The history of the Château des Sept Tours

At first a 3 tower manor, the "Chateau du Vivier" was transformed in the 14th century in an ostentatious home accumulating the Middle Age and Renaissance references. The many owners from 1450 to our days of the Chateau des Sept Tours made many transormation year after year. Today, the Chateau des Sept Tours is a wonderful example of the neogothic architecture of the last century.

More information : http://www.7tours.com/#/en/histoire/

A literary journey through the Touraine (1/5)

Chateaux, landscapes, vineyards, yes, but also Descartes, Balzac, Ronsard, Rabelais and Vigny. The Touraine is also the land of writers! Through regular short articles we shall look at each of these famous people and the areas of Touraine important to them and to their work.

On the trail of Honoré de Balzac (1799 - 1850)

"Shame on he who fails to admire my joyful, beautiful, courageous Touraine and her seven valleys which flow with water and wine!"

Honoré de Balzac was born in Tours in 1799, at 25 rue de l’Armée d’Italie (now 47 rue nationale; his birthplace was destroyed during bombing in June 1940). At the age of eight he was sent to the Oratorian College in Vendôme, 50 km north of Tours. In 1814 he moved from the Touraine with his parents to the Marais in Paris. Despite studying law and working as an articled clerk, he frequented the Sorbonne and decided to devote himself to literature.

Château des 7 Tours Christmas Box

With the festive season fast approaching, are you looking for a gift for your loved ones, colleagues or customers? Château des 7 Tours has several gift packages of special experiences for your chosen recipients!

Hotel gift packages for 2 people

• Getaways at the Château: 239€
- One night in a ‘Traditional’ double room
- Set-menu dinners excluding drinks
- American breakfast buffets

• Romance at the Château: 389€
- One night in a ‘De Luxe’ double room
- Champagne aperitif
- Carte Blanche dinners (tasting menu, excluding drinks)
- American breakfast buffets
- Late departure (1400 instead of 1200)

The Château des Sept Tours golf course

An 18-hole golf course in the heart of the Loire Valley

76 of the 78 hectares comprising the castle grounds are taken up by an 18-hole golf course.

The Sept Tours golf course is a 72 par, laid out in two parts. The first is in a naturally wooded environment, which is good for a challenge or two! The greens are surrounded by bunkers. The second part is less wooded but includes water obstacles.

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