Guided tours

Duration: 2h - Price: from 7€ From the founding of Tours in the 1st century to the flourishing of the Renaissance, discover the city through the key dates in its history under the guidance of a tour guide. The city of Tours was founded in the 1st century on the left bank of the Loire. In the Middle Ages, two distinct areas developed: one built around the Cathedral, the other around a huge collegiate church dedicated to Saint Martin, the Châteauneuf area, also known as Old Tours. Tours was the royal capital from 1440 to 1520, and at the end of the Middle Ages and beginning of the Renaissance, almost all of the city's residences were rebuilt. From this flourishing period, the town inherited a homogeneous collection of old houses and religious buildings, 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 A guided walking tour that surprises with the diversity of contemporary expression that Tours has inspired. Various artists have worked in the city, from private commissions such as the Gambetta parking lot, to free works, some visible to all, others more discreet. Led by a tour guide, this visit will enable you to discover the different forms of expression that street art covers in Tours: painting, collage, ceramics and more. This tour has been awarded the Ville d'Art et d'Histoire label.

Duration: 1h30 - Price: from 7€ In the footsteps of Victor Laloux, an exceptional architect in Tours. Immerse yourself in the architectural legacy of Victor Laloux, a leading figure in Tours’ urban planning. Born in Tours in 1850, this leading name in public architecture left his mark on the whole of France, with masterpieces such as Orsay railway station in Paris and Roubaix Town Hall. In Tours, he left his mark with three iconic buildings: the railway station, the town hall and the Basilica of Saint-Martin. This guided tour invites you to discover or rediscover these places steeped in history, to understand how Laloux shaped the face of Tours. An immersion in art and innovation.   This tour has been awarded the Ville d'Art et d'Histoire label.

Duration: 2h - Price: from 7€ Discover Tours in a whole new light with this night-time guided tour along the ‘Parcours Lumière’. Take a new look at the city as night falls. The ‘Parcours Lumière’ highlights Tours by magnifying its monuments and natural spaces. The streets of Vieux-Tours, the timber-framed houses of Place Plumereau, the Basilique Saint-Martin, the Tour Charlemagne, the Grand Théâtre... the urban landscape reveals a different face as you take this tour. A not-to-be-missed opportunity to discover the city in a different way! This tour has been awarded the Ville d'Art et d'Histoire label.