The Basilica Saint Martin of Tours, part II !!!

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The City of Tours is located on the dept no 37 of the Indre-et-Loir in the Centre Val de Loire region of my belle France. This is the Loire valley of the kings, and the purest French language according to scholars. I have passed and been in Tours several times, However, I came mostly for the architecture and the history and the wines of the Loire. But again, fell that had not given the merit it deserves to these wonderful monuments in previous posts, and since found me old new pictures to the blog that should be in it, Therefore, here is more of the wonderful Basilica Saint Martin of Tours, part II !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I, tours-basilica-st-martin-side-back-to-t-charlemagna-feb18 tours-basilica-st-martin-side-entr-feb18 The city of Tours is a city of Art and History designation ,been a historic city name to the Unesco world heritage sites. As an anecdote ,Tours sometimes is call the Little Paris by visitors because maybe for its history, the architectural arrangement of its boulevards in the center town and buildings in white stone ,nice and clean silhouettes. Another beauty of my belle France. This is the which is a major work of art and a very intense religious building indeed. The city is linked very easily to Paris by train with good parking and even connection to the TGV station outside in St Pierre des Corps. Wonderful road takes you there easy too like we take the D952 along the Loire river. We like to park by Nationale underground parking. You can take from Paris the A10 or the A11 to Le Mans and then the A28 down to Tours. tours-basilica-st-martin-altar-feb18 The current basilica was built between 1886 and 1902 by the Touraine native architect, Victor Laloux, just a short distance away from the vestiges of the medieval basilica. This Neo-Byzantine basilica was built on the tomb of Saint Martin, found in 1860 and sheltered in a crypt that still attracts numerous pilgrims.  The Basilica Saint-Martin , where diocesan priests and a community of Benedictines of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre welcome you all year round. Born over 1,700 years ago, Martin wanted to live the Gospel, be a monk, poor and forgotten. A craftsman of charity, he met and faced evil in all its forms; Evangelizing through Europe, he spread the faith. Its kindness has remained engraved in hearts and memories. At the beginning of the 21C, the walls of the basilica which was built on its grave intended to speak many languages ,who come to solicit the intercession of the saint near his tomb … tours-basilica-st-martin-back-garden-feb18 The body of Saint Martin, who died in Candes, was transported toTours and modestly buried on 11 November 397, three days after his death, in a Christian cemetery outside the city, on the verge of the Roman road to the west. According to Gregory of Tours, Bishop Brice built a wooden building in 437 to house the tomb and the Mantle of Saint Martin, called for this reason a Chapel. Instead the first Basilica of Saint Martin’s Tomb, whose dedication took place in 470, Martin’s body was buried in a sarcophagus behind the altar of the new Basilica. A large block of marble overlooking the tomb, marking its place. The Official Basilica Saint Martin: https://www.basiliquesaintmartin.fr/ The City of Tours on Saint Martin : https://www.tours.fr/page-portail-tours-intense/decouvrir-tours/tours-riche-de-son-histoire-et-de-ses-personnalites/saint-martin-de-tours/ The Touraine Loire Valley tourist office on the Basilica Saint Martin: https://www.touraineloirevalley.co.uk/cultural-heritage/saint-martin-basilica-tours/ The Centre Val de Loire tourist office on Tours: https://www.loirevalley-france.co.uk/discover/strolling-around-our-cities-and-villages/tours-the-gourmet-city/ There you go folks, I come to the gorgeous historical ,architecturally stunning Tours, This is a major work as said and on my road warrior tour of the Loire needed to stop by several times. The City is wonderful ,and should be visited and more ! . Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Basilica Saint Martin of Tours, part II !!! as I. And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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