Basilica of Saint Martin
about 30 minA Neo-Byzantine basilica, built 1886 to 1924, with the tomb of Saint Martin in the crypt.
The basilica was designed by Victor Laloux in a Neo-Byzantine style and built between 1886 and 1924, says English Wikipedia. The city's page says the tomb of the saint is still in the undercroft. Open Monday to Saturday 7:30 am to 7 pm and Sunday 8 am to 7 pm, per the city's page and the listing.
What to do there- See the tomb of Saint Martin in the undercroft
- See the Neo-Byzantine church
Vieux-Tours7 Rue Baleschoux, 37000 ToursBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Charlemagne Tower
about 45 minThe tower of the old Saint Martin collegiate church, which visitors can climb again for a view over the city.
The Charlemagne Tower stands in the old town, on the site of the Saint Martin collegiate church. After a safety upgrade, the city's page says, visitors can climb to the top again, with a view over the city. Reviews mention a guided tour, an explanatory panel and a panorama. No opening hours are published, so the app does not plan it; ask the tourist office.
What to do there- Climb the tower for the view over the city
- Join a guided visit
Vieux-ToursTour Charlemagne, Rue des Halles, 37000 ToursBest: late morning, afternoon, golden hourOn the map ›Something wrong?
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La Deuvalière
about 90 minA modern French restaurant in the old town with seasonal dishes and Loire Valley wines, open for lunch and dinner on weekdays.
La Deuvalière serves seasonal dishes and Loire Valley wines in a room with tiled floors and beamed ceilings, per its listing, in the rue de la Monnaie. Open Monday to Friday, noon to 1:30 pm and 7:15 to 9:30 pm; closed Saturday and Sunday. Reviews mention tiramisu, monkfish and a three-course menu.
What to do there- Pair seasonal dishes with a local Loire wine
- Order the three-course menu
- Finish with the tiramisu
Vieux-Tours18 Rue de la Monnaie, 37000 ToursBest: lunch, dinnerOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Le Léonard de Vinci
about 90 minAn Italian and Touraine restaurant in a 15th-century house in the old town, open for lunch and dinner most days.
Le Léonard de Vinci serves Italian and Touraine dishes in a wood-beamed room inside a 15th-century house, at 19 rue de la Monnaie. Open Friday to Monday for lunch (noon to 1:30 pm) and dinner (7 to 9:30 pm), Thursday for dinner only; closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Reviews mention truffle tagliatelle, foie gras and risotto.
What to do there- Try the truffle tagliatelle
- Order the risotto
- Eat in a 15th-century house
Vieux-Tours19 Rue de la Monnaie, 37000 ToursBest: lunch, dinnerOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Les Halles de Tours
about 45 minThe old town's covered market, open every day, with stalls for produce, bread, charcuterie, cheese and wine.
Les Halles is a covered market on Place Gaston-Paillhou, with about forty traders according to French Wikipedia. Its own site calls it the largest fresh-food outlet in the town centre. Open Monday to Saturday 7 am to 7:30 pm and Sunday 7:30 am to 1 pm. Reviews mention cheese, charcuterie, seafood and rillettes. No stall serving meals is named by a source, so it is not a meal stop.
What to do there- Buy fresh produce, fish, bread and wine
- Browse the cheese and charcuterie counters
- Buy rillettes
Vieux-Tours1 Pl. Gaston Paillhou, 37000 ToursBest: early morning, morning, late morningWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Natural History Museum
about 75 minA natural history museum with stuffed animals, fossils from the Touraine and a vivarium of live reptiles.
The museum shows stuffed animals grouped by evolutionary relationship, rocks and fossils of the Touraine, and a vivarium of about 200 square metres with an ant colony. Open Tuesday 9:30 am and Wednesday to Sunday 9 am to 12:30 pm and 2 to 6 pm, closed Monday. The vivarium page gives slightly different hours, to 5 pm.
What to do there- See live reptiles in the vivarium
- Watch the ant colony
- See the stuffed gorilla
- Look for fossils from the Touraine
Vieux-Tours3 Rue du Président Merville, 37000 ToursBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.