Castles & tourist sites

Price: €14.50 (public price: €15.50) A private chateau still inhabited by the same family, it is open to the public every day of the year. Cheverny is considered to be the most magnificently furnished château in the Loire Valley. Tapestries from the Gobelins, Flanders, Louis XIV and Louis XV chests of drawers, Louis XV Regulator, the King's room... and a thousand other wonders will enchant you. The castle of Cheverny was used as a model by Hergé to draw the castle of Moulinsart. The permanent exhibition "The Secrets of Moulinsart" allows visitors to relive the events that took place in this mythical place.

Price: €15 (public price: €17.50) How about a fabulous journey through the richness of the world's waters? Through its themed rooms with original decorations, the Grand Aquarium of Touraine takes you on a surprising journey where you can admire different kinds of fish living in fresh waters and in the oceans. You will be amazed by the tunnel allowing you to admire the great species of our regions, sturgeons, pike, zander ... The tropical fresh waters will immerse you in the world of piranhas, caimans, archers fish ... Without forgetting the show electric eels and the rare group of American spatula fish.

A medieval stronghold, Montpoupon was transformed into a Renaissance residence in the 15th century. Owners since 1857, the Motte Saint-Pierre family modernized the château in the 1920s, turning it into a comfortable residence. The château takes you into the intimacy of the owners' family through a self-guided tour of the fully furnished château, from the kitchens to the dining room and private apartments. The outbuildings reveal the family's passion for horses and horse-riding, with stables, tack rooms, horse-drawn carriages, artists' paintings and Carrés Hermès.   A forest walk is available in the château grounds.  The “Solange enquête à Montpoupon” booklet is available for children.

High season price: €20 (public price: €21) The Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire, which now covers 32 hectares, offers one of the most beautiful views of the royal river and is a belvedere on the wild Loire. It welcomes more than 385,000 visitors each year. It includes the Château (15th-19th century), its stables, its landscaped park and the International Garden Festival. As a centre for the arts and nature, the estate also hosts installations by contemporary artists and exhibitions by major photographers. In season: the "Gardens of Light" invite you to a night walk to discover the gardens of the Festival; the Restaurant of the Domain welcomes you and offers you an inventive cuisine. From 22 April 2026