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Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours

A sight in Centre, Tours, budget-friendly ($) and worth about 1.5 hours. Best time to go: Afternoon.

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Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours in Centre, Tours
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Why go

Fine arts museum in the former archbishop's palace, with a giant cedar in the courtyard.

It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Tours, alongside 4 sights, 2 bars & cafés and 1 place to eat. 3 more of our picks sit within 1 km in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Tours Cathedral and Le Petit Patrimoine.

Type
Sight · Culture
Neighborhood
Centre
Price
$
Time needed
1.5 hr
Best time
Afternoon

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Tours, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Tours Cathedral

    Gothic Saint-Gatien Cathedral with 13th-century stained glass.

    Sight · 0.1 km straight-line
  2. 2
    Le Petit Patrimoine

    Small bistro serving Touraine dishes like rillons tart and local wines since 1991.

    Food · 0.4 km straight-line
  3. 3
    Place Plumereau

    Square of half-timbered medieval houses filled with café terraces.

    Sight · 0.9 km straight-line
  4. 4
    Les Halles de Tours

    Covered market for rillettes, goat cheese and Loire produce.

    Shopping · 1.0 km straight-line
  5. 5
    Marc Brédif

    Historic Vouvray house with tastings in troglodyte cellars cut into the hillside.

    Drinks · 6.4 km straight-line
  6. 6
    Cave de Vouvray

    Growers' cooperative with tours of rock galleries and sparkling Vouvray tastings.

    Drinks · 6.9 km straight-line

On these curated routes

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours is a stop on our Loire Valley Châteaux route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More sights to see in Tours

2 more curated sights in Tours. See the full Tours guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Tours run from 7°C in January to 27°C in July; December is usually the wettest month. For Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours itself, we suggest: Afternoon.

Modelled monthly averages for Tours from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Tours weather by month.

Getting there

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Address
18 Pl. François Sicard, 37000 Tours, France
Coordinates
47.39475, 0.69410
Destination
Tours, France

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours: quick answers

How much time do you need at Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours?

Plan on about 1.5 hours at Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours?

Our pick: Afternoon.

Where is Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours?

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours is at 18 Pl. François Sicard, 37000 Tours, France, in Centre. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours?

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours appears on Loire Valley Châteaux, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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