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Tours, town in Indre & Loire (Population 1999: 132,677), City of Art and History, ancient Gallo-Roman city, then capital of the Kingdom of France, Tours enjoy, an exceptional place at the centre of the famous Loire valley chateaux, in the heart of the garden of France. TOURS, the original home of the French language and the "art de vivre", is a land of harmony and proportion.Today, Tours is a modern, lively and dynamic centre; with a thriving university, cultivating economic development, still young at heart with many cultural and sports activities: A European centre. Tours is a good centre for visiting the Indre and Loire Valley areas of France for property as it has a direct flight to the UK from Stansted on a daily basis. Read More....

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TOURS, THE CITY OF THE 30 STREET MARKETS
Traditional markets, morning only
Tuesday: St Paul, Paul Bert, Bd Heurteloup
Wednesday: Halles, Beaujardin, Coty, Fontaines
Thursday: Strasbourg, Velpeau, Beffroi
Friday: St Paul, Blanqui, Rives du Cher
Saturday: Halles, Beaujardin, Coty, Coppee, Fontaines
Sunday: Maine, Velpeau, Rabelais

Specialized markets, all day
Flower market: Boulevard Beranger,
on Wednesdays and Saturdays
Antiques & flea market: Place de la Victoire, Wednesdays & Saturdays
Craft market: Place des Halles, on Saturdays
Marché gourmand: Place de la Resistance,
1st Friday of the month, from 4pm to 10 pm
Antiques market: rue de Bordeaux, 1st & 3rd Fridays of the month. Boulevard Béranger on the 4th Sunday

Major annual fairs and markets
Foire de TOURS, from the 1st Saturday to the
2nd Sunday of May
Foire à l’Ail et au Basilic (garlic & basil fair)
at Sainte Anne, end of July
Grande Braderie commerçante
(shop’s clearance sale), 1st Sunday of September.
Christmas market
Three weeks before Christmas

GASTRONOMY in TOURAINE The Touraine, where Gargantua was born, the land of good food and good living, offers excellent and varied accommodation. The visitor will also very quickly discover that this is a region of great chefs. The Touraine table serves recipes from all over France and also the much- appreciated local specialities such as: rillettes (goose or pork pate), andouillette (tripe sausage), geline, coq-au-vin with Chinon wine, delicious Ste Maure goat cheese, the so-called "Tours" prunes, macaroons made by the monks of Cormery, the fouaces (hearth-cakes) that Rabelais so loved and barley sugar. And to go with all this? The great white wines of Vouvray, Montlouis, Amboise, Azay le Rideau; and the red wines of Chinon, Bourgueil and Saint-Nicolas; not forgetting the red, white and rose wines certified "Touraine".