Eupedia
France
Eupedia France Guide


Eupedia Home > France Travel Guide > Centre > Cheverny CastleEupedia Rating: outstanding
Cheverny Castle Travel Guide
Cheverny Castle, Centre (© Edyta Pawlowska - Fotolia.com)
Château de Cheverny.

Introduction

Built by Henri Hurault de Cheverny between 1624 and 1630, Cheverny is one of the great 17th-century classical castles of France.

It was the source of inspiration for Hergé's Marlinspike Hall (château de Moulinsart in the original French) in The Adventures of Tintin.

Opening Hours & Admission

Cheverny is open daily all year round from 9:15 am (9:45 am from October to March) to 6:15 pm (6:45 pm in July and August, 5:30 pm in October, 5:00 pm from November to March).

Admission to the castle and garden is 8.7 € for adults, 5.7 € children and students aged 7 to 25 years old, and free under 7 years old. Tickets that include the Tintin exhibition ("Les Secrets de Moulinsart") cost an extra 4.5 €.



Interior of Cheverny Castle, Centre (photo by Manfred Heyde - Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license)
Interior of Cheverny Castle.

Access Map


View Larger Map

Travel Community

Ask your travel questions on the France Travel Forum





Copyright © 2004-2022 Eupedia.com All Rights Reserved.