Guided tours

Duration: 1h15 - Price: from €9   With its monumental staircase and Italian-style auditorium, listed as a historic monument since 2024, the Grand Théâtre - Opéra de Tours, located in the city's historic quarter, was inspired by its famous Parisian counterpart. Every year, it presents a season of opera, symphony and children's shows, as well as recitals and chamber music concerts. With its permanent choir, the Grand Théâtre has also been home to the Orchestre Symphonique Région Centre-Val de Loire/Tours since 2002.   This small-group guided tour explores the history and splendour of the venue, exploring the peristyle, the public foyer and the auditorium.

Duration:  1h30 - Price: from €12 A guided tour of the landscape and monumental dimensions of Marmoutier Abbey and a discovery of the archaeological remains. Surrounded by a cliff, in a meander of the Loire, the site of Marmoutier stands out for its tranquillity and picturesque character. It was on this site, occupied since ancient times, that Saint Martin founded a small hermitage in the 4th century, which rapidly developed into a prestigious abbey of considerable influence. Restored and maintained until the French Revolution, the abbey was partly demolished in the 19th century. Since 1981, the City of Tours has owned the hillside and adjoining land where most of the old buildings that have survived are located. Every summer, the site hosts a programmed archaeological dig, which you can discover on this tour. This tour has been awarded the Ville d'Art et d'Histoire label.

Duration: 1h30 - Price: from €7 Led by a guide, the Tours Val de Loire Tourist Office and the City of Tours are offering a ‘Street Art’ tour, route 3. Winners of the participatory budget launched in 2022 by the City of Tours, the Blumonday collective has painted various buildings in the Sanitas district. As landmarks for local residents, these buildings have become works of art. Discover this open-air art trail.

Duration: 1h30 - Price: from 10 € Tours Loire Valley Tourist Office and the city of Tours invite you to take a guided tour of the Paul-Bert district. A guided tour of the Paul-Bert district, a link with the hyper-center of Tours, where you'll find typical houses, the atmosphere of the banks of the Loire, the unmissable Pont de fil and a singular history.   On the pilgrimage route of Saint Martin, between the eponymous basilica and Marmoutier Abbey, the ancient village of Saint-Symphorien is a crossroads, benefiting in the Middle Ages from the attraction of the city of Tours. Its port was a major source of economic activity. The district is home to many old timber-framed houses and a remarkable parish church. Along the streets, you'll also discover homes carved into the limestone hillside, a characteristic feature of the Touraine landscape. This tour has been awarded the Ville d'Art et d'Histoire label.