The Carolingian Germigny des Prés Church
Germigny des Prés Church, one of the oldest churches in France and rare illustration of Carolingian architecture, boasts a 1500-year old mosaic from Ravenna
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The River Loire and Grande Levée d’Anjou
La Grande Levée d’Anjou restrains the River Loire, the longest French river and last untamed river of Europe, from flooding its rich alluvial valley
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St Cosme Priory – Ronsard’s resting place
St Cosme Priory was founded near Tours in 1092, his prior Pierre de Ronsard was the co-founder of the French Renaissance poetry group known as La Pléiade
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Tours and Basilica St Martin
Tours, the capital of Touraine, is known as the City of St. Martin, its 1st bishop, and is a major university town and trade centre for the Centre-Ouest region
