| Page Views: 546 Last Visit to Tours: June, 2002 | Center of the Loire Valley by yooperprof - last update: Jan 19, 2003 |
Tours is a major city in the Loire Valley, place of several important French language institutes, and a very good place to use as a base for touring the center of the Loire Valley. The Tourangeau (residents of Tours) are unfailingly friendly, and speak in pure and clear tones which makes this an excellent place to be a student of French, or simply a visitor who wants to practice it. |
|  | Tours has a medieval heart. The Cathedral is certainly worth a visit, as are the surrounding neighborhoods. The city also has its share of newer areas. Tours was strategically important in World War II and suffered bombing both from the Germans and the Allies. Of course, war is nothing new for Tours. Joan of Arc passed through here after her celebrated victory at Orleans in 1428. |
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| Pros: | "Beautiful provincial city, pleasant French spoken here!" | | In A Nutshell: | "You'll eat and drink well in Tours!" |
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Burtty Tue Aug 24, 2004 01:30 UTC
Nice street scenes and garden in the travelogues | craic Sun Jun 15, 2003 17:13 UTC
Where are your pungent apercus about architecture? | zrim Tue Feb 11, 2003 04:31 UTC
Nice tour--lovely gardens. I was supposed to be there last September, it didn't work out. Maybe next year. | barryg23 Sat Oct 12, 2002 18:06 UTC
One of my favourite French towns - though I never made it to the Pale. Perhaps next time! |
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