Visit Auvergne: guided tour and fun visit
RE-OPENING on JULY 12th
We have created a fun visit with the help of an outside expert in escape games. This game will have our visitors walk through the moat and the gardens, but also the three major rooms, trying to solve enigmas based on observation, in a limited period of time -50 minutes.
The guided tour aims to unveil the historical context of the castle through the major figureheads who have left their mark on it and explain the architecture of this typically medieval fortress and its successive transformations, in particular during the Renaissance. It also tries to show what daily life was like at the end of the Middle Ages.
The visit takes place both outside, offering a unique opportunity to discover a magical site and the château gardens, and inside the château with a tour of the Royal Banquet Hall, the furnished private apartments of the Count of Auvergne and the famous 15th century roof beams.
Because of the many staircases and the impossibility of setting any elevator, the access to whellchairs is not feasible. Handrails and the possibility to shortcut the last two levels would help however the slow moving people.
Besides, specific tours could be organised for a group, with proper appointment.
Dogs kept on alead are admitted but only if they are held by their owners when inside the castle.
Calendar and rates : scroll down
Book a fun visit Book a guided tour We have created a fun visit with the help of an outside expert in escape games. This game will have our visitors walk through the moat and the gardens, but also the three major rooms, trying to solve enigmas based on observation, in a limited period of time -50 minutes.
The guided tour aims to unveil the historical context of the castle through the major figureheads who have left their mark on it and explain the architecture of this typically medieval fortress and its successive transformations, in particular during the Renaissance. It also tries to show what daily life was like at the end of the Middle Ages.
The visit takes place both outside, offering a unique opportunity to discover a magical site and the château gardens, and inside the château with a tour of the Royal Banquet Hall, the furnished private apartments of the Count of Auvergne and the famous 15th century roof beams.
Because of the many staircases and the impossibility of setting any elevator, the access to whellchairs is not feasible. Handrails and the possibility to shortcut the last two levels would help however the slow moving people.
Besides, specific tours could be organised for a group, with proper appointment.
Dogs kept on alead are admitted but only if they are held by their owners when inside the castle.
Calendar and rates : scroll down
OUTLINE OF THE TOUR
Discover the Château on a 10-stop tour
GROUP VISITS
All year round (starting in june ? : to be confirmed), by appointment.Guided tour by the owner.
Duration : 1 hour to 1 hour and a half, depending your choice.
Rate : 15 €/person with a minimum of 150 €
For associations, groups of friends, work councils,...who wish to find out the secrets of the château throughout history and what life is really like for the current owners. Or as an extra-curricular activity for schoolchildren accompanied by their teachers.
INDIVIDUAL VISITS AND fun visits
Starting july 12th up to september 13th + Heritage Days.Duration: 50 minutes.
Wearing a mask is compulsory, cleaning the hands too.
A tour starts every hour from 11 a.m to 6 p.m (last tour)
except 1 p.m (lunch time) and 3 p.m (fun visit)
Tour rates: Adult: € 8; Reduced rate: € 6 (student and child over 6 years); Fun visit : 60 €/team of 5 max
Online booking is suggested since tours will be limited to 15 persons. It is compulsory for the fun visit.
But you could also simply show up at the right moment and buy the tour ticket on the spot, depending availability. Non contact CB payment is then suggested. Eitherwise cash is accepted.
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