Saturday, February 26, 2005

Loches

Town, Indre-et-Loire d�partement, Centre region, west central France, southeast of Tours, on the left bank of the Indre River. The town is dominated by the medieval citadel, which is surrounded by 1.5 mi (2 km) of old walls. It embraces three separate buildings: the Royal Lodge (mainly 15th century), the Coll�giale Saint-Ours (10th - 11th century), and a ruined fortress with an 11th-century keep