Which castles are free in Gironde during the Christmas holidays?

1 castles with free entry open during the Christmas holidays: Domaine de Certes.

How is this list made?

We read the hours and seasons each castle publishes on its official website, rechecked nightly. A castle without published hours is not listed, even if it opens.

Castles open during the Christmas holidays in Gironde

72 castles open

From Saturday, December 19 to Monday, January 4, all French school zones

72 castles in Gironde open during the Christmas holidays according to their hours or season: 60 with precise opening days, 12 on their announced season only. Check the castle’s website the day before; holiday hours change often.

Opening hours come from the castle’s official website, or from Google when the site does not publish any, and are re-read every ninety days. Seasons are copied word for word from the castle’s website. A castle can close without notice: its entry lists a phone number.

Known opening days

Porte du Palais (ou Porte Cailhau)Bordeaux
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €7
Château de Villandraut (Villandraut Castle)Villandraut
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Château de Rauzan (Rauzan Castle)Rauzan
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Château Marquis de TermeMargaux-Cantenac
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Château Haussmann (Haussmann Castle)Cestas
Open
: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Domaine de Malagar, actuel centre culturel François MauriacSaint-Maixant
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Château Lescombes (Lescombes Castle)Eysines
Open
: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Château Soutard (Soutard Castle)Saint-Émilion
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Château Franc Mayne (Franc Mayne Castle)Saint-Émilion
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Château Sigalas-Rabaud (Sigalas-Rabaud Castle)Bommes
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Château Coutet (Coutet Castle)Saint-Émilion
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Château Carbonnieux (Carbonnieux Castle)Léognan
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Château Saint Georges (Saint Georges Castle)Montagne
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Château de Portets (Portets Castle)Portets
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Château de Cérons (Cérons Castle)Cérons
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Adult €20
Château de la Dauphine (Dauphine Castle)Fronsac
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Château Balac (Balac Castle)Saint-Laurent-Médoc
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Château de Malle (Malle Castle)Preignac
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Château La LouvièreLéognan
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Château Olivier (Olivier Castle)Léognan
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Château Lagrange (Lagrange Castle)Saint-Julien-Beychevelle
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Château de Sales (Sales Castle)Lalande-de-Pomerol
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Château Haut-Bailly (Haut-Bailly Castle)Léognan
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Château des Griffons (Griffons Castle)Bassens
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Château Léoville Barton (Léoville Barton Castle)Saint-Julien-Beychevelle
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Château du Tertre (Tertre Castle)Arsac
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Château de Séguinaud (Séguinaud Castle)Bassens
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Château Lanessan (Lanessan Castle)Cussac-Fort-Médoc
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Château de Fargues (Fargues Castle)Fargues
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Château Sentout (Sentout Castle)Tabanac
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Château de Malherbes (Malherbes Castle)Latresne
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Château Latour (Latour Castle)Pauillac
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Château de MyratBarsac
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Château Pindefleurs (Pindefleurs Castle)Saint-Émilion
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Adult €10
Château Citran (Citran Castle)Avensan
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Château de Budos (Budos Castle)Budos
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Château de Rochemorin (Rochemorin Castle)Martillac
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou (Ducru-Beaucaillou Castle)Saint-Julien-Beychevelle
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Château Labégorce ZédéSoussans
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Chateau de PitrayGardegan-et-Tourtirac
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Château Batailley (Batailley Castle)Pauillac
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Château Laroque (Laroque Castle)Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Château Lilian Ladouys (Lilian Ladouys Castle)Saint-Estèphe
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Château Coutet (Coutet Castle)Barsac
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Château Canon (Canon Castle)Saint-Émilion
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Château Laujac (Laujac Castle)Bégadan
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Château Boyd-Cantenac (Boyd-Cantenac Castle)Margaux-Cantenac
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Adult €20
Château Dassault (Dassault Castle)Saint-Émilion
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Château Grand Mayne (Grand Mayne Castle)Saint-Émilion
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Château de Carles (Carles Castle)Saillans
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Château Pichon (Pichon Castle)Parempuyre
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Château de Vaure (Vaure Castle)Ruch
Open
: Fri, Sat
Château Segonzac (Segonzac Castle)Saint-Genès-de-Blaye
Open
: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri
Château Pouget (Pouget Castle)Margaux-Cantenac
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Château de Thau (Thau Castle)Gauriac
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Castel d'AndorteLe Bouscat
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Château de Vertheuil (Vertheuil Castle)Vertheuil
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Château Bernones (Bernones Castle)Cussac-Fort-Médoc
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Château Durfort-Vivens (Durfort-Vivens Castle)Margaux-Cantenac
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Château Dillon (Dillon Castle)Blanquefort
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri

Open in season, without a precise timetable

These castles announce a season covering the holidays without giving days: call before you go.

Domaine de CertesAudenge
Announced season
: de novembre à mars, 10h00-13h00, 14h00-17h00
Free entry
Château Dauzac (Dauzac Castle)Labarde
Announced season
: Toute l'année de 10h à 18h du lundi au samedi
Château Léoville-PoyferréSaint-Julien-Beychevelle
Announced season
: Novembre à Avril, Lundi-Vendredi 9h30-12h30, 14h00-17h30
Château Branaire-Ducru (Branaire-Ducru Castle)Saint-Julien-Beychevelle
Announced season
: de novembre à fin mars, du lundi au vendredi de 9h00 à 17h00
Château d'Issan (Issan Castle)Margaux-Cantenac
Announced season
: octobre à avril, lundi au vendredi 9h00-12h30, 13h30-17h00
Château de Cadillac (Cadillac Castle)Cadillac-sur-Garonne
Announced season
: du 28 septembre 2026 à fin mai 2027, du mardi au dimanche, 10h-12h30 et 14h-17h30
Adult €7
Château de Mongenan (Mongenan Castle)Portets
Announced season
: 7 janvier au 20 décembre
Adult €10
Château de Roquetaillade (Roquetaillade Castle)Mazères
Announced season
: Vacances de Noël, tous les jours visite 15h
Adult €11.50
Château Lafon-Rochet (Lafon-Rochet Castle)Saint-Estèphe
Announced season
: Novembre à fin Avril, du lundi au vendredi de 9h00 à 18h00
Château Le Grand VerdusSadirac
Announced season
: d'octobre à avril, lundi au vendredi 9h00-17h00
Adult €10
Château Pédesclaux (Pédesclaux Castle)Pauillac
Announced season
: Novembre à Mars, du Lundi au Vendredi de 9h00 à 12h30 et de 14h00 à 18h00 (fermé les samedis, dimanches et jours fériés)
Château Siran (Siran Castle)Labarde
Announced season
: d'octobre à avril, du lundi au samedi, 10h00-12h30 et 14h00-17h30

Dates by zone and other départements Every castle in Gironde

Frequently asked questions

Which castles are free in Gironde during the Christmas holidays?: 1 castles with free entry open during the Christmas holidays: Domaine de Certes.
How is this list made?: We read the hours and seasons each castle publishes on its official website, rechecked nightly. A castle without published hours is not listed, even if it opens.