Tours
【City description】
It’s a town between Loire river and Cher river. We stay in this town to visit other castles. In the epoch of Louis 11th, this town was the French capital. We can find traditional woody buildings in the old area.
【Overall rating】
★★★☆☆
【Time required】
4 h 30
【Budget】
11.80 euros
【Fatigue】
★★★☆☆
【Sightseeing route】
【Start】
①Tours station
Gare de Tours
★Go to Bernard Palissy St in front of the station.
②Tourist Information Center
Time required: 5 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
You can register a tour to visit castles in the Loire region here.
★Continue to walk on the street and turn right when you arrive at a park. It takes 10 minutes.
③Art Museum
Musée des Beaux-Arts
Time required: 60 min / Admission fee: 6 euros
Opening hour: 9 h 30 am – 12 h 45 / 2 pm – 6 pm
Close: Tuesday, 1/1, 5/1, 7/14, 11/1, 11/11, 12/25
★Go to Lavoisier St in front of the museum.
④St-Gatien Cathedral
Cathédral St-Gatien
Time required: 20 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
Opening hour: 8 h 30 am – 8 pm
Close: No
★Continue to walk on the street for 5 minutes.
⑤Tours Castle
Château de Tours
Time required: 30 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
Opening hour: 2 pm – 6 pm
Close: Monday
This castle is used for the art expositions at present.
★Go straight on Colbert St to visit the center street. There are many restaurants. It takes 15 minutes.
⑥Saint-Julien Basilic
Basilique Saint-Julien
Time required: 5 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
It’s not accessible in the interior.
There is the Companionship Museum beside the basilic. If you are interested in the museum, visit it.
Companionship Museum
Musée du Compagnonnage
Time required: 60 min / Admission fee: 5.80 euros
Opening hour: 9 am – 12 h 30 / 2 pm – 6 pm
Close: 1/1, 5/1, 7/14, 11/1, 11/11, 12/25
★Continue to walk on the street for 10 minutes.
⑦Plumereau Square
Place Plumereau
Time required: 5 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
There are restaurants around here.
★Go to Change St and turn left at the end.
⑧Charlemagne Tower
Tour Charlemagne
Time required: 5 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
It’s not accessible in the interior.
⑨St-Martin Basilic
Basilique St-Martin
Time required: 20 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
Opening hour: 7 h 30 am – 7 pm (until 9 pm in summer)
Close: No
★Go to the street in front of the tower and turn right when you arrive at Nationale St with the tramway rail. It takes 20 minutes.
⑩Jean Jaurès Square
Place Jean Jaurès
Time required: 5 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
★Go to Heurteloup Boulevard to return to the station. It takes 10 minutes.
【Goal】
Tours station
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