The Facts of Tours, France
Dee Doesn't need a Dictionary to learn French he has the Purest form of it in Tours, France
~The residents of Tours are renowned for speaking the "purest" form of French in the entire country.It is said that the French spoken here has the most standard pronunciation - there is no real accent.
Caption The château of Villandry, built in 1532, and its formal garden
Gardens of Villandry castle are the famous three-level gardens built in the Renaissance style. The upper level is Water Garden. The Garden of Love lies below. At the lower level is the world's largest kitchen-garden
~The city of Tours has a population of 140,000 and is called "Le Jardin de la France" ("The Garden of France"),because of the many Gardens located within the city, and is also famous for its Vouvray wine and chateaux.
Vouvray Wine
~The city was greatly affected by the First World War. It became a major base for American soldiers, and the American presence is remembered today by the Woodrow Wilson bridge over the Loire.
Woodrow Wilson Bridge
President Woodrow Wilson
~The buildings of Tours are white with blue slate (called Ardoise) roofs; this style is common in the north of France.
Ardoise style roofs
~ One of the most famous historical figures assocaited with the city is Saint Martin, a bishop who, according to legend, shared his coat with a naked beggar in Amiens. This incident and the ensuing fame of Martin in medieval times made Tours, and its position on the route of the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage, a major centre during the Middle Ages.
Saint Martin Cathedral
~Tours is the largest city in the Centre region of France, although it is not the regional capital, which is the second-largest city - Orléans
~It is also the site of the cycling race Paris–Tours
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