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European Heritage Days 2026 in Indre-et-Loire: 35 castles open

The 35 château openings recorded in Indre-et-Loire 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 Indre-et-Loire

• Fri, September 18 · 10:00 AM

  Fragments d’ailleurs : les voyages de Jacques Siegfried en images

  château de Langeais · Langeais

  Indre-et-Loire

• Fri, September 18 · 10:30 AM

  Guided tour of the Château de Fontenay

  Manoir de Fontenay · Lignières-de-Touraine

  Indre-et-Loire

• Fri, September 18 · 2:30 PM

  Thematic guided tours

  château de Valmer · Chançay

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 8:00 AMFree

  Heritage interpretation tour

  château de Château-Renault · Château-Renault

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 8:00 AMFree

  André Bauchant gallery exhibition

  château de Château-Renault · Château-Renault

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 8:00 AMFree

  Visit of Chavigny

  château de Chavigny · Lerné

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 8:00 AMFree

  Self-guided tour of the "Annette Mercat" rose garden

  château de Château-Renault · Château-Renault

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 9:00 AM

  Villandry celebrates heritage

  château de Villandry · Villandry

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 9:00 AM

  Guided tour of the interiors of Nitray Castle

  château de Nitray · Athée-sur-Cher

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 9:30 AMFree

  Discover the history of the Fortress.

  forteresse royale de Chinon · Chinon

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 9:30 AM

  Photographic exhibition at the Château de Langeais "Fragments d'ailleurs: les voyages de Jacques Siegfried en images"

  château de Langeais · Langeais

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 9:30 AM

  Interactive tour with the HistoPad

  forteresse royale de Chinon · Chinon

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 9:30 AMFree

  Visit of the exhibition "Karen Knorr habite le château"

  château d'Azay-le-Rideau · Azay-le-Rideau

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 9:30 AMFree

  Self guided tour

  forteresse royale de Chinon · Chinon

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AMFree

  Hanging "Balzac & Sand"

  château de Saché · Saché

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AMFree

  CANCELLATION - Free visit of the outdoor monuments and gardens

  Château de La Cour Au Berruyer · Cheillé

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AMFree

  In the album of Champchevrier

  château de Champchevrier · Cléré-les-Pins

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AM

  Space "Master-Builders of the Middle Ages"

  château du Rivau · Lémeré

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AM

  "Avant/Après" photo exhibition at the Château du Rivau

  château du Rivau · Lémeré

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AMFree

  Exhibitors - On the paths of talent and know-how

  château de Saché · Saché

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AMFree

  Exhibition "History of the restorations of the Château du Rivau"

  château du Rivau · Lémeré

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AMFree

  Exhibition "L'odyssée des migrants - BOZA et ORDALIE" by Meriem Bouderbala - Former Chapel of the Château du Grand Launay - Visit to the gar

  château du Grand Launay · Semblançay

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AM

  Heritage Days at the Château de Montpoupon

  château de Montpoupon · Céré-la-Ronde

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AM

  The castle of Verneuil-sur-Indre: A masterpiece by the last of the mansard

  château de Verneuil-sur-Indre · Verneuil-sur-Indre

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AMFree

  The agricultural practices of yesteryear

  château de Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine · Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AM

  Game-courses: Facing the enemies of heritage

  château du Rivau · Lémeré

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AMFree

  Historical show

  Château · Charnizay

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AM

  Lifestyle visit to the castle at a preferential rate

  château de Champchevrier · Cléré-les-Pins

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AMFree

  Commented visit

  Château de Pintray · Lussault-sur-Loire

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AMFree

  Visit of the manor of Bas Cousse

  Manoir du Bas-Cousse · Vernou-sur-Brenne

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AMFree

  Visit of the site of the castle of Chavigny

  château de Chavigny · Lerné

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AMFree

  Guided tour of the Clock Tower

  château de Château-Renault · Château-Renault

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AM

  Special guided tour "The history of restorations at the royal castle of Amboise"

  château d'Amboise · Amboise

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AM

  Self-guided tour of the exhibition "Deyrolle, Anatomy lessons"

  château de La Bourdaisière · Montlouis-sur-Loire

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AM

  Self-guided tour of the castle of Montpoupon

  château de Montpoupon · Céré-la-Ronde

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AMFree

  Free visit

  Château de Pintray · Lussault-sur-Loire

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AM

  Self-guided tour of the castle, gardens and parks

  château de Jallanges · Vernou-sur-Brenne

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AMFree

  Self-guided tour of the Balzac museum and the Château de Saché

  château de Saché · Saché

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 10:00 AM

  Self-guided tour of the Mini-Chateaux Park

  Parc Mini-Châteaux · Amboise

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 10:30 AMFree

  Paleontological excavation

  château du Grand-Pressigny · Le Grand-Pressigny

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 10:30 AM

  Initiation to Renaissance dances

  château du Rivau · Lémeré

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 11:00 AMFree

  Walk in the green

  château du Clos Lucé · Amboise

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 11:00 AM

  This fall, come see how our gardens resist!

  château de Valmer · Chançay

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 11:00 AM

  Wine tasting

  château de Montpoupon · Céré-la-Ronde

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 11:00 AMFree

  The small world of the stone giant

  forteresse royale de Chinon · Chinon

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 11:00 AM

  The artisans of time

  château de Montrésor · Montrésor

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 11:00 AMFree

  Stones in travel: the formation and export of flint from Grand-Pressigny

  château du Grand-Pressigny · Le Grand-Pressigny

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 11:00 AMFree

  Presentations - Balzac in 15 minutes!

  château de Saché · Saché

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 11:00 AM

  Guided tour

  château de Langeais · Langeais

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 11:30 AMFree

  Discovery of the temporary exhibition "La Touraine tropicale"

  château du Grand-Pressigny · Le Grand-Pressigny

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 11:30 AM

  Guided tour outside the Château de Montpoupon

  château de Montpoupon · Céré-la-Ronde

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 11:30 AMFree

  Guided tour of the castle

  château de Château-Renault · Château-Renault

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 11:30 AMFree

  Thematic guided tour "le Rivau almost disappeared"

  château du Rivau · Lémeré

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 12:00 PM

  Historical Focus (30 min)

  château d'Amboise · Amboise

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 1:00 PM

  Visit of the Remarkable Garden of the Manoir des Basses Rivières

  Manoir des Basses-Rivières · Rochecorbon

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 2:00 PMFree

  Sculpture exhibition

  Manoir de Vonnes, ou Vonne (ancien prieuré) · Pont-de-Ruan

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 2:00 PM

  Sound installations

  château de Plessis-lès-Tours · La Riche

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 2:00 PMFree

  Opening of the château du Dolbeau

  Château du Dolbeau · Semblançay

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 2:00 PM

  Presentation of venery

  château de Montpoupon · Céré-la-Ronde

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 2:00 PMFree

  Family quiz

  Manoir de Vonnes, ou Vonne (ancien prieuré) · Pont-de-Ruan

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 2:00 PMFree

  Visit of the planned excavation of the Fort du Coudray

  forteresse royale de Chinon · Chinon

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 2:00 PM

  Visit and wine tasting at the Manoir de la Mazeraie

  Manoir de la Mazeraie · Joué-lès-Tours

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 2:00 PM

  Guided tour

  Manoir de Vonnes, ou Vonne (ancien prieuré) · Pont-de-Ruan

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 2:00 PM

  Private tour of the Manoir de la Mazeraie with wine tasting

  Manoir de la Mazeraie · Joué-lès-Tours

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 3:00 PMFree

  Discovery of the Château du Grand-Pressigny

  château du Grand-Pressigny · Le Grand-Pressigny

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 3:00 PM

  Meeting with the restoration craftsmen

  château de Montrésor · Montrésor

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 3:30 PM

  Guided tour of the gardens, an environmental heritage in danger

  château du Rivau · Lémeré

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 4:00 PM

  Promenade theatrical "At the quest of la memory lost from Plessis"

  château de Plessis-lès-Tours · La Riche

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 5:30 PM

  Overview "The Plessis Third party Location and the Centres cultural of meeting"

  château de Plessis-lès-Tours · La Riche

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 6:00 PM

  Opening of the exhibition First Molt - Out of Studio

  château de Plessis-lès-Tours · La Riche

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 7:30 PM

  Han Marie concert

  château de Plessis-lès-Tours · La Riche

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sat, September 19 · 8:00 PMFree

  Visit of Pintray by candlelight

  Château de Pintray · Lussault-sur-Loire

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sun, September 20 · 9:30 AMFree

  Exhibition "Saint-Martin-le-Beau: Flânerie en images"

  Manoir de Thomas Boyer · Saint-Martin-le-Beau

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sun, September 20 · 9:30 AMFree

  Free Visit of the Manor

  Manoir de Thomas Boyer · Saint-Martin-le-Beau

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sun, September 20 · 10:00 AMFree

  Exhibition on the history of the commune of Pocé-sur-Cisse

  Château de Pocé · Pocé-sur-Cisse

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sun, September 20 · 10:00 AMFree

  Exhibition on the Jean Jacques Ducel Pocé art foundry on Cisse

  Château de Pocé · Pocé-sur-Cisse

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sun, September 20 · 10:00 AMFree

  Family game discovered in Châtellenie

  Château de Pocé · Pocé-sur-Cisse

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sun, September 20 · 10:00 AMFree

  Pompeii by the twinning committee Pocé sur Cisse / Grandate Italy

  Château de Pocé · Pocé-sur-Cisse

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sun, September 20 · 10:00 AMFree

  Gathering of vintage cars from the 30s/ 70s

  Château de Pocé · Pocé-sur-Cisse

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sun, September 20 · 10:00 AMFree

  Visit of the castle of Pocé-sur-Cisse

  Château de Pocé · Pocé-sur-Cisse

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sun, September 20 · 10:30 AMFree

  Current climate change

  château du Grand-Pressigny · Le Grand-Pressigny

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sun, September 20 · 11:00 AMFree

  Guided tour of the Manor

  Manoir de Thomas Boyer · Saint-Martin-le-Beau

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sun, September 20 · 2:00 PM

  Sound installations

  château de Plessis-lès-Tours · La Riche

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sun, September 20 · 2:00 PMFree

  Visit of the château de la Brèche

  château de la Brèche · Parçay-sur-Vienne

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sun, September 20 · 2:00 PM

  Costumed guided tour

  château de Champchevrier · Cléré-les-Pins

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sun, September 20 · 3:00 PM

  Choir theatrical young public "If Louis XI was me conté"

  château de Plessis-lès-Tours · La Riche

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sun, September 20 · 3:00 PM

  Guided tour of the Bourdaisière park

  château de La Bourdaisière · Montlouis-sur-Loire

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sun, September 20 · 4:00 PM

  The appointment from Committeé history and heritage from Plessis

  château de Plessis-lès-Tours · La Riche

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sun, September 20 · 5:00 PM

  Concert of the Sainte-Maure de Touraine Musical Union at the Château du Rivau

  château du Rivau · Lémeré

  Indre-et-Loire

• Sun, September 20 · 6:00 PMFree

  Journey sung by the trio UNIO

  château de Château-Renault · Château-Renault

  Indre-et-Loire