wth and varieties
of the vine 97

Geology of Touraine 105

Spas of France 123

Spas of central France, their respective localities,
medicinal virtues, diseases to which
they are applicable, etc. 139

Classification of French wines, places where
grown, character, comparative qualities,
etc., etc. 186

Alcoholic strength of various wines and liquors 192

Meteorological Register for Tours 194

Reaumur's Thermometric scale turned into
Fahrenheit's 208

Appendix.--Passports, Cash, Coinage 209

Useful information for travellers, etc., etc. 217

Expense of living in France, etc. 230

[Illustration: VUE DE TOURS

Lith. CLAREY-MARTINEAU. r de la harpe 16, TOURS.]

MEMORANDA

OF

TOURS, TOURAINE,

AND

CENTRAL FRANCE.

CHARACTER OF THE SCENERY OF TOURAINE.

Although there is little that can be denominated bold, or strikingly
romantic, in the general aspect of the country around Tours, it
nevertheless, possesses charms of a peculiar and novel nature, alike
calculated to gratify a lover of the picturesque, tranquillize the
mind, and renovate the enfeebled energies of the valetudinarian.

Hence it has long been famed as a favourite resort, more especially, of
these classes of British Tourists, etc.; many adopting it as a temporary
place of residence, whilst others have permanently established
themselves in some of the beautiful sylvan retreats which characterize
the more immediate vicinity of the city.

Throughout a vast area, the surface of the surrounding country is
pleasingly diversified by gentle undulations, considerable tracts of
which are adorned by dense masses of foliage, occasionally presenting
deeply indented vistas, embosoming some modern country house or ancient
Chateau, with its spacious, but somewhat formal pleasure grounds. Many
picturesque vales with their meandering streams, verdant meadows, and
towering poplars, also present themselves to the eye of the traveller,
but the characteristic rural features of this portion of France are its
wide spread _vi