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European Heritage Days 2026 in Ain: 24 castles open

The 24 château openings recorded in Ain for the European Heritage Days on 19 and 20 September 2026, with their opening times and what we know about free admission.

All château entries Ain

• Fri, September 18 · 10:00 AM

  Self-guided tour of the Château de Treffort

  château de Treffort · Val-Revermont

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 9:00 AMFree

  Heritage hike from Reyrieux to Parcieux

  Chateauvieux · Reyrieux

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 9:00 AMFree

  Guided tour of the medieval site of Châteauneuf

  Châteauneuf · Haut Valromey

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 9:30 AMFree

  EXPO : Du pied de vigne à la cime des arbres

  château de la Tour-des-Échelles · Jujurieux

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 9:30 AMFree

  Photographic and video exhibition

  château de Chazey-sur-Ain · Chazey-sur-Ain

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 9:30 AMFree

  Art Craft Fair

  château de Chazey-sur-Ain · Chazey-sur-Ain

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 9:30 AMFree

  Free guided tours of the Castle

  château de Chazey-sur-Ain · Chazey-sur-Ain

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AMFree

  Through the centuries: archives, photos, drawings and objects

  Manoir du Colombier · Arvière-en-Valromey

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AM

  Château de Fléchères

  château Bouchet · Fareins

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AMFree

  Stroll and entertainment in the gardens of the Château de Tanay

  château de Tanay · Saint-Didier-de-Formans

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AMFree

  What if the walls could talk...

  Manoir du Colombier · Arvière-en-Valromey

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AM

  The medieval castle of Thol reveals behind the scenes of its safeguarding!

  château de Thol · Neuville-sur-Ain

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AM

  Behind the scenes of Thol: reviving, resisting, reimagining

  château de Thol · Neuville-sur-Ain

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AMFree

  The remains of the hydroelectric industry in the Valserine valley

  château de Mussel · Valserhône

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AMFree

  Visit of the castle of Champdor with exhibitions and concert

  château de Champdor · Champdor-Corcelles

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AMFree

  Visit of the Château de Voltaire in Ferney

  château de Voltaire · Ferney-Voltaire

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AMFree

  Visit of the Château du Tiret

  château du Tiret · Ambérieu-en-Bugey

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AMFree

  Guided tour of the Town Hall / Château de Gléteins

  château de Gléteins · Jassans-Riottier

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AMFree

  Guided tour of the Château de Varambon

  château de Varambon · Varambon

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AM

  Guided tour of the castle of Volognat (Ain)

  château de Volognat · Nurieux-Volognat

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AM

  Guided tour of the museum of the maquis of Thol and the resistance

  château de Thol · Neuville-sur-Ain

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AMFree

  Visits to the manor of Colombier

  Manoir du Colombier · Arvière-en-Valromey

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AM

  Your portrait-photo as in the nineteenth century!

  château de Volognat · Nurieux-Volognat

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 10:15 AMFree

  Flash visit: The restoration of the castle between 2015 and 2018

  château de Voltaire · Ferney-Voltaire

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 10:30 AMFree

  Flash tour of the exhibition "I went down to my garden... Destinies of Candide"

  château de Voltaire · Ferney-Voltaire

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 11:00 AMFree

  ArtCarjat at Château Bouchet: Photography and the making of stars

  château Bouchet · Fareins

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 2:00 PMFree

  Medieval camp

  château de Trévoux · Trévoux

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 2:00 PMFree

  Discovery of the medieval castle

  château d'Ambérieux-en-Dombes · Ambérieux-en-Dombes

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 2:00 PMFree

  Discovery of the Manoir de Malmont

  Manoir de Malmont · Curciat-Dongalon

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 2:00 PMFree

  Minting of currency

  château de Trévoux · Trévoux

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 2:00 PMFree

  Historical guided tour of the Vareilles district

  château des Échelles · Ambérieu-en-Bugey

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 2:00 PM

  Visit of the castle of Joyeux and its gardens

  château de Joyeux · Joyeux

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 2:00 PMFree

  Visit of the fortified castle of Trévoux

  château de Trévoux · Trévoux

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 2:00 PM

  guided tour of Bouligneux Castle

  château de Bouligneux · Bouligneux

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 2:30 PMFree

  Guided tour of the exterior of the castle of La Serraz

  château de la Serraz · Seillonnaz

  Ain

• Sat, September 19 · 3:00 PMFree

  The fortified ensemble of Trévoux, from the Donjon to the town hall

  château de Trévoux · Trévoux

  Ain

• Sun, September 20 · 10:00 AMFree

  Guided tour of the castle of Meximieux

  château de Meximieux · Meximieux

  Ain

• Sun, September 20 · 2:30 PMFree

  To the rhythm of medieval music at the castle of Ambérieux in Dombes

  château d'Ambérieux-en-Dombes · Ambérieux-en-Dombes

  Ain

• Sun, September 20 · 5:00 PMFree

  Reading: Cornélia, activist despite herself

  château de Voltaire · Ferney-Voltaire

  Ain