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BASILIQUE ST-MARTIN
Tours was once an important pilgrimage city thanks to the soldier-turned-evangelist
St Martin (c 317-97), bishop of Tours in the 4th century. After his death a
Romanesque basilica was constructed above his tomb, but today only the north
tower, the
Tour Charlemagne
, remains. A
replacement basilica
was built in 1862
on a new site a short distance south along rue Descartes to house his relics, while
the small
Musée St-Martin
( 02 47 64 48 87; 3 rue Rapin; adult/concession €2/1;
9am-12.30pm & 2-5.30pm Wed-Sun)
displays artefacts relating to the lost church.
Church
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