Chateau of Gizeux

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• Listed or registered (CNMHS)

• Full adult price : 11€ max: night-visits
• Group rate : 8€ 20 pers.
• Discount rate : 8€ Students / unemployed
• Child rate : 6€ 4/18 years old (max: night-visits)
• : From 40€ to 65€ Family package: according to services included in the package
• Free rate : 0€ -4 years old

Payment methods

• Debit cards
• Cheques
• Holiday vouchers
• Cash

Description of heritage

• Descriptif du centre d'interprétation
  The illustrious Bellay family, related to the author, made its home at the Gizeux chateau in 1334 and developed this vast estate in Angevin Touraine for nearly 350 years. Furnished and inhabited, the castle is home to the largest collection of mural paintings in the region, in the Galerie François I (1585) and the Galerie des châteaux (1680). The paintings were remarkably protected by the villagers during the French revolution, with a thick layer of cob. They were later rediscovered. Family visit: All along the family guided tour, with the help of specially prepared leaflets and interactive signs for children, discover the different materials and crafts that are needed to build a castle and also the care taken to keep it looking really good.

• Descriptif du parc et jardin
  The illustrious Bellay family, related to the author, made its home at the Gizeux chateau in 1334 and developed this vast estate in Angevin Touraine for nearly 350 years. Furnished and inhabited, the castle is home to the largest collection of mural paintings in the region, in the Galerie François I (1585) and the Galerie des châteaux (1680). The paintings were remarkably protected by the villagers during the French revolution, with a thick layer of cob. They were later rediscovered. Family visit: All along the family guided tour, with the help of specially prepared leaflets and interactive signs for children, discover the different materials and crafts that are needed to build a castle and also the care taken to keep it looking really good.

• Descriptif du musée
  The illustrious Bellay family, related to the author, made its home at the Gizeux chateau in 1334 and developed this vast estate in Angevin Touraine for nearly 350 years. Furnished and inhabited, the castle is home to the largest collection of mural paintings in the region, in the Galerie François I (1585) and the Galerie des châteaux (1680). The paintings were remarkably protected by the villagers during the French revolution, with a thick layer of cob. They were later rediscovered. Family visit: All along the family guided tour, with the help of specially prepared leaflets and interactive signs for children, discover the different materials and crafts that are needed to build a castle and also the care taken to keep it looking really good.

• Descriptif du site et monument historique
  The illustrious Bellay family, related to the author, made its home at the Gizeux chateau in 1334 and developed this vast estate in Angevin Touraine for nearly 350 years. Furnished and inhabited, the castle is home to the largest collection of mural paintings in the region, in the Galerie François I (1585) and the Galerie des châteaux (1680). The paintings were remarkably protected by the villagers during the French revolution, with a thick layer of cob. They were later rediscovered. Family visit: All along the family guided tour, with the help of specially prepared leaflets and interactive signs for children, discover the different materials and crafts that are needed to build a castle and also the care taken to keep it looking really good.

Spoken languages

• French
• English

Catering

• Restauration sur place

Accessibility

• Handicap access

Groups accepted

• Maximum group size: 90
• Minimum group size: 20

Languages of the visit :

• French
• English

Average duration of the group visit: 01h30
Average duration of the individual visit:01h15