The best fashion and gift stores Tours

In the window, you can see the precious stones in their simplest form. In his boutique-workshop, Pierre Mangeant and his employees receive you around a desk where they probe the desires and the budget of each customer. The craftsman and jeweler for over 30 years creates custom jewelry with stones he carefully selects from Brazil to Thailand. Pedagogy and professionalism are the key words of an essential address for those who want a unique jewel.

The toddlers don't know what to do, as this bazaar is overflowing with all kinds of finds: comforters, toys, gadgets, and costumes are all part of the celebration, but adults can also find charming objects in bright and acid colors to decorate their homes. From oilcloths to music boxes, from stationery to childcare items, from picnic tableware to original bags, there is plenty to add a touch of fun to your home and your life! We know you'll come back.

The brand, which saw the birth of its first store in Tours, is now present in various places in France, and this is the proof of its growing success! In this store with a chic and warm decoration, you can find classic, modern and unusual glasses as well as models of young designers. The team is welcoming and always available. A space is dedicated to those who wear lenses. We don't forget the useful accessories that make life easier. A store for children is located next door.

Savoury or sweet groceries, hygiene or cleaning products: here, everything is available in bulk! No more packaging and hello sustainable development! Nuts, cereals, pasta, lentils and other peas, oils and vinegars, detergent... You can find everything, including sweet treats (cookies, chocolate, spreads) or savory products with appetizers and other salty products. Paper bags and jars are available, but the best thing is to come with your own containers to avoid wasting even more.

This shop in Vieux-Tours has been doing the hair of the people of Tours since 1902. The decor is reminiscent of the pretty boutiques of yesteryear. The pieces made by Julie Chevalier, who has been in the business since 1998, stand out. Retro bonnets, borsalinos, berets, panama hats or caps, there's everything you need to be chic. She also sells gloves, umbrellas, scarves and walking sticks, so you can look stylish for any occasion, especially when the weather's fickle. A unique place that adds to the charm of Vieux-Tours! Julie even offers her own brand: "1902".

Because the taste for reading develops from the youngest age, a specialized bookstore for youngsters is very welcome. It's called Libr'enfant, and it's for toddlers as well as teenagers (and their parents). In the shelves you can find comics, stories, novels, beautiful picture books... Here are plenty of possibilities to start reading or to devour big novels. Original stories, books that don't take children for idiots, but for real readers: that's what the two enthusiasts offer you, who welcome you with a smile and good advice. And as a bonus, workshops or readings from time to time.

Surrounded by restaurants, this bookstore offers you intellectual food rigorously selected by its passionate booksellers. On the tables where their choices are displayed, you will find demanding works that do not necessarily follow the fashions or the media. You can explore the mezzanine, the back room and the main room to browse between poetry, novels and essays, from famous publishers or from smaller publishers. If you don't know what to choose, let yourself be guided through the shelves by the advice of the hosts. Meetings with authors, publishers or translators punctuate the season, and seduce literature lovers.

Comics, manga, youth and more recently LGBT and feminist: the shelves are as varied as they are high quality. Here, the large wooden shelves and the smiles of the booksellers instantly fill us with a warm feeling. A Tintin figurine stands next to a favorite comic book displayed on the central table, a feminist book observes the signing session of a talented cartoonist... The icing on the cake? The team of passionate booksellers who will skilfully identify your tastes and advise you on THE comic book you need.

Palaf-Mistigriff is a must for all those who love bargains. You can find everything in every field: ready-to-wear, decoration, household linen, cleaning products, beauty products, shoes... All at low prices to please yourself without breaking the bank. When it comes to clothes, once you've climbed the stairs, you simply have to take the time to look around, to try things on, and you're bound to find the rare gem at some point, including some of the big brands! A discount store is good and cities need it.

Spiritual and physical foods are combined here around an interesting concept, a stone's throw from the Opera. In this bookstore imagined by Jean-Martin Dutour and Christophe Baudry, from the Baudry-Dutour estate in Chinon, you will find many works: beautiful books, comics, novels, magazines... And all of them have one thing in common: their relationship with gastronomy, wine or more generally with Touraine. But you can also choose beautiful bottles here since the store offers all the wines of the Baudry-Dutour house (AOC Chinon, AOC Touraine, IGP Val de Loire). In addition to this hybrid and original concept, Les Saisons regularly offers dedications, meetings and tastings in a friendly atmosphere.

Princesse Circa is a good address for lovers of sewing, embroidery, knitting and homemade jewelry. You'll find everything you need to create handmade garments and accessories, from Liberty fabrics to balls of wool from various brands, as well as needles, beads and other Do it Yourself essentials. Florence develops her range on a daily basis, with almost 15,000 items, and favors French designers... A charming welcome awaits you in this boudoir-style boutique.

Caroline Gasch is a professional photographer who works for a wide range of companies and local authorities. She particularly enjoys photographing urban landscapes, offering new perceptions of the world. Between trips to Paris and New York on various assignments, this passionate photographer settles down in Touraine, her home base. She also creates beautiful portraits, both professional and personal. As you can see, you can call on Caroline's great talent for a wide variety of occasions.

Proudly installed on the banks of the Cher, this pet shop has been open for more than 30 years in Tours. You will find a large choice of animals, including a nice variety of fish (freshwater, coldwater or exotic), and birds (canaries, parakeets, small exotics, etc.). Anima Centre also offers the creation, installation and maintenance of aquariums, terrariums and vivariums, both classic and custom-made. And of course, accessories and food for dogs, cats, rodents, birds or fish are also part of the service!

A must for science students in Tours, as a bookstore specializing in the subject, the Unithèque broadened its horizons a few years ago. Since 2017, it has welcomed the collections of the former Boîte à Livres de l'Etranger, which specialized in foreign language books. If we still see anatomy or biology books in the front of the library, inside, the habits have changed. The shelves of the two rooms are still well stocked, but more varied, with medicine but also methods and novels in English, Spanish or Italian. To find your way around, ask for advice, you will be well informed, and we can even order the book if necessary.

At Germain Photo, we sell new and used cameras. We also offer a rental service to test cameras, tripods and lights before buying. Need to print? Go to the digital terminals or the store's laboratory, for a quality and fast result. The studio allows you to have photos taken on the spot and photographers are available for events. Great plus, training modules, to help you become a talented photographer!

One of the best addresses for those who like to play, with two adjoining stores. On one side, a wide range of products dedicated to the awakening of the little ones, to imagination, to creative leisure, but also with accessories and various objects. We will enter for the toddlers (and their parents). On the other side, La Règle du Jeu offers board games for a public aged from 2 to 99 years. Which ones? Almost all of them! The store also opens its doors for a game, since in the mezzanine there is a game area, to test a new game or for wild tournaments. Don't forget to follow the news of the new games available or the events on the Facebook page.

The never-ending rumour about this franchise and that would require its employees to adhere to a "vision" of the world and a way of living, this rumour, which is maintained by competition, does not have to deal with us. We, the simple clients, are enchanted by the diversity, the warmth, the strangeness (positive!) of the store, the great choice of its products (decoration, educational games for children, DIY, books) and the kindness of its sellers, often young and always full of goodwill. This is the store of nature lovers and small ones like great adventurers!

In the heart of the city, on rue Nationale (in the national galleries), the FNAC remains a cultural store of reference, as much for literature as for cinema, music or new technologies. You will find all the bookstore imaginable: thrillers, novels, testimonies, comics for children or adults, coloring books, the latest romance, fantasy, classics of the genre... And, for the rare books that are not available in the store, it is possible to place an order. The children's section is also well stocked with children's literature as well as games and toys. Moreover, at the FNAC, listening to a new album on the spot or trying a console game with the controller in hand is commonplace... The salesmen are specialists in their field and always give good advice. Not to mention the after-sales service, the ticketing area for upcoming shows, as well as the sale of gift boxes or the shelves of the partner Darty.

Will you become a "ludiste"? A lover of board games? The enthusiasm of Benoît and his colleagues is contagious, and their good advice helps you make informed choices. In addition to traditional board games, games of skill and simulation games, you'll find role-playing figurines here. Even for toddlers, there's plenty to do with educational games. For adults, there's an area where you can play cards or other role-playing games, or take part in the store's workshops and events. Online purchasing is possible, but we prefer to stroll the aisles. And if you're a regular customer, don't forget to take out your loyalty card.

This shopping centre attracts many customers, but especially to shop with big store Auchan. Easy access, by tram or by car, easy to park with the large parking lot. Shop level, let us admit that it is a little poor: the signs follow, but shopping remains fairly small. Besides the perfume Nocibé, the julien Julien d'Orcel or History of Gold, some hairdressers, Darty and the pharmacy, the rest of the signs are not mirobolant. Yet, Auchan's big store has been refurbished, but there is no very warm atmosphere in the gallery. Take the fancy jewelry shelving and the few clothes shops for women to stroll through the aisles.