Offers and services
Unaccompanied Visit
> Unaccompanied visit with guide booklet. (1h30)
> For children (from 6 to 12 years old) : Free game-booklet in English available on request
> Guided tours for individuals (length: 1 hour) Tours at set times – In English during the summer season.
> Romantic park Visit App (duration: 1h30)– to download on your smartphone or tablet for free.
Explanations in French only.
On Apple Store (IOS – version 6.0) and Google Play (Android – version 4.0).
Audioguide
> Visit with audio guide (1h30) : available in french, english, spanish, italian, german
Junior Version available only in French
> Single rate : 3€
Groups with adults and school groups
> GROUP WITH ADULTS
> Unaccompied visit (duration : 1h30)
Group rate (from 20 pers in the group) : 8€
> Tour lecture for adults group (duration: 1h30)
From 1 to 15 people: 150€
From 16 to 30 people: 235€
>TOURISM PROFESIONALS
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>SCHOOL GROUPS
> Unaccompanied visit of the castle and the park
For all levels
Duration: 1h30
Rate: 30 € (for a group of 35 pupils max)
> Fun Visit
Duration : 1h
Rate (admission fee and lecturer included) 72 € per group (for 35 children max)
> Discovery tours and lecturer tours
Discovery tours are adapted for pupils from 6 to 14 years old. Lecturer tours are adapted for pupils from around 15 to 18 years old.
Duration: 1h30
Rate (admission fee and lecturer included) : 72€ per group (for 35 children max)
Don’t hesitate to contact us : 00 33 247 456 861 or resa.azay@monuments-nationaux.fr
Free entries:
For adult group, we grant 2 free entries: 1 for an accompanying person and 1 for the driver.
For children groups:
Pre-school groups (from 0 to 6 years old): we offer one free entry for one accompanying adult for every 8 children.
Primary to high school (from 7 to 18 years old): we offer one free entry for one accompanying adult for every 8 children.
For extra accompanying person, group rate is applied: 8.00€.
For all type of group visits, booking is required:
You contact for bookings: Elodie SEVEQUE – tel: 00 33 247 456 861 – mail: resa.azay@monuments-nationaux.fr
Services
> The languages spoken on the site are French and English.
> Restaurant open: 1st april to 30 september.
Menu quiche, salads (10 - 20 €).
> Free car parks in the village
> Parking for bikes (label "Loire à vélo")
> Bus Parking (250m)
> Drop-off area near the ticket entrance for persons with reduced mobility
> 1 car parking space for persons with disabilities is situated near the ticket entrance
> Beverage dispenser
> For babys : bottle warmer et nursery space
> Consignes
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Parking / Disabled visitor parking
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Restaurant
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Gift and book shop
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Restroom
BOOKLET GUIDE
Visits terms
> Dogs permitted in the château only if carried in a carry bag. Dogs permitted in the grounds if they are on a leash and accompanied.
> Pushchairs prohibited in the château. Pushchairs permitted in the grounds.
> It is forbidden to touch the works on display in the château.
> Photos permitted without flash in the château.
> Large backpacks and wheeled suitcases prohibited. Left luggage available.
Accessibility
> The grounds are accessible to wheelchair users
> Guide and assistance dogs allowed
> Wheelchairs loaned on request
> Tactile models and displays throughout the visit itinerary: relief map of the château and grounds, model of the château, cutaway model of the main staircase, tactile models showing the decor.
> Guide book in Braille and large print, thermally expanded documents available at reception.
> Audioguides with induction loops
> Toilets accessible to wheelchair users
> Total number of steps at the monument: 72
Types of payment
Payments by cash, credit card and e-ticket are accepted at the cash desk.
Guarantee of quality
Château of Azay-le-Rideau and about numerous sites in the Loire Valley, along with the Touraine Tourism Board, are committed to a State-approved quality process.
