Our selection of guided tours

Duration : 1h30 - Price : 10€
The Tours Loire Valley Tourist Office and the city of Tours offer a thematic tour of the Old Town of Tours, led by a guide.

A guided tour of the emblematic Vieux Tours district around Place Plumereau, led by an expert guide.

 Medieval half-timbered and stone houses stand side by side with exceptional townhouses. These mansions bear witness to the prosperity of this part of town, which grew up around a huge collegiate church dedicated to Saint Martin. Once home to the saint's body, it was the center of one of the oldest pilgrimages in Christendom.

This tour has been awarded the Ville d'Art et d'Histoire label.

Duration :  1h30 - Price: from 10 € (under 18s free)
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 10 €
Under the guidance of a guide, the Tourist Office and the city of Tours offer you a visit in the footsteps of Balzac

Born in Tours on 20 May 1799, Honoré de Balzac retained a real affection for his native city throughout his life. In the preface to his "Contes drolatiques", he states that he had "no desire to be anything other than a good Touraineur" and his precise descriptions have given rise to his reputation as a fine connoisseur of the monuments, streets and history of Tours. This tour puts the architecture of the city into perspective in Balzac's work.

Duration: 2h - Price: from 12 €

Led by a guide, the Tours Loire Valley Tourist Office and the city of Tours are offering a themed tour by night.

Unveiled in November 2018, the lighting plan highlights and emphasises the monuments and urban spaces. Along the way and at nightfall, the soft and subtle lighting reveals the beauty of Tours' architecture. This tour takes you to the city's emblematic sites to learn about the history and specific features of Tours' heritage.

Duration: 1h30 - Price: from €10
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 €
The Tours Loire Valley Tourist Office and the city of Tours are offering a guided tour of ‘Ancient Tours’.

Founded in the 1^st century, Caesarodunum (Tours) was the Roman capital on the territory of the Turones.

The town was built around what is now Saint-Gatien's Cathedral. This area has preserved some ancient architectural features that reveal the urban development of Tours.

Duration : 1h30 - Price : from 10 €

Under the guidance of a guide, the Tourist Office and the city of Tours offer you a visit in the footsteps of Balzac

Born in Tours on 20 May 1799, Honoré de Balzac retained a real affection for his native city throughout his life. In the preface to his "Contes drolatiques", he states that he had "no desire to be anything other than a good Touraineur" and his precise descriptions have given rise to his reputation as a fine connoisseur of the monuments, streets and history of Tours. This tour puts the architecture of the city into perspective in Balzac's work.

Duration : 1h30 - Price : from 10 €
The Tourist Office and the City of Tours offer a guided tour of Saint Gatien Cathedral and its neighborhood.

Located around Saint-Gatien Cathedral, this district is one of the oldest in Tours. The site of Caesarodunum in the 1st century A.D., and a Roman capital, it became a religious center under the authority of bishops and then archbishops, while to the west, the Châteauneuf district, born of the pilgrimage of Saint Martin, stood out. This part of the city has preserved some of its earliest architectural features, revealing the urban evolution of Tours.

Reservations must be made in advance at the Tourist Office or online. No sales on site.