Château de Chenonceau

The address of Château de Chenonceau is simply 37150 Chenonceaux, in Touraine, in the Indre-et-Loire department of the Center-Val-de-Loire region. Straddling the Cher, the Château de Chenonceau is less than 20 km from the Château d'Amboise, 45 from the Château Royal de Blois and less than 60 km from the Château de Chambord between the cities of Tours and Vierzon.

The self-guided tour of the Château de Chenonceau is offered at the price of €15 with brochure and €19 with audioguides. Children (7 to 18 years old) as well as students (18 to 27 years old on presentation of proof at the counters) benefit from a reduced rate of €12 for self-guided tours and €15.5 with audioguides. The visit to the Château de Chenonceau is free for children under 7 years old.
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The Château de Chenonceau as well as its park and gardens are open 365 days a year from 9:30 a.m. in low season and 9 a.m. in high season and during school holidays. The Chenonceau estate closes its doors at 4:30 p.m. in low season and until 7:30 p.m. in very high season (July-August).

Count at least 2 hours to visit the castle and its gardens. The Château itself is not very big, but it has several floors (don't miss the superb kitchens in the basement). For a complete visit of the castle and its gardens, a big morning or a good afternoon is necessary, especially if you plan to get lost in the plant labyrinth at the entrance to the park!

The Château de Chenonceau ticket gives access to the château, its gallery (the one that spans the river) and its gardens.

Large free car parks are available at the entrance to the park for parking cars but also motorhomes, bicycles, 2 wheels and buses. Be careful for motorhomes, the car park has no dedicated services and closes at night.

The Château de Chenonceau is easily accessible by car via the A10 motorway (Blois or Amboise exit). By train from Paris, first take the TGV for 1 hour between Gare Montparnasse and Tours (Saint-Pierre-des-Corps station) then the TER for 25 minutes between Tours and Chenonceaux. Chenonceaux train station is 400 meters from the entrance to the Château.

The Château de Chenonceau is an ideal place for a family picnic in Pays de la Loire. Covered or uncovered picnic areas are set up at the entrance to the castle, along the moat and near the car parks.

It is possible to eat at the Château de Chenonceau from mid-March to mid-November at the Orangerie, its gourmet restaurant in the green garden or in a less formal way at the self-service-crêperie with a superb terrace overlooking the gardens and on the castle.

The Château de Chenonceau offers special audio guides for children. Its playground and its plant maze make it a green excursion that will delight the whole family.

The Château de Chenonceau reopened on May 30, 2020 with a health charter aimed at guaranteeing the safety of its visitors and staff. Wearing masks is compulsory in closed or crowded spaces from the age of 11. Tickets are purchased exclusively online. A route has been organized with clear signage to organize the flow of visitors. The schedules have been adjusted between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. during the Pentecost weekend and every weekend in June (Friday to Monday) and attendance is limited. For reasons of hygiene, audioguides are not offered to visitors.
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