Discover Touraine in France
Touraine in the region of Centre is a town located in France - some 156 mi or ( 251 km ) South-West of Paris , the country's capital .
Local time in Touraine is now 09:33 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tours, Touraine, Savigny-en-Veron, Rouilly, and Richelieu. When in this area, you might want to check out Tours . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Touraine ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Sonic Youth - Eric's Trip
Festival Rock en Seine 2004-08-27 [Lee] I can't see anything at all, all I see is me that's clear enough and that's whats important, to see me my eyes can focus my brain is talking looks pretty good t ..
Marché Médiéval Chinon 2012
Petite promenade du samedi 4 Août 2012 dans la ville de Chinon où se déroulait le traditionnel marché Médiéval. Pour consulter les activités du carrefour Anjou Touraine Poitou, visitez le site du Loud ..
Chinon, Chateaux & Chocolat Truffles Cadnams's photos around Chinon, France (chinon france)
Preview of Cadnams's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these vide ..
Loire Valley Retreat Chef's Table
Melissasmich.com takes you to one of Loire's top rated (Tripadvisor) bed and breakfasts, in a gorgeous renovated Château. Château de Chargé made us feel like we were living in a modern castle and made ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Château de Chinon
Château de Chinon is a castle located on the bank of the Vienne river in Chinon, France. It was founded by Theobald I, Count of Blois. In the 11th century the castle became the property of the counts of Anjou. In 1156 Henry II of England, a member of the House of Anjou, took the castle from his brother Geoffrey after he had rebelled for a second time. Henry favoured the Château de Chinon as a residence: most of the standing structure can be attributed to his reign and he died there in 1189.
Located at 47.17 0.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Dive (river)
The Dive is a 75 km long river in France, right tributary of the Thouet. Its source is in the commune Maisonneuve. Its course crosses the departments of Vienne, Deux-Sèvres and Maine-et-Loire. It flows northwards through the towns of Moncontour and Brézé, finally flowing into the Thouet in Saint-Just-sur-Dive.
Located at 47.19 0.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Indre (river)
The Indre is a river in central France, left tributary to the river Loire. Its source is in the département Cher, near Préveranges. It flows through the départements Cher, Indre and Indre-et-Loire. It flows generally northwest, through the cities La Châtre, Châteauroux and Loches. It joins the river Loire near the site of the nuclear power plant of Chinon, north of Avoine. Its main tributary is the Indrois, which joins at Azay-sur-Indre.
Located at 47.23 0.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Fontevraud Abbey
Fontevraud Abbey or Fontevrault Abbey is a religious building hosting a cultural centre since 1975, the Centre Culturel de l'Ouest, in the village of Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, near Chinon, in Anjou, France. It was founded by the itinerant reforming preacher Robert of Arbrissel, who had just created a new order, the Order of Fontevrault. The first permanent structures were built between 1110 and 1119.
Located at 47.18 0.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Château d'Ussé
The Château d'Ussé is located in the commune of Rigny-Ussé in the Indre-et-Loire département, in France. The stronghold at the edge of the Chinon forest overlooking the Indre Valley was first fortified in the eleventh century by the Norman seigneur of Ussé, Gueldin de Saumur, who surrounded the fort with a palisade on a high terrace. The site passed to the Comte de Blois, who rebuilt in stone.
Located at 47.25 0.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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