Let yourself be guided by our “City of Art and History” speaker guides! Essential visits not to be missed to discover the best of the city.


Duration : 1h30 - Price : from €7 A guided walking tour that surprises with the diversity of contemporary expression that Tours has inspired. Various artists have worked in the city, from private commissions such as the Gambetta parking lot, to free works, some visible to all, others more discreet. Led by a tour guide, this visit will enable you to discover the different forms of expression that street art covers in Tours: painting, collage, ceramics and more. This tour has been awarded the Ville d'Art et d'Histoire label.


Duration: 1h30 - Price: from 7€ Immerse yourself in the work of mosaicist Sante Vallar as you explore the colorful mosaics of downtown Tours. Accompanied by a tour guide, you'll learn more about Sante Vallar and the place of mosaics in the city in the early 20th century, from the revival of mosaics to Vallar's prolific creations and today's renewed interest. This tour has been awarded the Ville d'Art et d'Histoire label.


Duration : 1h30 - Price : 7€ Under the guidance of an expert guide, the Tours Loire Valley Tourist Office and the city of Tours offer you an Art-Deco tour. This general tour illustrates the variety of Touraine's Art Deco architectural production: individual homes, collective housing, shops, public buildings... The Art Deco style developed in the first half of the 20th century. It reflects a trend towards simplified forms, with geometrically stylized decorations. Led by a tour guide, the Tours Tourist Office and the city of Tours invite you to take a tour of the city's Art Deco buildings. This tour has been awarded the Ville d'Art et d'Histoire label.ette tour has been awarded the Ville d'Art et d'Histoire label.



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.