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Eurostar to Tours services have opened a whole new world of tourism in France. Many tourist travels to Tours yearly to enjoy their vacations here. London to Tours by Eurostar is the best way to travel between these two cities.

Tours City Guide:

Tours is a town located in the center of Indre-et-Loire department in France. It was built on the lower region of the Loire River. Tours is famous for the discussion of Battle of Tours, which occurred in 732 A.D. It is a considerably large town but it is not the capital of Centre region. The city of Tours is occupied by more than one hundred and forty thousand people. The metropolitan area has a population of more than three hundred and five thousand people.

Tours has a cathedral called Saint Gatien Cathedral. The lower parts of the tower in the west were built during 12th century. The other parts of Saint Gatien Cathedral were constructed during 15th century. There is a cedar tree at Musee des Beaus-Arts nearby to Saint Gatien Cathedral. The cedar tree is said to be planted by Napoleon Bonaparte.

Tours has a municipal botanical garden called Jardin botanique de Tours. The roofs of many buildings in Tours are covered with white tiles and blue tiles. The Ardoise roof style is the standard roof tiles for buildings located in the northern region in France. If you are hungry, you can visit the cafes and restaurants at La Place Plumereau. Every day, many tourists visit La Place Plumereau to dine at the restaurants. There are many cafes that open until late at night in La Place Plumereau. Weekly markets can be found at Boulevard Beranger.

Tours has a TGV high speed train station that offers routes to destinations in France. By taking the TGV train, tourists can arrive at Bordeaux within 2.5 hours. The TGV high speed train ride to Paris lasts for less than 1 hour. Gare de Tours is the central railway station in the town. There is also another central railway station called Gare de Saint-Pierre-des-Corps. Gare de Saint-Pierre-des Corps is located further away from Tours. Tours Loire Valley Airport provides flight services to Dublin, London, Corsica, Marseille and other international locations. There is no metro rail station at Tours. However, there are many bus services. The bus station is situated near to Hotel de Ville.

Train to Tours::

You can take Eurostar train to Tours from St. Pancras station in London to Paris and then with a simple change you can easily reach Tours. Travelling to Tours by Eurostar is the best way to travel.