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Ticket for the Château de Voltaire in Ferney (01)

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Château de Voltaire

4.0 (1 review)

Ferney-Voltaire (01)

  • 3 hours

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You can cancel free of charge up to 48h before the date of the activity.

Activity description :

Would you like to find out more about the place where Voltaire spent part of his life? Close to the Swiss border, discover the Château de Voltaire in Ferney. Built between 1758 and 1766, it was home for 20 years to one of the most illustrious philosophers of the Age of Enlightenment.

Tour advantages :

  • A listed building
  • Place where Voltaire spent the last 20 years of his life
  • Digital tour tools available
  • Free tour of the château and gardens

Opening hours

  • Open 7 days a week, all year round
  • Between October 1 and March 31: 10am-5pm
  • April 1 to September 30: 10am-6pm
  • Closed on January 1, May 1 and December 25

Conditions of use :

  • Admission with tickets, on mobile or paper, on day of visit

Prices

Admission ticket

Price per person - From 18 years of age or 26 years of age for EU nationals

€9

4,0 (1 reviews)

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4/5

Beautiful little chateau Large gardens to visit

Nathalie,

15 aug 2023

Location

Address:
Allée du Château, 01210 Ferney-Voltaire

Access:
- By car: 2h30 from Lyon via A40 & 45 min from Geneva via A1
- Bus 66: Ferney-Mairie

Know before you go

How to use your ticket :

  • Admission on presentation of purchased tickets
  • E-tickets accepted

Opening hours :

  • Open 7 days a week, all year round
  • Between October 1 and March 31: 10am-5pm (last admission 45 min before closing)
  • Between April 1 and September 30: 10am-6pm (last admission 45 min before closing)
  • Closed on January 1, May 1 and December 25.

Further information

  • Reception in French and English
  • Disabled access
  • Bookshop
  • Garden tables and chairs available in the park
  • Picnic facilities (alcohol not permitted)
  • Toilets (accessible to the disabled)
  • Baby-changing facilities
  • Bicycle parking at monument entrance
  • No suitcases or large hiking bags allowed
  • Animals forbidden, even in a carrier bag, except guide and assistance dogs
  • Strollers not allowed inside the monument
  • No eating inside the monument (picnics possible in the park).
  • No flash photography allowed inside the château
  • Free admission for under-18s and under-26s (EU nationals and non-EU nationals legally resident in France).
  • Free admission every first Sunday of the month, from November to March inclusive
  • Free admission for all during the European Heritage Days, on the 3rd weekend of September (September 16 and 17, 2023).