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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. It is also the site of the cycling race Paris-Tours.
History
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.
The Council of Tours was celebrated here in 567.
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@DKanew Good thing our job entails WALKING tours! Kind of gives us somewhat of an excuse. @Mykele The constant temptation today=NOT NICE! :D
KristenLoren (Kristen Loren) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:14:00 -0000
@DKanew Good thing our job entails WALKING tours! Kind of gives us somewhat of an excuse. @Mykele The constant temptation today=NOT NICE! :D
Winnipeg business proposal: downtown walking tours focusing exclusively on parking lots. A vast, yet oddly neglected, aspect of city's life.
AS_Cunningham (Andrew Cunningham) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:25:41 -0000
Winnipeg business proposal: downtown walking tours focusing exclusively on parking lots. A vast, yet oddly neglected, aspect of city's life.
I'll go on walking tours with lesbians.
heyheyrenae (Chyna Renae) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:17:03 -0000
I'll go on walking tours with lesbians.
Walking Tours Capture Holiday Spirit of Heritage Village http://twa.lk/qhhUO
snowadventurer (Bruce Hoffmann) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:06:50 -0000
Walking Tours Capture Holiday Spirit of Heritage Village http://twa.lk/qhhUO
RT @AdrianJMT: This is pretty amazing, Googles City Tours: Suggests multi-day walking tours of major cities given a starting address.
who_likes_work (keturah) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:49:08 -0000
RT @AdrianJMT: This is pretty amazing, Googles City Tours: Suggests multi-day walking tours of major cities given a starting address.
RT @scottsdaleaz: Interesting in a walking food tour of Old Town Scottsdale? Yeah, me too! Check out Arizona Food Tours http://bit.ly/5VArvC
hgroom (Helen Groom) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:16:54 -0000
RT @scottsdaleaz: Interesting in a walking food tour of Old Town Scottsdale? Yeah, me too! Check out Arizona Food Tours http://bit.ly/5VArvC
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