Rue Frédéric-Joliot-Curie

Rue Frédéric-Joliot-Curie is a street in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire. Rue Frédéric-Joliot-Curie is situated nearby to Tours Railway Station, as well as near the museum Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tours Railway Station and Tours Cathedral.

Tours Railway Station

Railway station

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Tours station is a railway station serving the city of Tours, Indre-et-Loire department, western France. It is situated on the Paris–Bordeaux railway, the Tours–Saint-Nazaire railway, and the non-electrified Tours–Le Mans railway. Tours Railway Station is situated 200 metres west of Rue Frédéric-Joliot-Curie.

Tours Cathedral

Church

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Tours Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is the seat of the Archbishops of Tours, the metropolitan cathedral of the Tours ecclesiastical province and is dedicated to Saint Gatianus. Tours Cathedral is situated 660 metres north of Rue Frédéric-Joliot-Curie.

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours

Museum

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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. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours is situated 620 metres north of Rue Frédéric-Joliot-Curie.