Château de Chenonceau tickets

Overview

Enjoy access to the Château de Chenonceau built on a bridge across the Cher River and surrounded by gorgeously-manicured gardens à la Française. Known as the château de femmes, it is the only castle in the region that was built, inhabited and saved by women during the Renaissance. During your visit, discover the passionate history of the famous heroines who lived there, such as Diane de Poitiers and Catherine de Medicis. Take your time to appreciate the refined architecture and feminine influence that prevails in each room of this renowned castle, all decorated with beautiful antiques and the most divine fresh flower arrangements. Don't miss the new educational room presenting to the history of apothecaries, and a number of figures in the Catherine de’ Medici's entourage. Discover a very rare collection of albarelli, barrel pots, pill boxes, syrup jars, theriac pots and mortars. Learn how the earliest remedies were rather like “witch’s potions” and how apothecaries later began to develop herbal preparations.

What's included

Visitor guide available in 18 languages (French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Brazilian, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Hebrew, Arabic)

What's Not included

Gratuities

Where

Chenonceaux, France

Meeting point:

Present your barcode ticket at the entrance of the Chateau de Chenonceau during the opening hours.You can get there by train or road:
2 hours by car via the autoroute A10 “Aquitaine” (Blois or Amboise exits)
1 hour by T.G.V. Paris-Montparnasse / Saint-Pierre-des-Corps (Tours)
1 hour by T.G.V. Paris-Aéroport Roissy-CDG / Saint-Pierre-des-Corps (Tours)
25 minutes by TER Tours-Chenonceaux
The SNCF station is located near the ticket office (400m)

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What To Expect

Visit one of the best-known Renaissance architecture masterpieces of the Loire Valley
Discover the castle that inspired Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast'
Don't miss the Queen's apothecary on the site where it originally stood

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