Entrance tickets for the Château Azay le Rideau

How to Use Your Voucher

• Please present the e-voucher on-site
• How to Use

Validity Period

• The voucher must be used on the selected date and within operating hours; Invalid after expiration

Reminders

• Please refer to your voucher for final information regarding meeting points, pick-up locations, and pick-up time
• Meeting point description: Present your ticket at the entrance of the Château Azay le Rideau.(19 Rue Balzac, 37190 Azay-le-Rideau, France)
• Not allowed:luggage and big items exceeding 55cm*35cm*20cm
• Know in advance:the monument is closed on 1st January, 1st May and 25th December
• free admission for children under 18 years, EU citizens (18-25), disabled people and their companion, French unemployed people, Pass Education holders

free admission for all visitors on the first Sunday of each month from November to March and on the European Heritage Days (the third weekend of September)

• the ticket gives you access to an unguided tour of the monument

What you can expect

Described by Balzac over lunch one day as "a facetted diamond set in the Indre", Azay-le-Rideau is one of the most famous châteaux of the Loire. Built in the early part of the 11th century, the Château of Azay-le-Rideau was burned during the Hundred Years’ War and later rebuilt during the reign of François I, by a wealthy financier.

A true synthesis between the French art of construction and the innovations in Italian architecture, the Château of Azay-le-Rideau is an authentic masterpiece of the Renaissance. Set on an island in the middle of the Indre river, this picturesque château has become an absolute jewel of the Loire Valley, incredibly pretty inside and out.