A day of street art in Tours

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    Departure/Arrival
    Departure: Tours - Arrival: Tours
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    Distance
    Guided tour by bike: 11.5 km and on foot: 1.7 km
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    Duration
    1 day
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    Niveau
    Easy
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Tours offers a wealth of prestigious heritage that is constantly reinventing itself. There is lots of street art in the city.

The two-hour guided street art cycle tour is an opportunity to discover the many works on quiet streets, along the river banks an in various emblematic neighbourhoods of Tours, such as Old Tours and around the cathedral and the basilica. During the visit you will allows, among others, the many works of Mifamosa.

The meeting point for the tour is at Roue Lib, 55 Rue Bernard Palissy. The trip includes bike hire for those who do not have a their own. The visit lasts from 11am to 1pm.

Bookings can be made in the Congrès Tours Loire Valley Tourist Office and on their website.

 

Ideas for lunch and dinner in Tours

For lunch and dinner in Tours, you’re sure to find what you’re looking for the Goût de Tours selection of restaurants.

In the afternoon, if you prefer to leave your bike and discover street art in Tours on foot, we offer street art walking tours of 1 hour 30 minutes on specific dates.

Join our guide and discover the works in Gambetta car park, on Rue de Jérusalem, Rue des Halles, Place Chateauneuf, Rue de Châteauneuf, Place du Grand Marché, Rue des Balais, Rue de la Grosse Tour, Rue du Grand Marché, Rue Etienne Marcel (curtain of the L’Atelier Gourmand restaurant), Rue du Commerce, Place Constantine (curtain of the Comme à la Maison restaurant) and Place Plumereau and its surroundings (4 corners of the square).

You will see works by Mifamosa, Paf and La Boîte Noire.

The visit route may vary depending on the evolution of the artworks in the city.

The meeting point for the visit is at 5 Rue Etienne Pallu.

Bookings can be made in the Congrès Tours Loire Valley Tourist Office and on their website.

 

 

 

To end the day, stroll through the Tours arts district and admire, among others, the works by street artist Zelda Bomba at 11 Rue Eugène Sue.

 

Lastly, spend the night at The People Hostel, 84 Avenue de Grammont (“Accueil Vélo” accommodation and cycling-themed decoration; private or shared rooms available)

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