Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Tours, France

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 4.1 km
Ascend 42 m
Descend 43 m

Explore Tours in France with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in ToursIndividual Sights in Tours

Sight 1: Ancienne Maladrerie Saint-Lazare

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412 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Synagogue de Tours

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The Synagogue of Tours is a Jewish place of worship located at 37, rue Parmentier. It is listed in the Supplementary Inventory of Historic Monuments.

Wikipedia: Synagogue de Tours (FR)

801 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 3: Jardin des Prébendes d'Oé

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Jardin des Prébendes d'Oé

The Jardin des Prébendes d'Oé is a public garden, located in the heart of Tours, created in 1872 by the Bühler brothers. Located between the rue des Prébendes, the rue Roger Salengro, the rue Lakanal and the rue du Boisdenier, it is an English-style garden that offers a beautiful diversity of trees and flowers, with two bandstands and statues of Touraine writers such as Pierre de Ronsard, that of Jean-Baptiste Marie Meusnier de La Place, then Honorat de Bueil de Racan.

Wikipedia: Jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (FR)

1804 meters / 22 minutes

Sight 4: Jardin Botanique

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The Jardin botanique de Tours is a municipal botanical garden and arboretum located at 33, Boulevard Tonnellé, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is open daily; admission is free.

Wikipedia: Jardin botanique de Tours (EN)

1078 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 5: Château de Plessis-lèz-Tours

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Château de Plessis-lèz-Tours

The Royal Château de Plessis-lèz-Tours is the remains of a late Gothic château located in the town of La Riche in the Indre-et-Loire department, in the Loire Valley of France. Around three fourths of the former royal residence were pulled down during the French Revolution in 1796.

Wikipedia: Château de Plessis-lez-Tours (EN)

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