11th C. – Remains of Basilica, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
This is part of the remains of the massive medieval basilica.
1240 – Eglise St-Julien, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
This 13th century church was built on the site of an earlier building –
1350c – St Gatien Cathedral, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
The magnificent St Gatien Cathedral was built between the 12th and 16th centuries in a medieval and later renaissance gothic.
1442 – Cloister de La Psalette, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Sited beside the Cathedral, the Psalette cloister consists of three galleries.
1471 – Le Clos Luce, Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France
King Francis I invited Leonardo da Vinci to spend the last years of life in Amboise which was then the seat of the court of France.
1576 – Chateau Chenonceau, Indre-et-Loire, France
Chenonceau is probably the most famous chateau in the Loire valley.
15th C. – Chateau Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France
The Chateau of Amboise, built by order of Charles VIII, Louis XII and François I between the 15th and 16th centuries was one of the first truly “royal”
15th C. – Hótel Goüin, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Now containing the Sociétë Archéologique de Touraine, the Hótel Goüin is a fine Renaissance style mansion in the oldest part of the city.
1775 – Musée de Beaux-Arts, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Imposing house close to the Cathedral which has been converted to house the Musée de Beaux-Arts.
1778 – Pont Wilson, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Crossing the River Loire, is the elegant Pont Wilson. Known locally as the pont de pierre (stone bridge),
