5 mn from Tours by car, home of the famous French Renaissance poet Pierre de Ronsard. Beautiful historic site with a peaceful contemplative atmosphere. Magnificent restored Renaissance manor, combined with contemporary artists-in-residence exhibits make it a lovely short day trip near Tours.

Super! Gardens are lovely and with a nice “fresh” touch: hammocks and comfortable chairs! Wonderful to experience this important place for a great poet, Pierre Ronsard.

Absolute an tip. Here you can relax and strole a bit around. Ok the monastery is ruined, but it is so nicely kept and arranged. The house of the poet is fully intact and can be visited. Only the highway disturb a bit, but we all drive cars😏. So the visit takes about 1-2 hours, but all over the place are resting seats and hammock-seats to relax a bit. So stressfull Tours can be, so relaxing this place is. Also roses can be bought as plants. Entrance price was 6€ and parking is free. Also easy flat paths can be managed by elderly people.

This priory dates back from the Roman times. A lot of history of the Protestant and Roman catholic struggle beginning with the assasinatoon ordered by Catherine of Medici. Free car parking.

No dogs allowed, even though it is a garden.

Lovely garden for walk

Very Nice anderen Calm Places. Great Artworks

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Should be free in winter because there are no vegetation which are the biggest part of it

Really amazing visit that took us by surprise. The location of this is quite far away from Tours center, but it is worth going out to as it is a short drive or cycle. The gardens were great to wonder around in, and the area is very well maintained. The information about the site is very good, and lots of interactive parts. Although the place is relatively small and you could go around in less than 1 hour, it is a perfect spot to just sit and chill out on one of their many chairs dotted around the gardens.

One of the best new places we discovered on this trip to France. A great place to explore and spend an hour or two.