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17 and 18 September 2022Passed
Conditions
delivery of a free ticket
September 2022
Saturday 17
10:00 - 12:30
14:00 - 17:30
Sunday 18
14:00 - 17:30
Accessible to the visually impaired

Cloître de la Psalette

Cathédrale de Tours, 37000 Tours
  • Indre-et-Loire
  • Centre-Val de Loire

Free visit of the cloister of the Psalette with a visit document

Browse the galleries of the cloister, discover the scriptorium and the library. Admire the view of the cathedral from the terrace and enjoy the peace of the place lying in a deckchair.
17 and 18 September 2022Passed
Conditions
delivery of a free ticket
© Philippe Berthé / Centre des monuments nationaux
Types d'événement
Visite libre
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About the location

Cloître de la Psalette
Cathédrale de Tours, 37000 Tours
  • Indre-et-Loire
  • Centre-Val de Loire
The cloister of Psalette, located on the side of the cathedral of Tours(Ballots,Towers), is compound(made up) of three galleries architecture of which is partly flamboyant and partly Renaissance. A staircase in remarkable screw, which is reminiscent that of the wing François Ier of the castle of Blois, leads(drives) to the scriptorium and to the bookshop of the chapter. In the XIXth century, Balzac pulled one of his characters of The human comedy, the priest of Tours(Ballots,Towers) there.
Tags
Édifice religieux, Monument historique, Villes et Pays d'art et d'histoire, Patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
Access
Access by the north shoulder of the cathedral Saint-Gatien
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