Things to do in Tours
Around Tours, Notrebellefrance lists 19 tourist sites within 25 km, including 8 castles, 3 museums and 3 theme parks. Not to be missed: Château de Villandry, Château d'Amboise and Tours.
Château de Villandry
Villandry, completed around 1536, is the last of the great Loire castles built in the Renaissance in the Loire Valley. Villandry was built by a finance minister of Francis I, Jean le Breton.
Château d'Amboise
The Château d'Amboise rises above the Loire. One of the most visited monuments in France, on a par with the castles of Chambord, Blois, Chenonceau and Azay-le-Rideau.
Tours
Capital of Touraine at the confluence of the Loire and the Cher, whose medieval quarter enlivens Place Plumereau, ringed with half-timbered houses.
Grottes de Savonnières
A natural curiosity, pointed out by Bernard Palissy in 1547.
Les Rochers de Courçay
On the banks of the Indre, you will discover the admirable immaculate rocks of Courçay and the pure waters of the Doué. You can also reach the Doué resurgence, which scatters its limpid waters into a basin.
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours
The Tours Fine Arts Museum is housed in the town's former episcopal palace, near the cathedral.
Château de Tours
Centre de création contemporaine Olivier Debré
The main art centre in the Centre-Val de Loire region, the Contemporary Creation Centre of Tours now incorporates a historic collection of the painter Olivier Debré.
Jardin botanique de Tours
Lulu Parc
Family Park
Château de Valmer
Grand Aquarium de Touraine
Musée Balzac
The château de Saché was built in the sixteenth century. Honoré de Balzac was a native of Touraine and his region deeply marked his work.
Château du Clos Lucé
The château du Clos Lucé, formerly called the manor of Cloux or the Clos, is a residence in the town centre of Amboise in the heart of the Loire Valley.
Château d'Azay-le-Rideau
Located in Touraine, it belongs to the prestigious line of Loire Valley châteaux.
Château de Langeais
In Touraine, on the banks of the Loire, the château de Langeais dates from the late Middle Ages with its wall-walk, drawbridge and imposing towers.
Mini-Châteaux
