Tours

Tours is a city in France, the préfecture (capital city) of the Indre-et-Loire département, on the lower reaches of the river Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. Touraine, the region around Tours, is known for its wines and for the perfection of its local spoken French.

External links

• Architecture of Tours
• Official Website of the Tours Volley Ball, French champion 2004
• Visiting Tours (in English)
• Satellite picture by Google Maps

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:Turones

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:Caesarodunum

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:Roman

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:Bishops of Tours

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:Saint Gatianus - (cf. Denis, Sernin, etc.)

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:monasteries

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:Martin of Tours, bishop July 4, 372-November 8, 397

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:Gregory of Tours, archbishop 573-594

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:Visigoths

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:Franks and Frankish women's monasteries

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:Alcuin, archbishop 796-804

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::scriptorium

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:English possession

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:French royal possession

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