Tours Travel Forum

We are planning to visit chateau of Amboise, Chenonceaux, Chombard and Blois.
My wife had a recent surgery. She is doing OK. But in case she gets tired while walking big areas of different chateau grounds will there be a wheelchair available for rent at these places.

I would also like to know whether we can drink water from the tap or only bottled water should be used??

Hello,

I will be arriving at the Tours station in the morning from Paris to join a 1-day (9.30 AM to 6.30 PM) excursion. I plan to go the following evening to Bordeaux. Are there any baggage storage facilities at Tours (at either of the two stations or at some hotel near the stations) that I could use? Any pointers will be appreciated.

thanks!

I will be arriving at St.Pierre Des Corp.(Tours) from paris on TGV at 10:35 am. I have a train connection to Tours at 10:40 AM
Is that possible to make. Most probably not. In that case do trains run often between these two stations?

Is SNCF station located in the town? How far apart are these stations.

Next day I want to take train to Amboise and Chennonceau. Will that be from the SNCF station or from St. Pierre Des Corp.

Hi all

We are a group of friends travelling to Tours for a concert. We need to find a way to return to Paris where we will be staying after the concert which will probably last until past 11pm. I've checked the train schedule on http://www.voyages-sncf.com/ and it appears that the latest train goes around 10.30 which is too early.

Does anyone have any tips on alternate travel methods that might take us back to Paris around 11.30pm or even after midnight? Buss maybe, or something else. We don't really care as long as we dont have to spend the night there.

Thanks a lot.

I'm wondering if i can leave my luggage on train station in Tours? DO they have lockers there?

We are going from Tours to Antibes in August. All the train schedules redirect you back to Paris then south to Antibes taking an average 8 hours. Can anyone suggest a different quicker route, not driving.

Hi All,
I am planning a trip to Paris for a week. And from Paris I want to visit Tours one day and come back to Paris on the same day. I hear there is a museum which exibits many works of Da Vinci.Can you tell me the name of the museum,its entrance fee and opening hours? And how can I reach there from the Tours rail station?Is it quite far from the rail station?
Thanking you
Anindita

Hi, i am traveling to tours in a few weeks and need to know where 1 place Gregoire de Tours is located. i have looked it up on google. but it only gives me results for 2 place gregoire de tours, which is a school. If anyone knows anything about this please let me know. THanks, JS.

Hi, i am traveling to Tours in a few weeks and need to know where and what this is the address is

Saint-Louis
1 place Grégoire de Tours

Is this an apartment complex or is it in something? I know that someone resides here i just need more details. Thanks to all that help.

JS

Hi there,
We are travelling through the Loire Valley in May, can anyone recommend a good/reasonably priced car rental near St Pierre des Corps train station?
Thanks!

Hi there, I was hoping someone would be able to advise which of the Touring Companing runs the best tour to see the Loire Valley?
We are making a day trip (on Saturday 7th) from Paris to Tours in April 2007, and are wanting to be shown the chateau's and the region highlights via a licensed tour guide.
Does anyone have any opinion on how runs the best tours in tours? If so, the costs involved.

I am coming to Tours at the beginning of November with my husband. Can anyone suggest any cheap accomodation for one month ? It will be really nice if we can get some furnished flat, preferably near to the university.

I would also like to know, approximately, what is the living cost in Tours ?

Thanks a lot for all your help.

Hi there,

My boyfriend and I planning to go to France next May, and of course, we want to go to the countryside and see the Chateaux and Vineyards. We plan to use the TGV a lot, but is a car the best way to get around to each chateau we want to see? Are any of them walking distance?

Thanks, and I appreciate the feedback.
inlovewithfrance - Hammy10

Hello, can anyone please advise hoe to get from orly airport to Tours? which is the nearest train station?
Thanks!

Hi. Can someone tell me the best way to get from Loire Valley (Amboise/ Tours/ Orleans) to the Riviera (Nice). Are there any train connections?

I will be visiting Tours next fall to take a course at CLE. The school has recommended one residence hotel (Villa Medicis on rue Walvein) and a past student has recommended another (Appotel on rue Voltaire). The school is located at place de Chateauneuf. Does anyone know these two hotels and have a recommendation which would be best (nice, good location, safe for walking alone)? Thank you!

I will be sleeping there quite soon, and as I will get to Tours quite late in the evening (21:00 or so) and the hostel check-in closes at 22:00; I would really thank if anyone could tell me how easy (or difficult) would be to park a car close to the hostel (rue Bretonneau).

If likely to get easily somewhere to park the car on the street, how safe the zone is and so on.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Inaki.

Hi, could you tell me how to get from Bremen, Germany to Poitiers or Tours, France the cheapest way?
We can take train/bus/airplane, whatever is the cheapest and hopefully doesnt take too long.
Thank you so much!

I will be travelling by train from paris and reaching tours by 13.35. Was wondering if i have time to go to the Loches castle, how to get there and if it would be better to go from st-pierre-des-corps.

Would be grateful for advice.
Merci beaucoup. :P

Hi, we will be visiting Tours and go to the CDG airport directly from Tours, however I couldn't find any train connection from SCNF website as it does not show the destination of CDG airport. Does anyone can help me by providing the train schedule and connection details? Thank you.

Hi, everyone, we're very happy to join this place.
For now, there is a very urgent question that we would be happy to get answered. When travelling by bus in Tours (going there next week to choir competition), is it possible to reach the ocean within a few hours? Does anybody has an idea, which route to take and where exactly to go?
Of course, we looked up in the map but an insider tip would be great.
Tnx in advance

btw - consider visiting Latvia in summer :)

Hi Everyone,

In June, we will be taking a long daytrip, driving from Paris to the Loire Valley, and back. We know this will be a long day, but we think we can do it!

Here is what we have so far:

1) Leave Paris early in the morning (7am?); drive directly to CHENONCEAU castle.

2) Explore Chenonceau castle and surrounding estate; have a picnic lunch on the grounds.

3) This is the part we would like input -- after Chenonceau, do we have time to either explore a trologdyte cave (Samur?), or is that too far? We don't feel the need to see another castle, so should we explore another town instead (like Amboise)? Another possibility is exporing a wine cave, such as a champagne cave in VOUVRAY.

4) We want to have dinner at L'Embarcadere -- near Blois. It is a fish restaurant where you can sit right by the river.

PLEASE HELP US WITH THE TIME BETWEEN CHENONCEAU AND DINNER IN BLOIS!

Merci beaucoup/Thanks!

Going to a choir competition to Tours in May. Could someone recommend any accommodation (for about 20 persons)? What kind of prices do they charge in general?
What kind of places is there to eat? Prices?
Can one do any shopping in Tours?
How easy is it to get from Tours to Paris? How long does it take?
To where would be the easiest to fly from Finland?

Which one does everyone feel would be a better "home base" for touring the Loire Valley? We will be taking a train down from Paris and picking up a rental car to use for the 3 days that we have in the Loire Valley.

We found a nice hotel castle in Poitier: Chateau de la Guillonniere...that is what originally started us looking in Poitier.

Any and all information is welcomed!

Michelle

How far is the train stop to Chenonceaux?

I'd like to cycle for a day in the Loire Valley. Any suggestions for a starting point (accessible by train from Paris) and and itinerary of 50-70 km?

We will be spending 3 days near Tours in Amboise in early October. Of course, we plan to see some of the lovely Loire Valley chateaux but do not have a set agenda. We will be driving so have some flexibility. What is your favorite chateau in the area? Why do you think it is the loveliest or most important or historic or whatever? Thanks for your suggestions.

I will be in Paris this summer and I heard that the Loire Valley is only about an hour away by train. I'd like to take a day-trip but I've read there are DOZENS of castles and beautiful places. Any ideas on the TOP places I should visit...could anyone help me plan a day-trip from Paris?

Thanks!

I am travelling through tours and the loire in sept,and on to Nice .Would like to know of any small villages off the main hwy Icould visit before lyon and nice. I have 8 days in which to get to nice.My husband will be driving and I will be navigating so would like something not too complicated .
Jessma

Q: I am planning a trip to the Loire Valley in June with a 14 year niece.

Has anyone been to Montrichard? I understand there is a exhibition with eagles each evening? Has anyone seen it? What time does it take place.

Chambord: I understand there is an equestrian show every day at Chambord. Has anyone seen it?

Is the Pagode de chanteloupe, outside of Amboise, worth stopping at?