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Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours
Attractions in Tours

Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours, the pick of Tours

Tours’ list takes in 20 châteaux, 13 museums and 8 monasteries. Mapped in Tours are 48 places to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 27. In town, 21 sites are listed historic monuments. The centre alone has 32 within 1 km. Day-trippers head 15 km out to Château de Villandry.

Photo: Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours, Miralolotte23 (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Tours
48
inside the commune
Within 5 km
27
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
20
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
40
in town and nearby
Historic monuments
21
in town, listed (Mérimée)
Best known

Top of the list in Tours

Behind Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours on the list are 2 museums, a church and an attraction.

AttractionCathédrale Saint-Gatien de Toursin townChurchBasilique Saint-Martin de Toursin townAttractionChâteau de Toursin townMuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Toursin townGardenGardenJardin botanique de Toursin townMuseumHôtel Goüinin town

Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.

Map

Where to go

The map stretches to Château de la Crouzillière, 4.8 km away.

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The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Tours; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN

By kind

What kind of places

Most are châteaux or heritage sites, 40 in all, ahead of museums or galleries (20).

Museums & galleries 13 museums · 7 galleries16 in town · 4 nearby
Châteaux & heritage 20 châteaux · 8 monasteries · 7 forts · 4 abbeys · 1 church19 in town · 21 nearby
Gardens 5 gardens4 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, parks & days out 3 zoos · 1 theme park3 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 6 attractions6 in town

Dark: in Tours. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.

Every place

Every one of them

48 in town lead, with 27 more within 5 km of its centre after them.

The 48 places in Tours first, then those within 5 km of its centre.

The history of Tours → · Parks and trails in Tours →

Further afield

Day trips from Tours

Allow a day for Château de Villandry, 15 km away, the pick of 12.

AttractionAttractionChâteau de Villandry15 km southwest, in VillandryAttractionChâteau d'Amboise22 km east, in AmboiseAttractionAttractionChâteau de Chenonceau30 km east, in ChenonceauxAttractionChâteau d'Azay-le-Rideau23 km southwest, in Azay-le-RideauMuseumChâteau du Clos Lucé23 km east, in AmboiseAttractionChâteau de Langeais23 km west, in LangeaisChâteauChâteau de Candé11 km south, in MontsAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Ussé34 km southwest, in Rigny-UsséAttractionAttractionChâteau de Luynes10 km west, in LuynesAttractionChâteau de Loches38 km southeast, in LochesAttractionAttractionChâteau de Chaumont-sur-Loire38 km east, in Chaumont-sur-LoireChâteauChâteau de La Bourdaisière11 km east, in Montlouis-sur-Loire

Places within 40 km of Tours with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.

Tours: questions and answers

What is there to see in Tours?

The first on our list in Tours are Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours, Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours, Château de Tours and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours. We list 48 places in town. Another 27 are within 5 km of the centre.

Are there museums in or near Tours?

20 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours, Hôtel Goüin, Cloître de la Psalette and Musée du compagnonnage de Tours.

Which places in Tours are listed historic monuments?

21 places on this page in Tours are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours, Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours, Château de Tours and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours.

What well-known places are within a day out of Tours?

The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Villandry (15 km), Château d'Amboise (22 km), Château de Chenonceau (30 km), Château d'Azay-le-Rideau (23 km).

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Tours, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (20)

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.