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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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Ibis Tours Nord, Tours

Ibis Tours Nord

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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      Best Western Central Hotel, Tours

      Best Western Central Hotel

      Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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      Hotel Mercure Nord, Tours

      Hotel Mercure Nord

      Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

      • Hotel with outdoor pool  
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      Novotel Tours City Centre, Tours

      Novotel Tours City Centre

      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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          Ibis Tours Centre Gare, Tours

          Ibis Tours Centre Gare

          Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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            Hotel The Originals Tours Ouest Le Cheval Rouge, Tours

            Hotel The Originals Tours Ouest Le Cheval Rouge

            Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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              Mondial, Tours

              Mondial

              Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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                Mirabeau, Tours

                Mirabeau

                Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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                  Appart City Confort Tours, Tours

                  Appart City Confort Tours

                  Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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                    Odalys City Tours Le Jardin Des Lettres, Tours

                    Odalys City Tours Le Jardin Des Lettres

                    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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                      Premiere Classe Tours Nord, Tours

                      Premiere Classe Tours Nord

                      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 Budget Tours Nord, Tours

                            Ibis Budget Tours Nord

                            Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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                              Chateau Belmont Tours By The Crest Collection, Tours

                              Chateau Belmont Tours By The Crest Collection

                              Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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                                Hôtel Du Théatre, Tours

                                Hôtel Du Théatre

                                Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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                                  Hôtel Du Cygne Tours , Tours

                                  Hôtel Du Cygne Tours

                                  Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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                                    Hôtel Du Manoir, Tours

                                    Hôtel Du Manoir

                                    Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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                                      Hôtel Moderne, Tours

                                      Hôtel Moderne

                                      Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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                                        Hôtel Trianon, Tours

                                        Hôtel Trianon

                                        Tours, Valley Of Loire, France

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