Guided tours

Duration: 1h30 - Price: from €7 This guided tour puts the city's architecture into perspective in Balzac's work. Born in Tours on 20 May 1799, Honoré de Balzac retained a lifelong affection for his native city. His precise descriptions gave rise to his reputation as a connoisseur of the monuments, streets and history of Tours. This guided tour is an opportunity to discover Tours through Balzac's eyes, to explore the emblematic places that still bear his imprint and the districts and streets that were the setting for some of his novels. This tour has been awarded the Ville d'Art et d'Histoire label.

Duration: 1h30 - from €7 In Tours, timber-framed houses, Gothic churches and Renaissance mansions stand side by side with contemporary 21st-century buildings. Behind this architectural harmony lie fascinating stories, which you can discover on this guided tour, which has been awarded the Ville d'Art et d'Histoire label. Following the tour, you can explore the CCC OD (Centre de Création Contemporaine Olivier Debré) on a self-guided tour. A reduced rate of €5.50 applies on presentation of the Heritage and Contemporary Creation tour voucher. Discount valid only on the day of the tour. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)  

Duration : 1h30 - Price : 7€ Take a guided tour of the emblematic Vieux Tours district, which stretches around Place Plumereau, led by a tour guide. Medieval timber-framed and stone houses stand side by side with exceptional town houses. These homes bear witness to the prosperity of this part of the town, which grew up around a huge collegiate church dedicated to Saint Martin. Once home to the body of the saint, it was the centre of one of the oldest pilgrimages in Christendom. 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.