The Royal City of Loches

Price: €6.50 (public price: €7.50) Housed in a castle, the Grand-Pressigny Prehistory Museum presents the evolution of Man and his way of life over 200,000 years. Life-size reproductions of emblematic animals and humans enhance the sense of immersion in prehistory. The museum's rich collections invite visitors to explore the social, technical and economic aspects of prehistory, with a particular focus on the phenomenon for which Touraine is best known archaeologically: the Grand-Pressigny flints.

Admission: €11.50 (retail price: €12.50) Built on the banks of the Vienne River, the Royal Fortress of Chinon tells the story of a thousand years of history. Henry II Plantagenet, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and Joan of Arc all left their mark here. Today, visitors can explore this medieval castle through historical reenactments, interactive tours, and family-friendly activities within its ramparts. Family-oriented activities are offered during every school break.

Price: €6.50 (public price: €7.50) In a preserved setting, 20 minutes from Tours, the Domaine de Candé takes you on a tour of a unique château in Touraine. The place of the wedding of the century, residence of great fortunes from the 1930s to the 1970s, it presents a tour of 20 fully furnished rooms, decorations in Cordoba leather or Touraine silks, bathrooms in glass mosaics, a Skinner organ on 3 floors, 1,000 m² of wine storehouses equipped with the latest presses, a Bell telephone exchange, a fitness room with equipment equivalent to that on the Titanic... The 230-hectare park with its century-old trees offers 2 hiking trails, contemporary artworks and atypical games. Don't hesitate to take a picnic with you!