Conference tour
A must for an in-depth look at the monuments.
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Price
Season 2024 :
250€ + entrance fee group rate per pax -
Duration of the visit :
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Language(s) : depending on the tour
Presentation
In French or foreign languages, the lecture tour is led by a lecturer.
The lecture tour allows visitors to explore the Château d'Angers on different themes.
Multilingual tours
- The castle through the ages
- The heritage of the Dukes of Anjou
- The tapestry of the Apocalypse, a mirror of its time
Tours in French only
- Graffiti, chains and rings
- The art of war at the Château d'Angers
- The archaeological treasures of the Château d'Angers
- The tapestry of the Apocalypse, the art of fashion
- When music is good
- Plants and gardens in the Middle Ages
- The Apocalypse Tapestry, myths and symbols
- Women in power!
Reservation
Reservations are strongly recommended for groups. Reservations should be made by telephone or e-mail to the monument's reservations department at least 1.5 months before the date of the visit.
Payment methods
CHEQUE, CASH, CREDIT CARD
At the monument ticket office, on the day of the visit only, and before any of your groups enters the site. If you are bringing several groups on the same day: you must pay for all services when the first group arrives. PLEASE NOTE: we do not accept cheques sent in advance by post.
Practical information
How to get to the castle
GETTING TO THE MONUMENT
You can reach the monument by train, road or bus. Irigo" bus stops nearby: "Office de Tourisme" and "Château".
Make sure you arrive early! The château is in a pedestrian zone, and it takes at least 10 minutes to walk to the entrance from the tourist bus drop-off points or bus stops, and 20 minutes from the station.
ARRIVING AT THE SITE
1. The group waits in the porch while the guide goes to the ticket office with their booking contract.
2. Unless payment has been made in advance via the Order Form, the accompanying person pays the amounts due in cash, cheque or credit card before the group enters the site.
WHAT IF I'M LATE?
The guided tour will not be able to go on beyond the originally scheduled end time, soplease let the monument know!
Accessibility and visiting conditions
FACILITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH REDUCED MOBILITY
The monument is partially accessible to people with reduced mobility, with treads and lifts. Some areas of the tour route can only be reached by climbing a number of steps.
Two wheelchairs can be borrowed from the château reception (remember to reserve them!) and folding chairs are available in the Apocalypse Gallery.
INCLUSIVE CONFERENCE VISITS
Don't forget to let us know if your group includes people with reduced mobility, so that we can give you the best possible advice on choosing a conference tour and adapting our tour routes.
The monument can also offer tailor-made tours specially adapted for the hearing impaired (tours in LSF), the visually impaired (tactile tours), the intellectually impaired or the cognitively impaired.
DRESS APPROPRIATELY
The Château d'Angers is an open-air monument. Most of the sheltered areas, such as the chapel, the porte des champs and the royal lodgings, have little or no heating. The Apocalypse Gallery is air-conditioned to a temperature of 19°C all year round.
Eating out
LUNCH IN THE RESTAURANT
The château's restaurant is open for lunch -find out more about our group options.
WHERE TO PICNIC?
Picnics are not permitted within the walls of the monument, butthere are a number of options nearby: the lookout point on the Promenade du Bout-du-Monde (in front of the château entrance), the Promenade Jean Turc (at the bottom of Montée Saint-Maurice), the garden of the Musée des Beaux-Arts (entrance on Rue Toussaint) and its sheltered cloister.
Resources
Contact us
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Centre Val de Loire and Pays de la Loire regions
Nathalie KOENIG
Economic Development and Tourism Officer
02 47 45 67 98 / 06 74 93 30 55
nathalie.koenig@monuments-nationaux.fr