chaque plat command\u00e9 au vin qui saura l\u2019accompagner, c\u2019est une v\u00e9ritable d\u00e9couverte du vignoble, comment\u00e9e par d\u2019\u00e9m\u00e9rites sommeliers amoureux de leur r\u00e9gion\u00a0: c\u2019est un rendez-vous aussi gastronomique que culturel\u00a0!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On rejoint facilement Albi par la route (il faut, c\u2019est bien agr\u00e9able, traverser les vignobles de Gaillac), ou en train\u00a0: les vignes s\u2019espacent quand le clocher de Sainte-C\u00e9cile, haut de 40 m\u00e8tres, apparait dans le ciel, majestueux. 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