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Tours

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The city

What to expect from Tours.

Tours is the largest city in the Vale do Loire and the gateway for those arriving by train from Paris. The historic centre, the Vieux Tours, has half-timbered houses around Place Plumereau, the Cathédrale Saint-Gatien with 13th-century stained-glass windows and the Basilique Saint-Martin, which houses the tomb of São Martinho. Trains and roads run from the city to the castles of Villandry, Azay-le-Rideau, Langeais and Chinon.

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The local experience

What to see in Tours

Historic neighborhood

Vieux Tours et Place Plumereau

Historic centre of Tours, with half-timbered houses from the 15th and 16th centuries around Place Plumereau, the square of cafés and restaurants.

Cathedral

Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours

Gothic cathedral of Tours, dedicated to São Gaciano, the city's first bishop, featuring a set of 13th-century stained glass windows and the Psalette cloister beside it.

Church

Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours

Neo-Byzantine basilica from the late 19th century, built over the tomb of São Martinho de Tours, one of France's most popular saints.

Castle

Château de Villandry

The last of the great Renaissance châteaux built on the banks of the Loire, known for its terraced gardens, including an ornamental potager, water garden and maze.

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Castle

Château d'Azay-le-Rideau

Renaissance castle built between 1518 and 1524 on the Indre river, with part of the structure supported on piles in the water.

Castle

Château de Langeais

Castle built by Louis XI in 1465, where Charles VIII married Anne of Brittany in 1491, with rooms furnished in the medieval style.

Castle

Forteresse royale de Chinon

Medieval fortress made up of three castles on a hill above the Vienne river, where Joan of Arc met King Charles VII in 1429.

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