> Courtyard and rampart walk, entrance free:
7 days a week – 10 am to 7 pm.
28 June - 1st September: 9 am to 8 pm with late opening on Saturdays till 11 pm.
> Museum and exhibition
10 am to 6 pm, except Mondays.
28 June - 1st September: 10 am to 7 pm, 7 days a week.
Last sales from the ticket office half an hour before the castle closes.
> Site closes every year on: 1 January, 1 May, 1 November and 25 December.
5000 m2 are open to the public.
Entrance is free to the courtyard, ramparts and moat gardens: the Castle is open to casual visitors or just for a stroll every day (except on four public holidays during the year), with extensive opening hours.
Two old entrances have been reopened, in addition to the main entrance over the stone bridge: these are at the Loire postern gate [poterne de Loire] and the Emergency Bridge [pont de Secours]. They offer a different way of approaching the Castle.
Entrances by the main entrance over the stone bridge and by the emergency bridge (Pont de secours).![]()
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with the exception of dogs blind persons' guides![]()
Bookshop-shop![]()
Café restaurant "Les Oubliettes"
Spoken languages in the reception : ![]()
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