The Château of Tours, part II !!!

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We finally reach our final destination Tours. As usual, we were in town briefly on our way home this time. We visited some usual places already written in my blog but this time took more time on them and more pictures The City is always worth the detour , me think, Therefore, let me tell you again on the Château of Tours, part II !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Tours, a city on the banks of the Loire and Cher rivers in the department 37 of Indre-et-Loire,as seat of the area and of the metropolitan region of  Tours Métropole Val de Loire. It is in the administrative region of Centre-Val-de-Loire, and in my belle France. I leave a detail history of it in my other post on the castle, I came this time from Vouvray along the D751 D142 roads,

We went by the Chateau de Tours 25 Av. André Malraux in the oldest district of Tours next to the Loire river. And we were able to park next to it ,and walk all over ! , The castle built back to the 11C  by the 15C it is designated a royal domain. It was practically destroyed in the 18C and only two towers remained  used by the army from the French revolution, later serving as a barrack and left abandon until finally restored in the 20C ; today it houses cultural and heritage activities of the city of Tours.

Only two towers of the old castle are thus preserved. They are connected by a three-story barrack building, probably built around 1781 or near that date known today as the Mars pavilion. What remains of the Castle of Tours, the house of the Governors included, are truly valued as historical and cultural heritage of the city only since the beginning of the 1980’s, Today there is no more than a central building, Mars pavilion dating back to Louis XVI (18C), bounded by its two cylindrical towers of the 13C, which are the most authentic testimony of what was the royal castle, The Guise tower, embellished in the 15C, which is the only one to be complete, and the tower Cachot Secrets, of which it is now missing the high-flushed part, probably before the 17C

Now, two museums and two libraries animate the site.

The main entrance (pedestrian) is on the Loire, between the castle and the Logis du Gouverneurs or House of the governors, alternatively on the other side by the cours de l’Armorial which has a parking (place des Turones). Access to these museums is free of charge, subject to the opening days..The Museum of Contemporary Art of the Château houses the services of the heritage, exhibitions and international relations of the City of Tours. The history workshop of Tours from 1985 to the House of governors (Logis du Gouverneurs).

The Urban Archaeology Library of Tours is from 1984 to the House of Governors where it was created, the “national Centre of urban archaeology of Tours” (CNAU). The study Library of the Archaeological Society of Touraine; Since 2012, the “archaeological Society of Touraine” (SAT) maintains on the ground floor of the Logis, under the responsibility of a curator-librarian, a study library where the complete collection of its publications is accessible from 1842, who are authoritative in the discipline, and 12 000 specialized books covering prehistory with modern archaeological and heritage history, from Tours to the confines of the Touraine old region.

The museums of Tours on the château/museum : https://musees.tours.fr/visiter/musees-et-sites-patrimoniaux/chateau-de-tours-2/

The local Loire Valley tourist office on the château/museum of Tours : https://www.loirevalley-france.co.uk/cultural-sites/chateau-de-tours/

The Touraine Loire Valley local tourist office on the château/museum : https://www.tourainevaldeloire.com/en/offers/chateau-de-tours-tours-en-5153217/

There you go folks, another nice thing to see in wonderful Tours ,a city to be visit and revisit. It is a nice castle to see next to the Loire river and very interesting museums. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Château de 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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