Led by the City qualified guides, the Tourist Office suggests several possible tours of the city suiting all kinds of groups: leisure, conferences, meetings, study trips, senior citizens, school trips, etc. Arrangements and personal requests may be possible according to your needs.

DISCOVERING THE PRESERVED AREAS OFTOURS (by coach and by foot)
Meet with our guide at the Tourist Office for a two hours guided visit of the city:

A sightseeing of the city (by coach) to discover: The train station and Town Hall, very beautiful XIXth c. buildings designed by Victor Laloux; the banks of the Loire river (lovely view of the river); the "Château Royal" with theTour de Guise (XIIIth c) crowned with machicolation and a pepper-pot roof; the "Saint-Gatien Cathedral", built from the XIIIth to the XVIth century. and showing the complete development of the French Gothic style (stop); the Archbishops' Palace (XVIIth – XVIIIth c); you will walk in the French style garden, lovely views of the palace façade and cathedral towers; the Wilson Bridge (XVIIIth c) also known as the Stone Bridge.

A walking tour to discover the area known as "Old Tours" (formerly called Chateauneuf village), now one of the city curiosities with its narrow, often pedestrian streets and numerous XVth and XVIth c. timber-framed houses. You will discover the famous place Plumereau which displays a fine group of timber- framed dwellings, and the Charlemagne Tower which used to be part of the Saint-Martin collegiate church, and the new Saint-Martin Basilica, a beautiful XIXth c. church in which the grave and relics of Saint Martin are still visible. You will stroll along the picturesque medieval streets, where numerous shops still offer their rich crafts. Admire the façade of the Pierre Dupuy Mansion (XVth c.), the Saint-Pierre-le-Puellier garden (Gallo-Roman ruins), staircases towers in the rue de la Rôtisserie...