Tours


 
 
Tours

Tours is a city in France, the pr?fecture (capital city) of the Indre-et-Loire d?partement, on the lower reaches of the river Loire, between Orl?ans and the Atlantic coast. Touraine, the region around Tours, is known for its wines and for the perfection of its local spoken French.

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The name of the city comes from the ancient Gallic tribe called the Turones. In Roman times it was known as Turonensis. The modern name, Tours, coincidentally corresponds to the French word tours, "towers". In the mid-3rd century Gatianus (Saint Gatien) was sent from Rome to reorganize a small Christian community. Saint Martin of Tours was bishop of Tours at the end of the 4th century, and his tomb became a major pilgrimage site; the church of Saint-Martin was one of the great Romanesque pilgrimage churches, like Saint-Sernin in Toulouse and Santiago de Compostela, and the powerful bishops of Tours, such as Gregory of Tours, were personages to be reckoned with for the Merovingian kings.


 

France: The French Republic or France (: R?publique fran?aise or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents....

Atlantic: redirect Atlantic Ocean...

Touraine: :Touraine may also refer to Alain Touraine, French sociologist....


Tours related Images and Photos (experimental)

Gregoire De Tours French Bishop Historian and Saint
Gregoire De Tours French Bishop Historian and Saint
Henri Guisol: Meurtre En 45 Tours  1959
Henri Guisol: Meurtre En 45 Tours 1959
Jacques-Joseph Moreau de Tours
Jacques-Joseph Moreau de Tours
Danielle Darrieux: Meurtre En 45 Tours  1959
Danielle Darrieux: Meurtre En 45 Tours 1959
Mettray (Near Tours) Open Agricultural and Industrial Colony for Juvenile Offenders 1839-1939
Mettray (Near Tours) Open Agricultural and Industrial Colony for Juvenile Offenders 1839-1939
Bodensee Aerolloyd Flying Boat Tours
Bodensee Aerolloyd Flying Boat Tours
St. Thomas a Becket and St. Martin of Tours with Archbishop Giovanni Pietro Arrivabene
St. Thomas a Becket and St. Martin of Tours with Archbishop Giovanni Pietro Arrivabene
A Gathering of the Garibaldini and French Troops at Tours
A Gathering of the Garibaldini and French Troops at Tours

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Introduction
History
Cathedral of Tours
Language
City
Transportation
Miscellaneous
See also
External links
 
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4th century (1) - Pilgrimage (1) - Saint-Sernin (1) - Gatianus (Saint Gatien) (1) - Saint Martin of Tours (1) - Bishop of Tours (1) - Toulouse (1) - Country (1) - Metropolitan territory (1) - Western Europe (1) - Santiago de Compostela (1) - Bishops of Tours (1) - Gregory of Tours (1) - D?partement (1) - Loire (1) -
 

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