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Tours is a city in France, the prefecture of Indre-et-Loire department in central region. The old town is located between the Loire and Cher rivers. The city has a population of 140,000 inhabitants and is called the Garden of France ("Le Jardin de la France"), due to its many parks.

Starting time Wales Tours is known as crossing the Loire. The city then called Civitas Turonorum, after the name of the respondents Galli Turones to sit there.

Tours has long had a reputation as a conservative town, bourgeois, but the growing number of commuters in Paris (now in less than an hour away on the TGV line), I have animated significant. Touraine region is known for its wines, castles and its perfection of French spoken unstressed.

Worth viewed Most objectives are in the south, the medieval quarter called Vieux Tours. Here are numerous old buildings and churches, several museums, and shops, bars and restaurants. Other objectives include the Cathedral of Tours, the local station, the Palace of Justice and the few government buildings of the nineteenth century. Near the cathedral, the Palais des Archevêques ancient garden (now the Museum of Fine Arts), is a huge cedar tree planted by Napoleon Bonaparte.



Tours | Tours is a city in France, the prefecture of Indre-et-Loire department in central region. The old town is located between the Loire and Cher rivers. The city has a population of 140,000 inhabitants and is called the Garden of France ("Le Jardin de la France"), due to its many parks

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Kyriad Tours - Joue-Les-Tours Ex. Best Western Escurial, Tours

Kyriad Tours - Joue-Les-Tours Ex. Best Western Escurial

Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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The Originals Tours Nord La Terrasse, Tours

The Originals Tours Nord La Terrasse

Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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    Kyriad Tours Centre, Tours

    Kyriad Tours Centre

    Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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    Hotel Novotel Tours Centre Gare, Tours

    Hotel Novotel Tours Centre Gare

    Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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      Hotel Mercure Tours Sud, Tours

      Hotel Mercure Tours Sud

      Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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      Inter Au Relais Saint Eloi, Tours

      Inter Au Relais Saint Eloi

      Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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        Mercure Centre Gare, Tours

        Mercure Centre Gare

        Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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          Hotel Oceania L Univers Tours, Tours

          Hotel Oceania L Univers Tours

          Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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          Best Western Plus Artist, Tours

          Best Western Plus Artist

          Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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            Grand De Tours, Tours

            Grand De Tours

            Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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              Chateau D Artigny Hotel, Tours

              Chateau D Artigny Hotel

              Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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              Hotel Adagio Access Tours Gare, Tours

              Hotel Adagio Access Tours Gare

              Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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              Clarion Chateau Belmont, Tours

              Clarion Chateau Belmont

              Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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              Best Western Plus L Artist Hotel, Tours

              Best Western Plus L Artist Hotel

              Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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                Mirabeau, Tours

                Mirabeau

                Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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                  Le Castel Fleuri, Tours

                  Le Castel Fleuri

                  Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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                    Nemea Appart Hotel Quai Victor Tours Centre, Tours

                    Nemea Appart Hotel Quai Victor Tours Centre

                    Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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                      Campanile Tours Nord Forum Melies, Tours

                      Campanile Tours Nord Forum Melies

                      Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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                        Hotel Le Berthelot, Tours

                        Hotel Le Berthelot

                        Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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                          Brit Hotel Tours Nord, Tours

                          Brit Hotel Tours Nord

                          Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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                            Ibis Tours Nord, Tours

                            Ibis Tours Nord

                            Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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                              City Résidence Tours, Tours

                              City Résidence Tours

                              Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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                                Best Western Plus L Artist Hotel, Tours

                                Best Western Plus L Artist Hotel

                                Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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                                  Sejours And Affaires Tours Leonard De Vinci, Tours

                                  Sejours And Affaires Tours Leonard De Vinci

                                  Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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                                    Arche Hotel, Tours

                                    Arche Hotel

                                    Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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