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Tours (/ t ʊər / TOOR, French: ⓘ) is the largest city in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the prefecture of the department of Indre-et-Loire . The commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabitants as of 2018 while the population of the whole metropolitan area was 516,973.
- 44–119 m (144–390 ft)
- Indre-et-Loire
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- Tours Cathedral. Even by the glacial speed of construction in the middle ages, Tours Cathedral took a long time to be completed. Building began in 1170 and wouldn’t be finished until 1547, but this means we’re met with a perfect summary of the evolution of gothic art.
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours. The riches from Cardinal Richelieu’s 17th-century campaign against the Huguenots and the art seized from abbeys during the Revolution all ended up at Tours’ stellar museum of fine art.
- Tours Botanical Garden. The city’s municipal garden has a bit of a troublesome setting, between the Loire and Cher, which made it susceptible to flooding in the past, with two devastating inundations in the mid-19th century that filled the greenhouses with two metres of water.
- Le Vieux Tours. Like all the best historic city centres the historic buildings on the pedestrian streets around Place Plumereau aren’t sterile museum pieces but vibrant cornerstones of local life, used as shops, restaurants and bars.
Tours is a charming and lively city with a rich historical and cultural heritage. Discover its medieval architecture, its green spaces, its gourmet bistros, its river activities and its proximity to the Loire Valley chateaux.
Things to Do in Tours, France: See Tripadvisor's 110,900 traveller reviews and photos of Tours tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in May. We have reviews of the best places to see in Tours. Visit top-rated & must-see attractions.
Tours, city, capital of Indre-et-Loire département, Centre région, west-central France, on the Loire River. It is the chief tourist centre for the Loire valley and its historic châteaus.
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