Tours Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours
A cathedral built across the different phases of Gothic architecture, with a flamboyant façade and 13th-century stained glass windows that stand out.
Saint-Gatien Cathedral was built between 1170 and 1547, and its bell tower top, which moves from early Gothic through flamboyant Gothic to Renaissance style, shows the whole evolution of Gothic architecture. The west façade is richly decorated. The choir preserves 13th-century stained glass in intense colours, considered among the finest medieval windows in France. The Cloister of the Psychologists on the north side can be visited on a paid ticket. Entry to the cathedral is free. It stands on the east side of Tours' old town, next to the Tours Fine Arts Museum and the giant Lebanon cedar.
Opening hours
About 09:00–19:00
Nearby sights
- Tours Old Town
- Vouvray
- Château de Villandry
- Château d'Azay-le-Rideau
- Pagode de Chanteloup
- Château d'Amboise
- Château de Langeais
- Château du Clos Lucé