Prices, Opening times, How to get there, How to visit Villandry
In 2024, the gardens of Villandry are one of the few places in France to be open every day of the year, except December 25.
The château will be open from January 1 to 7, from 9:30 a.m., then from February 10 to November 11 included, from 9:00 a.m., and from November 30 to December 31, from 9:30 a.m. (with the exception of December 25 ).
How to get there ?
Villandry is located in the Loire Valley. It is just nine miles from Tours.
Prices 2024 / 2025
Chateau and gardens : 13 euros (2024) / 14 euros (2025)
Gardens only : 8 euros (2024) / 8,50 euros (2025)
Young people aged 8 to 18 years and students under 26 years with valid student card. Free admission for children under 8 years.
Chateau and gardens : 7,50 euros (2024) / 8 euros (2025)
Gardens : 5,50 euros (2024 & 2025)
Groups starting from 15 persons / 2 free entries for driver or accompanying
Chateau and gardens : 10,50 euros (2024 & 2025)
Gardens only : 6,50 euros (2024 & 2025)
adult or children version / chateau and gardens only
4 euros to be added to the entry fee (2024 & 2025)
Payment methods: We accept cash, bank cheques, giro cheques, debit cards (no minimum payment) and “chèques vacances”.
2024 / 2025 Opening Times
In 2024, the château will be open from January 1 to 7, from 9:30 a.m., then from February 10 to November 11 included, from 9:00 a.m., and from November 30 to December 31, from 9:30 a.m. (with the exception of December 25 ).
Gardens
1 to 5 january : 9.30 am to 5.30 pm*
6 to 31 january : 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
*Last ticket sold
Chateau
1 to 5 january : 9.30 am to 5.30 pm**
6 to 31 january : closed
** Last chateau entry 30 minutes before closing
Gardens
1 to 7 february : 9 am to 5 pm*
8 to 28 february : 9 am to 5.30 pm*
*Last ticket sold
Chateau
1 to 7 february : closed
8 to 28 february : 9 am to 5 pm**
**Last chateau entry 30 minutes before closing
Gardens
1 to 31 march : 9 am to 6 pm*
*Last ticket sold
Chateau
1 to 31 march : 9 am to 5.30 pm**
** Last chateau entry 30 minutes before closing
Gardens
9 am to 7 pm*
*Last ticket sold
Chateau
9 am to 6 pm**
**Last chateau entry 30 minutes before closing
Gardens
9 am to 7 pm*
*Last ticket sold
Chateau
9 am to 6 pm**
**Last chateau entry 30 minutes before closing
Gardens
9 am to 7 pm*
*Last ticket sold
Chateau
9 am to 6 pm**
**Last chateau entry 30 minutes before closing
Gardens
9 am to 7 pm*
*Last ticket sold
Chateau
9 am to 6.30 pm**
** Last chateau entry 30 minutes before closing
Gardens
9 am to 7 pm*
*Last ticket sold
Chateau
9 am to 6.30 pm**
** Last chateau entry 30 minutes before closing
Gardens
9 am to 7 pm*
*Last ticket sold
Chateau
9 am to 6.00 pm**
** Last chateau entry 30 minutes before closing
Gardens
1 to 26 october : 9 am to 6.30 pm*
27 to 31 october : 9 am to 5.30 pm*
*Last ticket sold
Chateau
1 to 26 october : 9 am to 6.00 pm**
27 to 31 october : 9 am to 5.00 pm***
**Last chateau entry 30 minutes before closing
***Last chateau entry 30 minutes before closing
Gardens
1 to 11 november : 9 am to 5.30 pm*
12 to 29 november : 9 am to 5 pm
30 november : 9.30 am to 5.30 pm*
*Last ticket sold
Chateau
1 to 11 november : 9 am to 5.00 pm**
12 to 29 november : closed
30 november : 9.30 am to 5.30 pm
**Last chateau entry 30 minutes before closing
Gardens
THE GARDENS WILL BE CLOSED ON DECEMBER 25.
From 1st to 24 december : 9.30 am to 5.30 pm*
25 december : closed
From 26 to 31 december : 9.30 am to 5.30 pm*
*Last ticket sold
Chateau
THE CHATEAU WILL BE CLOSED ON DECEMBER 25.
From 1st to 24 december : 9.30 am to 5.30 pm**
25 december : closed
From 26 to 31 december : 9.30 am to 5.30 pm**
** Last chateau entry 30 minutes before closing
How to visit Villandry
Our teams will welcome you in French and English
Booklet for the visit of the château and the gardens available in:
French – English – German – Spanish – Italian – Dutch – Polish – Portuguese – Japanese – Chinese – Russian – Czech
- Audio guides for the visit of the château and of the gardens (1h of audio content) available in : French – English – Spanish – Italian – German – Russian – Dutch – Brazilian
- Audio guide for children in French only
- 4€ per audio guide
- For individual visitors: daily guided tours of the château in French (approximately 1h15) offered from 16 March to 11 November 2024 (except Sundays and long weekends).
Regular departures, variable hours depending on the season.
The visit is offered without reservation and at no additional cost to the entrance fee. - For groups (from 15 visitors), guided tours of the château and / or gardens are available by reservation (in French or in English).
To prepare for your visit
- You can buy your tickets directly on site for the visit of the château and the gardens, or the gardens only.
No reservation – No limitation of places. - E-tickets are not skip-the-line tickets.
- Free car / bus parking spaces are available to visitors near the chateau.
In the château parking lot, there are parking spaces reserved for camper vans for the duration of the visit (night parking prohibited – camper van area in the village). - An unguarded bicycle parking is located near the entrance to the domain.
- 4 parking spaces for people with disabilities are located in the immediate vicinity of the entrance to the domain. Other spaces are also available at the tourist office car park (150 m from the entrance).
- A circuit indicated in the visit booklet enable you to explore all of the gardens with a stroller.
- Strollers are not allowed inside the castle. You can drop them off in a dedicated space at the entrance to the castle during the visit.
- A baby-changing table and a baby bottle warmer are available.
- A book-game “Le Sortilège de Jean Le Breton” is given to families in the ticket office to visit the gardens. In French only – for 8-12 years old.
- Dogs are admitted in the gardens, kept on a leash throughout the visit.
- Only small dogs carried in a bag/basket throughout the visit are permitted inside the château.
- Picnics are not allowed in the park. We allow you to go out for lunch and then come back to finish your visit. The ticket is valid all day.
- A picnic area about 100m from the château entrance (behind the Tourist Office of Villandry) is available.
Storage lockers are available to visitors after the ticket office.
Small bags, backpacks, motorcycle helmets can be dropped off for free.
- Located just before the entrance to the site, La Doulce Terrasse, restaurant and tea room of the château, is open every day from 10am to 5pm from 1st April to 11h November 2024.
- You can go out for lunch and then come back to finish your visit, the ticket is valid all day.
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How to come to Villandry?
To come and enjoy our gardens at any time of the year, you have a number of possibilities.
Villandry is easily accessible by motorway and road. It is just nine miles from Tours, in the Loire Valley.
By the A85, Villandry is just half an hour from Chenonceau!
Free parking cars/buses are available near the castle.
An unguarded bicycle parking is located near the entrance to the domain.
Coming from Paris? It’s dead easy!
- By car (150 miles): A10, exit 24 (Joué-lès-Tours), then A85 towards Saumur, exit 8 (Villandry)
- By rail: from Paris Montparnasse (55 mins), then by taxi from Tours or Saint-Pierre-des-Corps station (20 mins)
- By minibus PARIS / VILLANDRY : more informations here
- By Shuttle PARIS / VILLANDRY: PARISCityVISION runs a regular shuttle service departing from Paris.
For more informations click here
Coming from Nantes?
- By car: A11 then A85, exit 8 (Villandry)
- By rail: 90 mins, then by taxi from Tours or Saint-Pierre-des-Corps station (20 mins)
From Tours
- By public transport: Fil Bleu shuttle bus service daily throughout July and August. For enquiries, please contact the bus operator:
+33 2 47 66 70 70 – www.filbleu.fr - Or by bike! Follow the Loire à Vélo (Loire by Bike) route (9 miles). The Loire à Vélo cycle routes can be downloaded at: www.loireavelo.fr
Carpooling ?
It’s very simple, log on the website BlaBlaCar here and connects drivers with empty seats to passengers looking for a ride!
Motorhome ?
The CAMPING CAR PARK area offers 35 pitches, a few steps only from chateau and gardens. Connect to the Camping-Car Park site here.
GPS coordinates:
Long. 00°30’51.5347 »E
Lat. 47°20’23.4722 »N
Contact
Château de Villandry
3 rue principale
37510 VILLANDRY
Tél. : 02 47 50 02 09
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