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Saturday 16 September 2023, 11:00, 14:00, 14:30, 15:00, 15:30, 16:00, 16:30Passed
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Mandatory issuance of a ticket
Registration
September 2023
Saturday 16
11:00 - 11:45
14:00 - 14:30
14:30 - 15:00
15:00 - 15:30
15:30 - 16:00
16:00 - 16:30
16:30 - 17:15

Cloître de la Psalette

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

Guided tours

Discover the hidden treasures of the Psalette cloister. Your guide will tell you about the history and architecture of this place that was once dedicated to teaching music. He will teach you how to te
Saturday 16 September 2023, 11:00, 14:00, 14:30, 15:00, 15:30, 16:00, 16:30Passed
Conditions
Mandatory issuance of a ticket
Registration
(c) CMN / Philippe Berthé

Discover the hidden treasures of the Psalette cloister. Your guide will tell you about the history and architecture of this place once dedicated to music teaching. It will also reveal the origin of the tourist photography told in the exhibition "Souvenirs de Touraine".

Types d'événement
Visite commentée / Conférence
Thèmes 2023
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Conditions de participation
Gratuit
Type de public
Tout public

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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