Continue driving west from Chenonceau or La Bourdaisière and you'll wind up in Tours, the biggest city in our region, le Centre-Val de Loire. It's bigger than Orléans, Blois, or Bourges. Here are some photos I took in Tours in late March some years ago. I was walking around the cathedral, Saint-Gatien.
In its description of St-Gatien, the author of the Cadogan Loire guidebook quotes the writer Henry James: "There are many grander cathedrals, but there are probably few more pleasing; and this effect of delicacy and grace is at its best toward the end of a quiet afternoon...."
Beautiful. That west front is a showstopper!
ReplyDeleteYes, I think it is impressive. I don't know Tours well enough, even after living not far away for more than 20 years. If we ever decide to sell and leave Saint-Aignan... maybe over there. A complete lifestyle change.
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