If you come, or should I say when you come, to Tours, I'm certain you won't miss the Place Plumereau just as certainly as you will want to see the Saint Gatien Cathedral. On the way from the first to the second, you will have noticed the Maison de la Pucelle Armée , a reminder that this is Joan of Arc's country. May be, you will have gone through the Passage du Cœur Navré , the lane which used to lead to the gallows. If you follow my advice, you will walk along the Rue Meusnier (also spelt Meunier I have written a review about it earlier). And, particularly if it is summer and you're hot and tired you should go and rest your feet in the shade of the Jardins de l'Evêché. This is, in my opinion, one of the nicest spot of the town for those who just want to sit and relax. You can do it on the benches along the lanes but you can also visit the Musée des Beaux Arts which is now a part of the Palais des Archevêques, an exceptional place for its architecture and the exhibitions it hosts. In the gardens, you can't miss the giant cedar tree planted in 1804 (Napoleon's days). And (this is the reason, really, why I am bringing you here) you can see Fritz the Elephant who was put down in the streets of Tours while running away from the Barnum Circus in 1904. read more