Touraine

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historic region of France

Touraine is a historic region in central France, famed for its Loire Valley châteaux, wine production, and role as a former royal heartland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic region of France ⓘ
administrativeSuccessor Indre-et-Loire department ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Charles VII of France ⓘ
Francis I of France ⓘ
Leonardo da Vinci ⓘ
climate temperate oceanic climate ⓘ
containsChâteau Château de Chenonceau ⓘ
Château de Chinon ⓘ
Château de Loches ⓘ
Château de Villandry ⓘ
Château d’Amboise ⓘ
Château d’Azay-le-Rideau ⓘ
containsCity Amboise ⓘ
Chinon ⓘ
Tours ⓘ
containsTown Loches ⓘ
country France ⓘ
economicActivity agriculture ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
viticulture ⓘ
grapeVariety Cabernet Franc ⓘ
Chenin Blanc ⓘ
Sauvignon Blanc ⓘ
hasUNESCOSite Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire is a UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form: Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
historicalCapital Tours ⓘ
historicalRole residence of French kings during the Renaissance ⓘ
royal heartland of France ⓘ
knownFor Loire Valley châteaux ⓘ
Renaissance architecture ⓘ
historic royal residences ⓘ
horticulture ⓘ
mild climate ⓘ
wine production ⓘ
languageRegion standard French ⓘ
LeonardoDaVinciResidence Clos Lucé in Amboise ⓘ
locatedIn central France ⓘ
nickname Garden of France ⓘ
partOf Centre-Val de Loire ⓘ
surface form: Centre-Val de Loire region

Loire Valley vineyards ⓘ
surface form: Loire Valley
periodOfProminence 15th century ⓘ
16th century ⓘ
producesWineStyle red wine ⓘ
rosé wine ⓘ
white wine ⓘ
traversedBy Cher River ⓘ
Indre River ⓘ
Loire ⓘ
surface form: Loire River
wineRegion Touraine AOC ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Duchy of Anjou → borderedBy → Touraine ⓘ
Duchy of Orléans → borderedBy → Touraine ⓘ
Anjou → borderedByHistorical → Touraine ⓘ
Poitou → borders → Touraine ⓘ
Indre → flowsThroughRegion → Touraine ⓘ
subject surface form: Tours
John → lostTerritory → Touraine ⓘ