The Region
 The
Loire Valley
The beautiful Loire Valley was the playground of French
kings and queens for centuries and the whole region is dotted
with beautiful palaces, chateaux, and monuments to the glory
of France's royal history.
Touraine
Touraine is the region of the Loire Valley around the city
of Tours. Throughout the centuries, both artists and kings
have
shown a passionate fondness for Touraine, bestowing on it
an incomparable historical and cultural heritage. Poets
have
sung praises to its gentle charms and sovereigns have chosen
its valleys for their most celebrated castles. Touraine’s
remarkably rich and vibrant past pervades every town and
village.
Look around you, wander round the many museums and take a
fascinating trip back into the past.
Tours
Touraine is widely regarded as an area where the best French
is spoken and as the ideal region in which to experience
the French "art de vivre".
Its capital is the historic, vibrant and cosmopolitan city
of Tours! Originally a Roman town, Tours is famous for its
charming narrow streets, mediaeval cathedral and Roman ruins.
This rich history and well preserved heritage give it a captivating
charm which it has gaurded carefully while remaining one
of France's most progressive cities. So, today, with its
thriving university, vigorously developing economy and wide
range of cultural and spoting activities, Tours offers the
visitor a perfect mix of past and present.
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