Ticket to the Royal Fortress of Chinon

How to Use Your Voucher

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

Validity Period

• Valid for use before 2027-02-17; 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: Please present your voucher at the reception of the castle. The fortress is a 20-minute walk from Chinon station and a 5-minute drive. Bus: line B, from Chinon station to the Ccemetery (5 min from the fortress).(Forteresse Royale de Chinon, 2 Rue du Château, 37500 Chinon, France)

• The interactive tour with the HistoPad is available in 9 languages: French, English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, and Russian
• The languages spoken on-site are French and English
• Proof of identity may be requested at the ticket counter
• Suitable for people with mobility impairments
• Dogs are forbidden except outside (held on a leash)
• Possibility to eat near the site at Le Lysandre

What you can expect

Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Royal Fortress of Chinon is one of the few medieval sites in the Loire Valley. Come and visit the castle of Chinon and lift the veil on French history secrets through the adventures of Jeanne d'Arc and Richard Coeur de Lion.

Take the time to visit this heritage and follow in the footsteps of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Henri II of England, and Joan of Arc with the use of HistoPad! Travel back through to the Middle Ages with a spectacular virtual 360° experience in the 12th, 14th, and 15th centuries.

Enjoy an informative experience for adults and fun activity for children who can take part in a treasure hunt! Treasure hunters will receive a reward by email. Bigger kids can also take a medieval selfie with virtual costumes to dress up in with the HistoPad.