Guided tours

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: 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: 3h - Price: from €14 Take the Loire à Vélo cycle route to the Grandes Caves Saint-Roch for an unusual bike ride through the troglodyte cellars, the largest in Touraine. Discover Maison LaCheteau, a major player in the Loire Valley wine industry, with a tasting session.  Highlights of this ride: An easy route along the Loire (14 km round trip) Discover the troglodyte cellars typical of Touraine A tasting of 3 to 4 wines (non-alcoholic wines available)

Duration: 1h30 - Price: from €8 Total immersion in 13th-century medieval Tours. Rediscover Tours guided by Mahaut, the intrepid daughter of a Crusader militiaman. Embodied by your tour guide in period battle dress, explore together a city with a rich past.   Soak up Tours' dual identity, with the bishop reigning over his cathedral to the east and the spiritual and economic blossoming of Martinopole to the west. As the bells ring out, feel the dust of the streets and the energy of the pilgrims converging on the sacred relics of Saint Martin.   Discover how money, faith and steel wove together the fabric of this vibrant era. Mahaut breaks the shackles of medieval stereotypes about the role of women while fiercely protecting her city's treasures. Join her as she wields the sword of knowledge through the medieval streets of Tours!