Things to do in Tours, Centre-Val de Loire: The Best Gift & Specialty Shops

La Balade Gourmande is a fine grocery store located in the historic centre of Tours. Created in 2010, it offers the most beautiful and largest collection of gastronomic products in the Loire Valley listed in the regional culinary inventory. It also hosts the 3rd Bean to Bar chocolate cellar in France, with more than fifteen international chocolatiers represented.

Second-hand bookshop

A unique place where you will find the largest choice of traditional, hancraft wooden toys. A magical shop where toys are carefully selected in a constant quest of quality and savety. Discover a wonderful world.

Partez à la découverte du meilleur de l’Irlande et du monde anglo-saxon avec Le Comptoir Irlandais : textile, spiritueux, épicerie, cadeaux. Au rayon mode, retrouvez des collections confectionnées avec des matières naturelles et confortables : pulls irlandais en laine, duffle-coats, polos de rugby, accessoires, plaids en mohair, etc. Notre équipe passionnée agrémente la cave de spiritueux de la meilleure sélection : 1000 références de whiskies venant des grandes distilleries d’Irlande, Écosse… et une sélection de rhums, gins et bières du monde. Avec nos spécialités alimentaires, explorez la gastronomie anglo-saxonne : des sauces, chutneys aux biscuits et marmelades. Profitez également d’un assortiment d’exception de 150 thés et infusions.

Located in the historic heart of Tours, Pascal Rieu produces classic or contemporary stained glass windows and creates original works from the art of stained glass. A graduate of a Graphic Arts school and now holder of the Artisan d'Art label, he gives an important place to painting (enamels and grisailles) in original and contemporary creations with very graphic final rendering. His compositions, intended for interior decoration, are colorful but without excess: a dominant color associated with one or two complementary colors. Simple shaped pieces of glass and a light lead network highlight the subject. Glass cutting, shaping, painting on glass, setting: each piece is entirely made by hand and made using traditional techniques. Finally, for all those who wish to learn about stained glass, his workshop offers individual or group lessons.