French language centres in Orléans et Tours
Ecclesiastic and anticlerical, Christian and humanist, physician and bon vivant, Rabelais’ personality had many contradictory facets. Caught up in the religious and political turmoil of the Reformation, he was a sensitive critic of the major issues of his time. His major works, Pantagruel and Gargantua, published between 1532 and 1564, prefigured the advent of the modern novel. “Vivez joyeux!” he wrote…
Driven by artist Ben and the Fluxus spirit, the Fondation du doute is not a museum. It’s an idea, an experience and emotions. A departmental place of learning, the Fondation places importance on the unimportant, on the details of life, on humor and manifestos. A self-proclaimed World Center for Questioning, this space questions art, its limits and boundaries. Welcome to “Benland”…
The building of cathedrals required expert and skilful “œuvriers”. Since the Middle Ages, to learn a trade and become accustomed to the techniques, apprentices have traveled the country from master to master, forging an incomparable know-how. Together, they become “companions”. In Tours, a museum presents the finest works of these stonecutters, carpenters and ironworkers. Between dedication to fine work and moral perfection.
From Cheverny to Bourgueil, Chinon to Vendôme, Touraine has been a wine-growing region since the Romanization of the Gallic countryside. Wines are made from a variety of grape varieties, including Sauvignon and Chardonnay for whites, and Cabernet and Pinot Noir for reds and rosés. These grape varieties enable the Touraine AOC to offer a wide variety of aromas, with characters that change according to vintage and terroir. The vineyards of the Loire Valley are a Unesco World Heritage Site.
