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Hans 🌄 🌻🚐🙋♂️🚴🚶➡️
March 15, 2024
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The town of Tournus with approximately 6,000 inhabitants, located on the banks of the Saône, allows visitors to discover its abbey and its remarkable Saint-Philibert Abbey church, a gem of Romanesque architecture. During a walk around the abbey you will discover the picturesque alleys with old houses.
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Melina
August 18, 2023
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A charming little town on the banks of the Saône with narrow streets to explore for an afternoon.
Art and history lovers will enjoy visiting the Saint-Philibert church and the Hôtel-Dieu museum of fine arts and archeology.
Art and history lovers will enjoy visiting the Saint-Philibert church and the Hôtel-Dieu museum of fine arts and archeology.
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Rainer
June 22, 2026
Hiking
The historic old town of Tournus, a French town in the Burgundy region (Département Saône-et-Loire).
Main sights:
Saint-Philibert Abbey Church: One of the most important Romanesque buildings in France from the 11th and 12th centuries.
Picturesque alleys: The old town is characterized by narrow, straight streets, colorful facades, and Mediterranean-style flat roofs with round tiles.
Hôtel-Dieu: A historic hospital with a well-preserved, ornate 17th-century pharmacy.
Greuze Monument: A statue in honor of the famous painter Jean-Baptiste Greuze, born in Tournus in 1725.
Main sights:
Saint-Philibert Abbey Church: One of the most important Romanesque buildings in France from the 11th and 12th centuries.
Picturesque alleys: The old town is characterized by narrow, straight streets, colorful facades, and Mediterranean-style flat roofs with round tiles.
Hôtel-Dieu: A historic hospital with a well-preserved, ornate 17th-century pharmacy.
Greuze Monument: A statue in honor of the famous painter Jean-Baptiste Greuze, born in Tournus in 1725.
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