12 Sights in Tours, France (with Map and Images)
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Tours Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France, and dedicated to Saint Gatianus. It is the seat of the Archbishops of Tours, the metropolitan cathedral of the Tours ecclesiastical province. It was built between 1170 and 1547. At the time construction began, the church was located at the south end of the bridge over the river Loire, on the road from Paris to the south-west of France. It has been a classified monument historique since 1862. Since 1905 it has been owned by the French State, with the Catholic Church having the exclusive rights of use.
2. Amphithéâtre de Tours
The Tours amphitheater is a Roman amphitheatre located in the historic city center of Tours, France, immediately behind the well known Tours cathedral. It was built in the 1st century when the city was called Caesarodunum. It was built atop a small hill on the outskirts of the ancient urban area, making it safe from floods, convenient for crowds and visitors, and demonstrating the power of the city from a distance. The structure was an enormous, elliptical structure approximately 122 meters by 94 meters. According to its design it is classified as a "primitive" amphitheatre. Unlike the famous Colosseum that was made mostly of masonry and built above-ground, the Tours amphitheatre was made mostly of earth and created by moving soil and rock into a bowl shape. Spectators likely sat directly on the grassy slopes, while the masonry was primarily used for the vomitoria and retaining walls.
3. Jardin des Prébendes d'Oé
The Jardin des Prébendes d'Oé is a public garden, located in the heart of Tours, created in 1872 by the Bühler brothers. Located between the rue des Prébendes, the rue Roger Salengro, the rue Lakanal and the rue du Boisdenier, it is an English-style garden that offers a beautiful diversity of trees and flowers, with two bandstands and statues of Touraine writers such as Pierre de Ronsard, that of Jean-Baptiste Marie Meusnier de La Place, then Honorat de Bueil de Racan.
4. Chapelle Saint-Libert
The Chapel of Saint-Libert is an old Romanesque church dating mainly from the twelfth century, located in the oldest district of Tours, partly built on the rampart of the Gallo-Roman castrum of the fourth century, along the Loire. Its nave has been listed in the supplementary inventory of historical monuments since 2 December 1946 on the initiative of the Archaeological Society of Touraine (SAT).
5. Grand Théâtre
The Grand Théâtre de Tours is a listed municipal building located on rue de la Scellerie in Tours, in the Vieux-Tours region. With a performance hall with more than nine hundred seats, it is the headquarters of the Opéra de Tours, which has a permanent choir and also houses the Symphony Orchestra of the Centre-Val de Loire-Tours region.
6. Église Saint-Symphorien
The Church of Saint-Symphorien is a building located in Tours, on the north bank of the Loire River. The first mention of it is made by Charles the Bald, in 852, who confirmed the "possessions of Marmoutier". Sources often attest to this possession. Until the eighteenth century, it was always under the control of the Abbey of Marmoutier.
7. Église Saint-Grégoire des Minimes
The church of Saint-Grégoire des Minimes is located in Tours, rue de la Préfecture, next to the Lycée Descartes, former major seminary of Saint Charles de Tours until the revolution. It was originally the conventual church of the convent of the Minim Friars. The Tridentine rite is practiced within it.
8. Église Saint-Julien
The Saint-Julien de Tours church, located in Tours in Old Tours in France, is the abbey of an old Benedictine abbey whose origin dates back to the 6th century; It dates mainly from the 13th century. It is the subject of a classification as historic monuments by the 1840 list.
9. Ruines de l'Hôtel de Beaune-Semblançay
The Hôtel de Beaune-Semblançay is a former 15th- and 16th-century mansion located in Tours in the Vieux-Tours, one of the few vestiges of the city's Renaissance architecture. This building has been listed as a historical monument since 9 August 1941 and 21 October 1947.
10. Cloître Saint-Gatien dit de la Psalette
The Cloister of the Saint-Gatien Cathedral of Tours, or Cloister of the Psalette, is located in the Saint-Gatien district of Old Tours. It is managed by the center of national monuments. It has been the subject of a classification as historic monuments since 1889.
11. Musée du Compagnonnage
The Musée du Compagnonnage de Tours is a French municipal museum located in the city of Tours, north of the Rue Nationale. The Museum of Beautiful Craftsmanship is located in the former Abbey of Saint-Julien.
12. Jardin Botanique
The Jardin botanique de Tours is a municipal botanical garden and arboretum located at 33, Boulevard Tonnellé, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is open daily; admission is free.
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