Things to Do?

Well, where do we start.... In the city of Tours itself, there's already so much to see and do. There is an endless number of lovely cafes and inexpensive restaurants serving mouth-watering French food and other international cuisine. There are antique stores abound and a wide variety of stores selling artisanal food products native to the region. A small sample of fantastic, historical and interesting places in the city include:

• Cathedrale Saint-Gatien
• Musee des Beaux-Arts (with the giant cedar tree from Napoleon's time shown in the photo below)
• Musee des Mini-Chateaux
• Place Plumereau (with a square filled with sidewalk cafes occupying old-style Touraine buildings reminiscent of the Swiss/English/German Tudor style; see photo below)
  

Given that Tours is in the heart of the Loire Valley, we are ideally situated for day trips to the various chateaux located around us. You have the magnificient Chambord, Chenonceau, Orleans and Amboise to the east, Saumur and Chinon to the west.

As time goes on, Kelly and I will start writing more blogs specializing on specific places of interest within and around Tours. There are way more places than we can mention here so in the meantime, please contact us if you're interested in staying with us and require more information.