Venue

The congress venue, the Thélème Auditorium, is located in the center of Tours, in the buildings of the University of Tours. Venue address : 3 rue des Tanneurs, 37041 Tours.

Affordable hotels in Tours

Le grand Hôtel de Tours
9 Pl. du Général Leclerc, 37000 Tours

Hôtel Asteries
8 Rue Blaise Pascal, 37000 Tours

Hôtel LINXA Tours Centre Gare
74 Rue Bernard Palissy 1er étage, 37000 Tours

Best Western Plus - l'Artist Hôtel Tours
15 Rue Frédéric Joliot Curie, 37000 Tours

Novotel Tours-Centre Gare
15 Rue Édouard Vaillant, 37000 Tours

Arrival guide for symposium : 

Getting to Tours from Paris

All fast trains to Tours (approximately one hour ride) leave from Gare Montparnasse, accessible with metro lines 6, 4, 12 and 13, RER B (suburban metro) and numerous bus lines. There are also three daily trains on the slower line (two hour ride), leaving from Gare d’Austerlitz, accessible with metro lines 10 and 5. There is roughly one train per hour from 6:30 to 22:30 (higher frequency after 5PM).

From Paris-Charles de Gaulle CDG airport

Trains from CDG will get you to Tours via a connection. Ride duration varies between 2 and 3:30 hours.The last train leaves at 18:47. Some lines will drop you off at Saint-Pierre-des-Corps (a nearby town), from where you’ll need to catch another train (just a 5-minute ride) to get to Tours’ central station.

Alternatively, you can take RER B to reach Gare Montparnasse (40 minutes ride) and take the direct line to Tours from there (see above).

From Paris- Orly airport

You’ll need to reach Denfert-Rochereau station in Paris, either by a direct bus (Orlybus) or the underground shuttle (Orlyval). From there, Gare Montparnasse is only two stops away with Metro lines 6 or 4.

Getting to the Thélème Auditorium: May 31, June 1 & June 2, 2022 

The symposium venue, the Thélème Auditorium, is located in the center of Tours, in the buildings of the University of Tours.Venue address : 3 rue des Tanneurs, 37041 Tours.

From train station (Gare de Tours) by tram A : Take the tram at the exit of the station of Tours until the tram station stop "Porte de Loire" (11 min): see map below.  

Getting to the location of the training day on May 30

The Maison des Sciences de l’Homme Val de Loire (MSH VdL) is located at 33-35 allée Ferdinand de Lesseps. From Tours station, take Tramway A direction Lycée Jean Monnet and get off at L’Heure Tranquille (there is currently just one Tramway in Tours so you cannot take to wrong one!). This is roughly 20 minutes away, trams run every 5 to 7 minutes. You can buy tickets at any Tram station. If you’re coming by car, there is a private parking at the MSH with enough space to accommodate everyone.