5 Sights in Tours, France (with Map and Images)

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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Tours, France! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Tours. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

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1. Église Saint-Julien

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Église Saint-Julien This photo was taken by Eusebius (Guillaume Piolle).Feel free to reuse it, but always credit me as the author as specified below. / CC BY 3.0

The church of Saint-Julien de Tours, located in Tours in the Vieux-Tours in France, is the abbey church of a former Benedictine abbey whose origin dates back to the sixth century; it dates mainly from the thirteenth century. It was classified as a historical monument by the 1840 list.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Julien de Tours (FR), Website

2. Ruines de l'Hôtel de Beaune-Semblançay

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The Hôtel de Beaune-Semblançay is a former private mansion of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries located in Tours in the Old Tours, one of the few vestiges of the city's Renaissance architecture. This building has been classified as a historical monument since 9 August 1941 and 21 October 1947.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Beaune-Semblançay (FR)

3. Grand Théâtre

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The Grand Théâtre de Tours is a municipal building classified as a historical monument located on rue de la Scellerie in Tours in the Vieux-Tours. With a performance hall of more than nine hundred seats, it is the headquarters of the Tours Opera, which has a permanent choir and also houses the Symphony Orchestra of the Centre-Val de Loire-Tours region.

Wikipedia: Grand Théâtre de Tours (FR)

4. Musée du Compagnonnage

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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 the beautiful work[to be defined] is set up in the former abbey of Saint-Julien.

Wikipedia: Musée du Compagnonnage de Tours (FR), Website

5. Église Saint-Symphorien

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The Church of Saint-Symphorien is a building located in Tours, on the north bank of the Loire River. The first mention made 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 placed under the dependency of the abbey of Marmoutier.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Symphorien de Tours (FR)

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