Colourful and exuberant Albi is a busy commercial centre that has a marvellous quality of life with an almost Italian feel. Listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in July 2010, the Cité Épiscopale has retained its appearance of old, characterised by the Pont Vieux, the fortifications along the River Tarn, the Palais de la Berbie and the mighty Cathedral of Sainte Cécile, its huge brick nave rising majestically above the Tarn.