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Official site — The city's site, available in French, English and Dutch. Tournai City.net — Online directory for this city. Joan of Arc's letter to Tournai — English translation (by Allen Williamson) of this letter dictated by Joan of Arc on June 25, 1429. Apis Tornacensis — database and bibliography about history.
Tournaisis. The Tournaisis, or Tournai (Flemish: Doornik ), a territory in the Low Countries in present-day Belgium, is one of Europe's oldest town centres. [1] Located in the Wallonia region of Belgium on the Scheldt River (French: L'Escaut ), northwest of Mons, Tournai residents are primarily French-speaking.
The most important city in Picardy Wallonia is Tournai which is also the oldest city of the Low countries. The Tournai Cathedral , has been classified both as a Wallonia 's major heritage and as a World Heritage Site .Tournai is labelled on Tabula Peutingeriana .
Saint-Martin Abbey, Tournai. Coordinates: 50°36′11″N 3°23′13″E. Preserved side of medieval pledge corridor. Side of the abbot's palace, now city hall. The Saint-Martin Abbey (French: abbaye Saint-Martin) in the historic center of Tournai, in the Wallonia region of Belgium is a former Benedictine abbey, dating back to the 7th century.
The Musée des Beaux-Arts in Tournai, Belgium, is an art museum. At the beginning of the 20th century, Henri Van Cutsem, a Belgian art collector, offered his collection of art to the city of Tournai in 1905. The collection contained important works of important 19th century French painters like Manet, Monet, Seurat and others.
Tournai Cathedral. / 50.6065500°N 3.3888583°E / 50.6065500; 3.3888583. The Cathedral of Our Lady ( French: Notre-Dame de Tournai, Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Doornik ), or Tournai Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral, see of the Diocese of Tournai in Tournai, Belgium. It has been classified both as a Wallonia 's major heritage ...
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Belfry of Tournai. / 50.60556°N 3.38806°E / 50.60556; 3.38806. The Belfry of Tournai ( French: Beffroi de Tournai) is a freestanding bell tower of medieval origin in Tournai, Belgium, 72 metres (236 ft) in height with a 256-step stairway. This landmark building is one of a set of Belfries of Belgium and France registered on the UNESCO ...