Your stay

The Balzac Museum – Château de Saché is in the heart of Touraine, a prime destination to explore: www.touraineloirevalley.com.

Azay Chinon Val de Loire Tourist Information has put together a wide range of quality accommodation to suit any budget and must-visits to help you plan your stay: http://www.azay-chinon-valdeloire.com.


Bords de l'Indre à Saché.

In the aera

 

Not only is the Indre Valley home to the Balzac Museum and Saché village but it's also full of surprises:

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Louis Candide Boulanger, Honoré de Balzac, oil on canvas, 1836, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours, © photo Dominique Couineau.

Balzac in Tours

  • Tours, City of Art and History: discover the Balzac itinerary Laissez-vous conter Balzac
  • Tours, Musée des Beaux-arts : portraits of Balzac par Louis Boulanger (oil on canvas, 1836), , Achille Devéria (attr., wash drawing, circa 1829) and Gérard Seguin (pastel, 1841).
  • Tours, Jardin de la préfecture : contemporary piece as part of Nicolas Milhé, La Comédie humaine, five bronze figures, 2019 (father Goriot, Henriette de Mortsauf, Rastignac, abbey Birotteau et Miss Gamard).

Indre-et-Loire Council also owns 7 other visitor attractions that capture Touraine's glory days and showcase the greatest authors to make their mark on French literature.

TWO OTHER AUTHOR'S HOUSES

TWO MEDIEVAL FORTRESSES  :

 

PLUS,

Musée Rabelais - La Devinière à Seuilly, © photo C. Raimbault, CD37.