Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire
Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire
Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire
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10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
About
Less than 200 kilometres south of Paris, nestling between the cities of Tours and Blois, is a haven of poetry. A natural oasis, a headland stretching out 40 metres above the wild Loire, the Domain of Chaumont-sur-Loire, owned by the Centre Region, welcomes the public all year round to its chateau and park and, from April to the end of October, the unmissable International Garden Festival. Whatever the season, the chateau - once the home of Catherine de Medici, Diane de Poitiers and Princess de Broglie - beckons you indoors to admire its welcoming and lavishly furnished interiors. The International Garden Festival has been providing a unique panorama of landscape design all over the world since 1992. At the same time a source of ideas and a nursery for talent, the Festival gives an extra boost to the art of gardens and gains the interest of both the public and those in the trade by displaying new flower arrangements, new materials, new ideas and new approaches.
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Kazza14336
Honfleur, France75 contributions
Oct 2021 • Family
Very disappointed here, expensive to visit and despite being stunning externally, the inside is quite boring. Some rooms of the château are used as a gallery for modern art which was quite incongruous. Outside the gardens, which are the highlight of the visit, are not very well maintained and after visiting 20of the 43 mini-gardens we gave up. The restaurant was also very expensive compared to other châteaux, a basic 3 course set meal (with out drinks) priced over 20 euros.
Written October 30, 2021
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TravellerChamonix
Roosendaal, The Netherlands100 contributions
Jul 2020
The castle and the gardens were beautiful. In some rooms, modern art is displayed and the gardens are split in small areas where artists have organised plants and flowers in an original way. It is a nice change from the other castles, makes a visit to Chaumont sur Loire castle original and especially interesting.
Written July 27, 2020
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Sbz100
84 contributions
Oct 2022 • Couples
Going off season has its advantages, zero queues and no crowding and rubbing shoulders with noisy visitors. We were lucky in October with beautiful weather and the parking was a gift, just outside the main entrance. Inside the parklands are superbly laid out with breathtaking views at every turn. The planting is magnificent and the trees are the stars. The plant festival was also very enjoyable with easy access to each one and you can get up real close to the plants and the garden designs. Lots of inspiration for any gardener. The art t installations were a very pleasant bonus and gave us a chance to sit and rest our feet at times. 3 great cafes and restaurants and lots of toilet facilities too. We spent six hours and could have spent another couple bar we were worn out. The chateau and stables are architecturally brilliant but the chateau is a bit disappointing inside but we came for the gardens so we’re not concerned…. If you love gardening and art this is a must see.
Written October 8, 2022
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EllenChr
Oslo, Norway2,608 contributions
May 2022 • Friends
What a wonderful castle. Charming and well kept. I really loved the way they show of the history and at the same time present modern art. The castle itself is worth the visite, but the stables are great as well - and the gardens. I really loved the gardens of the international garden show. So much to see.
Written May 28, 2022
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Martin123100
Farnborough, UK247 contributions
Feel ripped off. This is the 5th Chateau on our trip around the Loire, it it also the most expensive and has the least to offer. The chateau itself is full of 'digital art' and other galleries. There are 3 or 4 rooms that are worth looking at but overall, we wish we had not have visited. €20 per person here, other chateaux are between €14 and €15.50 and they are incredibly presented and rich in history. Give this place a miss, most of it is derelict.
Tip:Avoid this chateau, go to any and all others that are fantastic
Written August 4, 2023
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David E
McLean, VA10 contributions
I loved this Chateau and how they have combined the old history with modern art. But we aware if you are a traditionalist and you only want to walk back in history you might be disappointed.
That said there are several rooms decked out with magnificent artifacts from the time of the chateau especially when Catherine de' Medici owned it. This includes her wedding chest. There are a series of spectacular silk and wool woven tapestries. Just to name a few historic items.
There was a fire in the library that destroyed all of its books. Rather than replacing them with purchased books of the period they put modern glass versions of the books in the library instead. I thought it was a great idea. I like the idea better then spending a small fortune to replace the books.
It is a choice between putting modern items in the chateau and buying period pieces of a certain time in Chaumont’s history.
Klaus Pinter, born in Schärding am Inn, co-founded the Haus-Rucker-Co collective in Vienna and Düsseldorf has a large installation at the Chateau. It is entitled, “EN PLEIN MIDI”. It is in the stables and is a set of gold leaves in a sphere.
Jannis Kounellis was the artist commissioned a installation of137 bronze bells had been suspended from 137 poplar beams rising from the floor to the ceiling. The work is in the Chateau kitchen. This gives you an idea of some of the modern art works on display at Chaumont.
There are many other art installations in the gardens. I did not get to see them all in Winter.
The Chateau sits a top of a hill above the Loire River. Giving it a beautiful and commanding view of the river and surrounding countryside.
Highly, recommended by me for those who like the past and the present.
That said there are several rooms decked out with magnificent artifacts from the time of the chateau especially when Catherine de' Medici owned it. This includes her wedding chest. There are a series of spectacular silk and wool woven tapestries. Just to name a few historic items.
There was a fire in the library that destroyed all of its books. Rather than replacing them with purchased books of the period they put modern glass versions of the books in the library instead. I thought it was a great idea. I like the idea better then spending a small fortune to replace the books.
It is a choice between putting modern items in the chateau and buying period pieces of a certain time in Chaumont’s history.
Klaus Pinter, born in Schärding am Inn, co-founded the Haus-Rucker-Co collective in Vienna and Düsseldorf has a large installation at the Chateau. It is entitled, “EN PLEIN MIDI”. It is in the stables and is a set of gold leaves in a sphere.
Jannis Kounellis was the artist commissioned a installation of137 bronze bells had been suspended from 137 poplar beams rising from the floor to the ceiling. The work is in the Chateau kitchen. This gives you an idea of some of the modern art works on display at Chaumont.
There are many other art installations in the gardens. I did not get to see them all in Winter.
The Chateau sits a top of a hill above the Loire River. Giving it a beautiful and commanding view of the river and surrounding countryside.
Highly, recommended by me for those who like the past and the present.
Written February 4, 2022
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CleopatraBunny
Flagstaff, AZ1,731 contributions
Jun 2022 • Couples
Free parking down by the river a couple blocks away, the chateau sits atop a hill you must climb upon entry. The draw is the festival of art, both inside and outside in the park gardens. Well worth at least an hour or two if you are planning which chateaus to visit in the Loire Valley.
Written June 11, 2022
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Libby in Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH1,216 contributions
Jun 2022
This is really not very well maintained and there are only a few rooms to see. Although much of the original furniture was sold, they have tried to purchase pieces to fill the rooms. In the last room, it is like they purchased as much as they could and piled it all out for display. It made no sense and was odd.
The best part of this chateau is the horse stables, which is not very well maintained, and the gardens. The view of the Loire River and the valley is pretty.
We would skip this chateau as it really wasn’t well maintained and there wasn’t much to see.
The best part of this chateau is the horse stables, which is not very well maintained, and the gardens. The view of the Loire River and the valley is pretty.
We would skip this chateau as it really wasn’t well maintained and there wasn’t much to see.
Written August 20, 2022
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Salsera713
Beverley, UK232 contributions
Jun 2022 • Solo
I had high hopes for the garden festival here. It was ok. It was very crowded, which didn't help the enjoyment. The brochure was critical to understand what the gardens were trying to achieve. I will say the gardens were very well laid out and it was easy to find the next garden. The Chateau itself was fine - the line to get in was initially very long, so I first went to the gardens and later the line had gone down. The one thing in the building that really impressed me were the tapestries. I feel like they were trying to do too much adding art to various parts of the Chateau and stables.
Written June 7, 2022
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ACP1963
Telford, UK186 contributions
Jul 2022 • Couples
Fantastic! At first you may think it’s expensive compared to other chateaus. But after a couple of hours we thought it was very good value for money. We walked around for four hours and still didn’t see all of the grounds. Electronic art exhibition upstairs almost bought me to tears. Beautiful. We will go again next year to see the rest of the gardens and grounds.
Written July 4, 2022
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Bonjour.
J'aimerai savoir si les jardins ont pu être préservés de la sécheresse . Je souhaiterai les visiter fin septembre.
Written September 24, 2022
Bonjour.
J'aimerai savoir si les jardins ont pu être préservés de la sécheresse . Je souhaiterai les visiter fin septembre.
Written September 24, 2022
le billet journalier nous permet il de sortir et rerentrer
Written June 15, 2021
Peut on visiter seulement le jardin?et svp prix pour un enfant de 5 ans merci à l avance
Written September 17, 2019
La visite du seul jardin est possible. Pour le détail des tarifs le mieux est de voir le site du domaine mais en dessous de 6 ans c'est gratuit. RL
Written September 29, 2022
ciao, ti volevo chiedere se era possibile visitare solo i giardini con un biglietto separato senza fare anche il biglietto che da accesso alle sale. Sto selezionando i castelli da visitare e con un bambino fare tutti gli ingressi diventa impegnativo mentre sicuramente il giardino è anche per lui una visita piacevole.
Grazie
elena
Written July 31, 2019
Bonjour la plus par des châteaux de la Loire les jardins peuvent se visiter séparément . Pour les enfants les tarifs sont réduits et il y a même des jeux de pistes pour les intéresser à la visite !
Written August 5, 2019
Bonjour, peut on se promener sur le site avec un chien en laisse ?
Written February 23, 2019
Oui , les chiens sont admis , tenus en laisse .
J'en ai rencontré beaucoup !
Written February 25, 2019
Bonjour .Est il possible de faire des photos du château de l'extérieur sans devoir payer une visite ? Merci de votre réponse .
Written October 31, 2018
Non il faut payer à l'entrée du domaine. Le chateau n'est pas visible dès l'entrée il faut avancer dans le domaine pour le voir.
Written November 1, 2018
I am looking for a one or two-day trip to Chateau Chaumont-sur-Loire out of Paris. Any suggestions? If going on one's own, leaving from Paris, what's the best mode of transportation and how far does it leave you from the Chateau? Any and all details appreciated.
Written May 7, 2018
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