Cloître de la Psalette
Cloître de la Psalette is a cloister located. Its address is in Tours. Since 1889 it has been a classé historic monument.
Museum in Tours
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#3,165 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Tours
Cloître de la Psalette is in the commune of Tours, with 74 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 1889; built in the 15th and 16th centuries (Mérimée record PA00098142). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
A month-by-month guide
In Tours, May to October bring the warmest days: highs of 17–26°C.
Cloître de la Psalette
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 3 languages. 165 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours (100 m).
- Type
- Museum
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 1889
- Built
- 15th and 16th centuries
- Covered in
- 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Tours, Indre-et-Loire
- Official site
- cloitre-de-la-psalette.fr
Address and hours
- EntryA fee is charged
Finding Cloître de la Psalette
Cloître de la Psalette is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Tours. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns near Cloître de la Psalette
The largest of the 8 towns is Tours, with 139,259 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
- 1Tours
- 2Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- 3Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
- 4La Riche
- 5Saint-Avertin
- 6Rochecorbon
- 7La Ville-aux-Dames
- 8Joué-lès-Tours
Tours
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
La Riche
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Cloître de la Psalette is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Tours | It’s in this commune | 139,259 |
| Saint-Pierre-des-Corps | 2.3 km east of it | 15,898 |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire | 2.9 km northwest of it | 17,029 |
| La Riche | 3.1 km west of it | 10,487 |
| Saint-Avertin | 5.1 km southeast of it | 14,999 |
| Rochecorbon | 5.2 km northeast of it | 3,219 |
| La Ville-aux-Dames | 5.7 km east of it | 5,606 |
| Joué-lès-Tours | 5.9 km southwest of it | 38,423 |
Nearby, too
Of the 165 within 15 km, look for 3 attractions, 2 museums and a church.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours100 m southeast, in Tours2
ChurchBasilique Saint-Martin de Tours900 m west, in Tours3
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Tours100 m southeast, in Tours4
AttractionChâteau de Tours100 m north, in Tours5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Plessis-lès-Tours2.9 km southwest, in La Riche6AttractionAttractionChâteau de Villandry15 km southwest, in Villandry7
MuseumHôtel Goüin700 m west, in Tours8AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Julien500 m west, in ToursWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Cloître de la Psalette: common questions
Where is Cloître de la Psalette?
Cloître de la Psalette is in Tours, in Indre-et-Loire (Centre-Val de Loire).
What is Cloître de la Psalette?
Cloister located in Indre-et-Loire, in France.
Is Cloître de la Psalette a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1889, Mérimée record PA00098142.
How well known is Cloître de la Psalette?
Cloître de la Psalette has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #3,165 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Cloître de la Psalette?
May to October are the warmest months in Tours, with afternoon highs of 17–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Cloître de la Psalette?
Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours (100 m), Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours (900 m), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours (100 m) and Château de Tours (100 m).
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Cloître de la Psalette: AlSepPhoenix, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours: Miralolotte23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours: Parsifall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours: Casper Moller, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Tours: Eusebius, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hôtel Goüin: Baptiste37, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.