Places to see in ( Tours - France )
Places to see in ( Tours - France )
Tours is a university town between France's Cher and Loire rivers. Once a Gallic-Roman settlement, today it's a university town and a traditional gateway for exploring the chateaux of the Loire Valley region. Major landmarks include the cathedral, Saint-Gatien, whose flamboyant Gothic facade is flanked by towers with 12th-century bases and Renaissance tops.
Tours (with a silent s) is an important French city (population 140,000, 360,000 with the suburbs) located on the river Loire in the Centre-Val de Loire region. Touraine, the region around Tours, is renowned for its wines and for the perfection of its local spoken French. For tourists, the city is a good base for exploring the many castles and charming towns in the Loire Valley. Although much of the city is modern, Tours boasts half-timbered buildings in Place Plumereau, a 12th century cathedral, and Roman ruins scattered throughout the city, including in the Jardin de St Pierre le Puellier.
Beneath the plane trees lining Boulevard Béranger, the twice-weekly flower market in Tours provides a splash of color and a heady whiff of fragrance to the thoroughfare, one of several that can justly be described as Haussmannesque. The imposing Belle Epoque City Hall, built by noted native-son architect Victor Laloux bears more than a passing resemblance to the Hôtel de Ville in the nation’s capital. Echoes of the Paris Opéra are found in the opulent Grand Théâtre de Tours, since architect Charles Garnier was involved in its construction. Towering Saint Gatien cathedral, in spite of its ornate facade and owl-eyed twin towers topped with Renaissance belfries, is, on the interior, a Gothic marvel fit for Quasimodo. And in the summer—inspired by the success of Paris Plage—Tours puts on its own beach-party festival on the banks of the Loire, with evening concerts, open-air movies and guinguettes for dancing.
Alot to see in ( Tours - France ) such as :
Tours Cathedral
Basilica of Saint Martin, Tours
Château de Tours
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours
Jardin botanique de Tours
Hôtel Goüin
Musée du Compagnonnage de Tours
Museum of Natural History of Tours
Vieux Tours
Centre de Création Contemporaine Olivier Debré
Cloître de la Psalette
Hôtel de ville de Tours
Prébendes d'Oé Garden
City Hall - Tours
Halles de Tours
Tour Charlemagne
Marmoutier Abbey, Tours
Château de Candé
Park Perraudière
Parc de Sainte-Radegonde
Basilique Saint-Julien
Musée De La Typographie
Château de Plessis-lez-Tours
Tour de l'Horloge
Park Bretonnières
Guinguette de Pont Wilson
Kizou Aventures
Priory of St. Cosmas
Le Monstre - Xavier Veilhan
Le Monstre - Xavier Veilhan
Lulu Parc
Pôle Karting Service
Le Cèdre du Liban
Les Halles Luynes
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2010-02-24 Péndulo de Foucault en Saint-Martin-des-Champs, Musée des Arts et Métiers, París
Ah! El péndulo! Luego de leer El Péndulo de Foucault de Umberto Eco, tuve que venir a buscarlo. Parte de esa novela transcurre acá en el Musée des Arts et Métiers, y parte de la acción transcurre específicamente acá en la capilla de Saint-Martin-des-Champs. Notable!
Tours / Musée : St-Martin, un saint hors du commun
Tours / Musée : St-Martin, un saint hors du commun - Tours - Tours: Coup de projecteur sur le Musée St-Martin, anciennement logé dans la crypte de la nouvelle basilique, désormais le site est ouvert au public dans la chapelle, il contient des reliques du Ve et du IVe siècle liées à la vie du saint de Tours d'origine romaine dont la vie a connu un tournant lors de l'épisode de la charité d'Amiens (voir aussi le miracle de l'été de la saint-martin)
Vidéo visite de Tours et le Château de Villandry
Suivez notre reporter Audrey à la découverte de la ville de Tours. Les maisons médiévales et les hôtels particuliers font le charme du quartier St-Martin au centre-ville. après cette balade nous faisons une pause gastronomique avec le chef tourangeau Olivier Harlot dans son restaurant. Ensuite nous découvrirons le musée du compagnonnage. Notre visite s'achève au château de Villandry célèbre pour ses jardins à la française.
St Martin en Campagne 76): le musée d'histoire de la vie quotidienne
Emission de France 3 Haute-Normandie avant l'ouverture du musée d'histoire de la vie quotidienne à St Martin en Campagne près de Dieppe
Basilica of St. Martin de Tours (Philippines)
an interiew w/ Msgr. Alfredo Madlangbayan.
project in antropology
Les illusions de la cathédrale Saint Gatien Partie/2 Saint Martin de Tours 2016 Damien Fontaine
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Saint Martin de Tours, aussi nommé Martin le Miséricordieux, né dans l'Empire romain, plus précisément à Savaria, dans la province romaine de Pannonie (actuelle Hongrie), en 316, et mort à Candes, en Gaule, le 8 novembre 397, est l'un des principaux saints de la chrétienté et le plus célèbre des évêques de Tours avec Grégoire de Tours.
Sa vie légendaire nous est essentiellement connue par la Vita sancti Martini (Vie de saint Martin) écrite vers 395 par Sulpice-Sévère, qui fut un de ses disciples. La dévotion à Martin se manifeste à travers une relique, le manteau ou la chape de Martin — qu'il partage avec un déshérité transi de froid. Dès le ve siècle, et pour la première fois dans l'histoire de l'art religieux, le culte martinien a donné lieu à un cycle hagiographique, c'est-à-dire à une série d'images successives relatant les faits et gestes du saint.
Il introduit le monachisme en Gaule moyenne, le monachisme martinien s'ancrant autour de la Loire, tandis que les monachismes lérinien et cassianite se développent dans la Gaule méridionale. Il compte parmi les patrons secondaires de la France.
Les très nombreuses églises portant un patronage martinien à travers toute l'Europe sont fondées à des dates très variées. Saint Martin est le patron notamment de Tours, Buenos Aires, Mayence, Utrecht, Rivière-au-Renard et Lucques, Martina Franca. Autrefois fêté le 4 juillet (consécration épiscopale en 371), saint Martin est aujourd'hui célébré le 11 novembre (funérailles en 397). En Allemagne, il est fêté lors du jour de la Saint-Martin, également appelée Saint Martin le bouillant ou Saint Martin d'ét
Witches - Dead Whereas Innocent Live @Saint Martin du Tertre (France) 12 April 2014
Witches - Dead Whereas Innocent
Live @Saint Martin du Tertre 12 April 2014
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Lienj, guitars
Olivier, bass
Jonathan Juré, drums
Tours : Démontage de la statue de la basilique Saint-Martin
Tours : Démontage de la statue de la basilique Saint-Martin :
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Places to see in ( Tours - France ) Musee de l'Hotel Gouin
Places to see in ( Tours - France ) Musee de l'Hotel Gouin
The Hôtel Goüin is a hôtel particulier in Tours, France. The mansion was built in the 15th century and is incorrectly considered to have been the home of Jean de Xaincoings, treasurer of the assets of Charles VII. The house was the property of René Gardette, a descendent of a family of silk merchants from Tours. The reworking of the facade that dates from the 16th century includes the addition of the porch and loggia and the left wing in early Renaissance style. The sub-basement contains Galloroman remains.
The name Goüin is taken from a wealthy family of Breton bankers who purchased the building in 1738. The family undertook several improvements including the balcony over the rear courtyard, demolition of two houses on the roadside, the enlargement of the south yard, removal of the south balcony, and construction of the entry gate.
In 1944 during the Second World War the building was almost entirely destroyed by bombs leaving only the facade intact. In the 1950s the main accommodation and the entrance were partially restored, while no traces of the garden and north yard remain.
The building once hosted the Société archéologique de Touraine (Touraine Archeological Society), and is now the home of the Goüin Museum. In 1967, on the occasion of the 40th congress of the French Federation of Philatelic Societies, the building was featured on the 0.40 franc postage stamp.
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Places to see in ( Tours - France ) Musee des Beaux Arts
Places to see in ( Tours - France ) Musee des Beaux Arts
The Musée des beaux-arts de Tours is located in the bishop's former palace, near the cathedral St. Gatien, where it has been since 1910. It displays rich and varied collections, including that of painting which is one of the first in France both in quality and the diversity of the works presented.
In the courtyard, there is a magnificent cedar of Lebanon and a stuffed elephant in a building in front of the museum. This elephant was killed because of a bout of madness during a circus parade by the Barnum & Bailey circus in the streets of Tours on 10 June 1902.
The museum has over 12,000 works of which 1,000 are on show to the public. On the ground floor, the museum has a room especially dedicated to Tours art of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The museum was classified as a monument historique on 27 June 1983.
The museum has a large and fairly homogeneous collection of paintings, which includes several masterpieces such as two paintings by Andrea Mantegna, from the predella of the San Zeno Altarpiece:
Collection of Italian Primitives shows works by Mantegna, Antonio Vivarini, Giovanni di Paolo, Lippo d'Andrea and Lorenzo Veneziano. Italian painting of the following centuries is represented by works of Giovanni Battista Moroni, Mattia Preti, Sebastiano Conca, Francesco Cairo and Giuseppe Bazzani.
The French painting until the nineteenth is displayed by artists such as Claude Vignon, Philippe de Champaigne, Jacques Blanchard, Noël Coypel, Eustache Le Sueur, Jean Jouvenet, Charles de La Fosse, Hyacinthe Rigaud, Nicolas de Largillière, Pierre Subleyras, François Lemoyne, Jean-Marc Nattier, François Boucher, Carle Van Loo, Nicolas Lancret, Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, Joseph Vernet, Hubert Robert, Ingres, Théodore Chassériau, Eugène Delacroix, Edgar Degas and Claude Monet.
The collection of Flemish and Dutch painting presents works by artists such as Rubens (Virgin and Child), Rembrandt, Frans II Francken, Gerard ter Borch, Bartholomeus van der Helst, David Teniers the Younger.
Modern painting is represented with artworks by Maurice Denis or Maria Elena Vieira da Silva.
There are sculptures by Jean-Antoine Houdon, Auguste Rodin, Antoine Bourdelle, Alberto Giacometti and Olivier Debré.
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Tours in France is popular not only because it is on the Loire Valley route but also due to its historical attractions.
Tours is on of the oldest city in France.
Best known as the Garden of France, Tours, France shares real estate with the Loire River Valley, small, rolling hills, and incredible gardens. At times, the city has even been said to rival Paris in atmosphere and charm. Indeed, its many shops, metropolitan centers, and great monuments, museums, and attractions definitely give its bigger rival on the Seine a run for its money. In Tours, you’ll have a hard time running out of things to do—its prime location gives you a great starting point from which to explore the entire Loire Valley.
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Ville de Tours / Tours City, Diaporama
Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours.
Cathedral Saint-Gatien of Tours.
Tombeau des Princes de France Charles-Orland de VALOIS (1492-1495) et de Charles de VALOIS (1496), fils de Charles VIII de VALOIS l'Affable (1470-1498), Roi de France (1483-1498) et de la Duchesse Anne de Bretagne (1477 ; 1488-1514), Reine de France (1491-1498). Dans la Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours.
Grave of Princes of France Charles-Orland of VALOIS (1492-1495) and Charles de VALOIS (1496), sons of Charles VIIIth of VALOIS the Affable (1470-1498), King of France (1483-1498), and of Duchess Ann of Britain (1477; 1488-1514), Queen of France (1491-1498). In the Cathedral Saint-Gatien of Tours.
Tour Charles Ier le Grand Charlemagne (742 ou 748 - 814), Roi des Francs (768-814), Saint-Empereur Romain Germain Chrétien (800-814).
Charles Ist the Great Charlemagne (742 or 748 - 814), King of Francs (768_814), Saint Christian Roman German Emperor (800-814) Tower.
Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours.
Basilic Saint-Martin of Tours.
Sainte Relique du tombeau et des ossements de Saint-Martin le Miséricordieux (336 ou 337 - 397), Evêque de Tours (371-397).
Saint Relic of grave and bones of Saint-Martin the Merciful (336 or 337 - 397), Bishop of Tours (371_397).
Château de Tours.
Castle of Tours.
Ruines (façade) de l'Hôtel Jacques de BEAUNE (1445-1527), Baron de Semblançay (1516-1527). J'ai vécu au village de Semblançay de ma naissance en 1991 jusqu'en 1998. L'hôtel a brûlé avec la ville lors de la prise de Tours par les Allemands en Juin 1940.
Ruins (front) of Hostel Jacques de BEAUNE (1445-1527), Baron of Semblançay (1516-1527). I lived in village of Semblançay since my birth on 1991 until 1998. The hostel burnt with the city during the invasion of Tours by Germans on June 1940.
Église Abbatiale Saint-Julien. Rescapée de 1940.
Saint-Julien Church Rescaped from 1940.
Lycée René DESCARTES (1596-1650) de Tours. Le plus prestigieux. J'y ai étudié de 2005 à 2008.
René DESCARTES (1596-1650), Tours' Highschool. The most prestigious. I studied here between 2005 and 2008.
Fleuve Loire. Pont de Pierre ou Pont Thomas Woodrow WILSON (1856-1924), Président des États-Unis d'Amérique (1913-1921). Cathédrale Saint-Gatien et Bibliothèque Municipale de Tours.
Loire River. Stone Bridge or Thomas Woodrow WILSON (1856-1924), President of the United States of America (1913-1921), Bridge. Cathedral Saint-Gatien and Municipal Librairy of Tours.
Fontaine du Corps Expéditionnaire Américain (1917). Bibliothèque Municipale de Tours.
American Expeditionnary Corps Fountain (1917). Municipal Librairy of Tours.
Hôtel de Ville de Tours. Construit par Victor Alexandre Frédéric LALOUX (1850-1937). Place du Palais ou Place Jean JAURÈS (1859-1914).
Municipality of Tours. Built by Victor Alexandre Frédéric LALOUX (1850-1937). Palace Place or Jean JAURÈS (1859-1914) Place.
Jardin Léonard de VINCI (1452-1519) et Gare de Tours (encore Victor LALOUX).
Square Leonard of VINCI (1452-1519) and Tours Trainstation (Victor LALOUX again).
Le Vinci, Centre International des Congrès de Tours (Spécial, non ? Inauguré en 1993.).
The Vinci, International Congress Center of Tours (Special, isn't it ? Inaugurated in 1993.).
Palais des Archevêques, maintenant Musée des Beaux Arts. L'arbre à gauche est un Cèdre du Liban planté en 1804.
Archbishop Palace, now Arts Museum. The tree on the left is a Cedrus Libani, planted in 1804.
À la Pucelle armée, lieu où Jeanne d'ARC (1412-1431), Pucelle de Lorraine mais pas encore d'Orléans ni Sainte, reçut son armure avant de partir libérer Orléans en Avril 1429.
At the armed Maid, place wher Joan of ARC (1412-1431), Maid of Lorrain but not yet of Orleans and not yet Saint, received her amror before to go to liberate Orleans on April 1429.
n°25 Rue Jean-Baptiste COLBERT (1619-1683), rue emblématique et animée. Cette maison est la plus ancienne. Remarquez le plus vieux chien de Tours ^^.
n°25 Jean-Baptiste COLBERT (1619-1683) Street, emblematic and animated street. This house is the oldest. Notice the oldest dog of Tours ^^.
Place Plumereau. Point de rendez-vous des assoiffés.
Plumereau Place. Rendez-vous of thirsties.
Escalier extérieur dans le Vieux Tours.
Outer staircase in Old Tours.
Jardin Botanique (avec un émeu et des porcs-épics).
Botanic Garden (with a dromaius and porcupines).
Musique / Music : En sortant de l'école de / of Jacques PRÉVERT (1900-1977) chanté par les Frères Jacques (1946-1982) / song by the Jack Brothers (1946-1982).
Paris, Pont Bir Hakeim, Eiffel Tower - ???????? France - 4K Virtual Tour
Walking from Pont Bir Hakeim, known from the movie Inception, to the Eiffel tower. Click here ▶ to see highlights and guide.
An amazing walking tour starting at the Pont Bir Hakeim, a two-level bridge built in the early 20th century. The upper level is used by metro line 6, while the lower level is for motor vehicles, with a bicycle path in the centre. The bridge provides a superb view of the Eiffel Tower. From hereon to The Palais de Chaillot which is located on the Place du Trocadéro in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The terrace provides one of the most spectacular views of the Eiffel Tower.
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Highlights Timestamps (☉ Street/Road | ★ Highlight):
▶(0:17) Eiffel Tower View ★
▶(0:31) Pont de Bir Hakeim ☉
▶(1:36) Rue de l'Alboni ☉
▶(2:06) 360 view ★
▶(5:36) Boulevard Delessert ☉
▶(9:05) Jardins du Trocadéro park ☉
▶(12:00) Jardins du Trocadéro terrace ☉
▶(13:34) Palais de Chaillot ★
▶(15:12) Eiffel Tower view ★
▶(19:21) Avenue des Nations Unies ☉
▶(19:33) Ferrari rental ★
▶(22:30) Pont d'lena ☉
El Greco. St. Martin and beggar. Composer & performer Vladimir Krylov.
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In Gallic times the city was important as a crossing point of the Loire. Becoming part of the Roman Empire during the 1st century AD, the city was named Caesarodunum (hill of Caesar). The name evolved in the 4th century when the original Gallic name, Turones, became first Civitas Turonum then Tours. It was at this time that the amphitheatre of Tours, one of the five largest amphitheatres of the Empire, was built. Tours became the metropolis of the Roman province of Lugdunum towards 380–388, dominating the Loire Valley, Maine and Brittany. One of the outstanding figures of the history of the city was Saint Martin, second bishop who shared his coat with a naked beggar in Amiens. This incident and the importance of Martin in the medieval Christian West made Tours, and its position on the route of pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, a major centre during the Middle Ages.
Middle Ages[edit]
In the 6th century Gregory of Tours, author of the Ten Books of History, made his mark on the town by restoring the cathedral destroyed by a fire in 561. Saint Martin's monastery benefited from its inception, at the very start of the 6th century from patronage and support from the Frankish king, Clovis, which increased considerably the influence of the saint, the abbey and the city in Gaul. In the 9th century, Tours was at the heart of the Carolingian Rebirth, in particular because of Alcuin abbot of Marmoutier.
In 732 AD, Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi and a large army of Muslim horsemen from Al-Andalus advanced 500 kilometres (311 miles) deep into France, and were stopped at Tours by Charles Martel and his infantry igniting the Battle of Tours. The outcome was defeat for the Muslims, preventing France from Islamic conquest. In 845, Tours repulsed the first attack of the Viking chief Hasting (Haesten). In 850, the Vikings settled at the mouths of the Seine and the Loire. Still led by Hasting, they went up the Loire again in 852 and sacked Angers, Tours and the abbey of Marmoutier.
During the Middle Ages, Tours consisted of two juxtaposed and competing centres. The City in the east, successor of the late Roman 'castrum', was composed of the archiepiscopal establishment (the cathedral and palace of the archbishops) and of the castle of Tours, seat of the authority of the Counts of Tours (later Counts of Anjou) and of the King of France. In the west, the new city structured around the Abbey of Saint Martin was freed from the control of the City during the 10th century (an enclosure was built towards 918) and became Châteauneuf. This space, organized between Saint Martin and the Loire, became the economic centre of Tours. Between these two centres remained Varennes, vineyards and fields, little occupied except for the Abbaye Saint-Julien established on the banks of the Loire. The two centres were linked during the 14th century. Tours is a good example of a medieval double city.
Place Plumereau, Medieval buildings
Tours became the capital of the county of Tours or Touraine, territory bitterly disputed between the counts of Blois and Anjou – the latter were victorious in the 11th century. It was the capital of France at the time of Louis XI, who had settled in the castle of Montils (today the castle of Plessis in La Riche, western suburbs of Tours), Tours and Touraine remained until the 16th century a permanent residence of the kings and court. The rebirth gave Tours and Touraine many private mansions and castles, joined together to some extent under the generic name of the Châteaux of the Loire. It is also at the time of Louis XI that the silk industry was introduced – despite difficulties, the industry still survives to this day.
16th–18th centuries[edit]
Charles IX passed through the city at the time of his royal tour of France between 1564 and 1566, accompanied by the Court and various noblemen: his brother the Duke of Anjou, Henri de Navarre, the cardinals of Bourbon and Lorraine. At this time, the Catholics returned to power in Angers: the intendant assumed the right to nominate the aldermen. The Massacre of Saint-Barthelemy was not repeated at Tours. The Protestants were imprisoned by the aldermen – a measure which prevented their extermination. The permanent return of the Court to Paris and then Versailles marked the beginning of a slow but permanent decline. Guillaume the Metayer (1763–1798), known as Rochambeau, the well known counter-revolutionary chief of Mayenne, was shot there on Thermidor 8, year VI.
Spéciale sud saint Martin de Tours du rallye des volcans 2019
Spéciale sud saint Martin de Tours du rallye des volcans 2019
Paris, Tuileries Gardens - ???????? France - 4K Virtual Tour
Walking from the entrance of the Tuileries Garden to Louvre. Click here ▶ to see highlights and guide.
The Tuileries Gardens take their name from the tile factories which previously stood on the site where Queen Catherine de Medici built the Palais des Tuileries in 1564. André Le Nôtre, the famous gardener of King Louis XIV, re-landscaped the gardens in 1664 to give them their current French formal garden style. The gardens, which separate the Louvre from the Place de la Concorde, are a pleasant place for walking and for culture for Parisians and tourists. The gardens’ two ponds are perfect places to relax by.
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▶(0:15) Fer à Cheval ☉
▶(1:09) Statue ★
▶(1:55) Terrasse de l'Orangerie ☉
▶(2:28) View of Place de la Concorde ★
▶(5:47) Octogonal Fountain ★
▶(8:30) Trampolines Playground ★
▶(9:01) Statue ★
▶(9:47) Carrousel ★
▶(13:50) Exèdre ★
▶(14:28) Allée Centrale ☉
▶(15:49) Grand Bassin Rond ★
▶(22:00) Carrousel Arc de Triomphe ★
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Paris, France - Video Tour of Oberkampf (Pere Lachaise cemetery, Edith Piaf Museum)
Hello and welcome for another video tour of a fantastic Paris neighborhood by New York Habitat ( ). In this video, you will discover the neighborhood of Oberkampf, this little haven of peace located in the East side of the capital, between the Canal Saint-Martin and the famous Belleville village.
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HISTORY
Oberkampf gets its name from the Industrialist Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf, famous for his imprimé or printed fabrics. King Louis XVI declared his company a Manufacture Royale in 1783, and gave Oberkampf the nobility title écuyer, or esquire, and today he has a metro station and a street named after him. Very royale indeed!
THE LOWER EAST SIDE OF PARIS
If you've watched our video tour of the Lower East Side in New York City ( ), you will see a similarity in Oberkampf. With its trendy cafes and restaurants, its Arab pastries and its colorful markets - you won't soon forget this hip village.
Constantly showing up in movies, from Bollywood to Hollywood, there is definitely a sense of magic in Oberkampf!
WINTER CIRCUS
Le Cirque d'Hiver -- or The Winter Circus -- was built in 1852. In the past, it was used from November to April when the Champs-Elysées's circus was closed. Today, you can enjoy circuses and other shows all year round here. Stop and have a look at its well-preserved colors and the sculpted Amazone of Pradier above the main entrance.
WALK ON WATER ON BOULEVARD RICHARD LENOIR.
On Boulevard Richard Lenoir, you will find 17,700 square meters of gardens made of willow trees & firns, which are the evidence that you are in fact walking on the filled-in part of the Canal Saint-Martin, which once flowed all the way from the northeast side of Paris to the Seine.
EDITH PIAF MUSEUM
The super famous singer who everyone can sing at least one song from Panam, panam, panam to La vie en rose has her own museum in Oberkampf. Visiting the Edith Piaf Museum is a good way to get a taste of old Paris, in the time of cafés & cabarets filled with cigarette smoke.
PERE LACHAISE CEMETERY
You won't regret climbing up the hill to Père Lachaise cemetery, which is Paris'largest cemetary. At the cemetery you will find the tombs of everyone from Jim Morrison to Oscar Wilde. People still come to the Père Lachaise to see the final resting place of thousands of past and present celebrities.
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Consider this furnished Paris 1-bedroom apartment in Menilmontant ( situated on the 1st floor of a 3-story apartment. It comes with a washing machine, a dining area and a fully equipped kitchen. There is a double bed in the bedroom, as well as a double sofa bed in the living room.
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Travel Germany - Visiting the Great St. Martin Church in Cologne
Take a tour of Great St. Martin Church in Cologne, Germany -- part of the World's Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats.
The Great St. Martin Church stands tall over the Rhine River in Cologne, Germany.
It was built between 1150 and 1250 on what was originally an island in the middle of the river.
The church is a Romanesque Catholic style building, and was formerly a Benedictine monastery.
Architecturally, the church features an impressive example of a triconch, which forms a cloverleaf around the crossing.
Although the church was badly damaged in World War II, it was fully restored by 1985.
Today the church can be found in Cologne´s Old Town.
Currently, the church is open to visitors, and houses a branch of the Monastic Fraternities of Jerusalem.