Sight Centre, Tours
Tours Cathedral
A sight in Centre, Tours, free to visit and worth about 45 minutes. Best time to go: Morning.
Why go
Gothic Saint-Gatien Cathedral with 13th-century stained glass.
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 Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours and Le Petit Patrimoine. At about 45 minutes, it slots neatly between bigger plans.
- Type
- Sight · Culture
- Neighborhood
- Centre
- Price
- Free
- Time needed
- 45 min
- Best time
- Morning
Nearby
The 6 closest curated picks in Tours, measured as straight-line distance.
- 1Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours
Fine arts museum in the former archbishop's palace, with a giant cedar in the courtyard.
Sight · 0.1 km straight-line - 2Le Petit Patrimoine
Small bistro serving Touraine dishes like rillons tart and local wines since 1991.
Food · 0.4 km straight-line - 3Place Plumereau
Square of half-timbered medieval houses filled with café terraces.
Sight · 1.0 km straight-line - 4Les Halles de Tours
Covered market for rillettes, goat cheese and Loire produce.
Shopping · 1.1 km straight-line - 5Marc Brédif
Historic Vouvray house with tastings in troglodyte cellars cut into the hillside.
Drinks · 6.3 km straight-line - 6Cave de Vouvray
Growers' cooperative with tours of rock galleries and sparkling Vouvray tastings.
Drinks · 6.9 km straight-line
On these curated routes
Tours Cathedral 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 Tours Cathedral itself, we suggest: Morning.
Modelled monthly averages for Tours from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Tours weather by month.
Getting there
Map links open a live search for Tours Cathedral, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.
- Address
- Pl. de la Cathédrale, 37000 Tours, France
- Coordinates
- 47.39569, 0.69451
- Destination
- Tours, France
Tours Cathedral: quick answers
How much time do you need at Tours Cathedral?
Plan on about 45 minutes at Tours Cathedral. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.
When is the best time to visit Tours Cathedral?
Our pick: Morning.
Is Tours Cathedral free?
Yes, we list Tours Cathedral as free to visit. Check locally before you go, since special exhibits, parking or tours can carry a fee.
Where is Tours Cathedral?
Tours Cathedral is at Pl. de la Cathédrale, 37000 Tours, France, in Centre. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.
Which TripsCircle routes include Tours Cathedral?
Tours Cathedral appears on Loire Valley Châteaux, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
Add Tours Cathedral to your crew's plan
Save it to a shared TripsCircle itinerary, settle the timing with a quick poll, and split the costs with everyone going to Tours.
Plan Tours
- Tours travel guide 9 places
- Best time to visit Tours weather by month
- Tours to Amboise 22 km straight-line
Lists & regions
Curated recommendation, not live listing data. Confirm hours, prices, bookings and access before you go.