{"id":39404,"date":"2025-03-14T14:59:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T12:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chateaux-france.app\/product\/visit-to-the-royal-fortress\/"},"modified":"2025-03-14T14:59:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T12:59:29","slug":"visit-to-the-royal-fortress","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.chateaux-france.app\/en\/product\/visit-to-the-royal-fortress\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit to the Royal Fortress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"147\"><strong data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"147\">Royal Fortress of Chinon &#8211; Cultural Tours<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"940\"> <strong data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"940\">Description :<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"942\" data-end=\"1391\"> Discover the <strong data-start=\"955\" data-end=\"986\">Royal Fortress of Chinon<\/strong> , an iconic site of medieval history, by passing through the <strong data-start=\"1053\" data-end=\"1074\">Clock Tower<\/strong> , the gateway to your journey into the past. Inside, the <strong data-start=\"1140\" data-end=\"1162\">Joan of Arc Museum<\/strong> immerses you in the epic story of the famous heroine. Continue your exploration through the castle&#39;s <strong data-start=\"1255\" data-end=\"1264\">living quarters<\/strong> , where Flemish tapestries and period furniture are displayed, illustrating daily life in the Middle Ages.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1393\" data-end=\"1732\"> The fortress&#39;s <strong data-start=\"1397\" data-end=\"1418\">various towers<\/strong> offer <strong data-start=\"1453\" data-end=\"1473\">breathtaking views<\/strong> of the city and its surroundings. The <strong data-start=\"1508\" data-end=\"1528\">ramparts<\/strong> , the <strong data-start=\"1533\" data-end=\"1557\">bridge over dry moats<\/strong> , and the <strong data-start=\"1565\" data-end=\"1581\">watchtower<\/strong> allow visitors, especially younger ones, to immerse themselves in the era of knights and imagine themselves in the shoes of the castle&#39;s defenders.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1393\" data-end=\"1732\"> The Royal Fortress of Chinon can be visited independently, using a HistoPad tablet or a guidebook. Thanks to HistoPad technology, the experience of exploring the Royal Fortress of Chinon is dramatically enhanced with 360\u00b0 3D reconstructions. The HistoPad tablet is included in the ticket price and is available in 9 languages.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"149\" data-end=\"180\"> <strong data-start=\"149\" data-end=\"180\">Prices and Visiting Days:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"338\"> The <strong data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"216\">Royal Fortress of Chinon<\/strong> is open all year round, except for December 25th and January 1st.<br data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"294\" \/> The visiting hours are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> January-February-November-December: 9:30am-5pm<\/li>\n<li> March-April and September-October: 9:30am-6pm<\/li>\n<li> May 1st &#8211; August 31st: 9:30am-7pm<\/li>\n<li> Ticket office\/shop closes 30 minutes before the site closes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"477\" data-end=\"489\"> <strong data-start=\"477\" data-end=\"489\">Prices:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"490\" data-end=\"921\">\n<li data-start=\"490\" data-end=\"515\"> <strong data-start=\"492\" data-end=\"507\">Full price<\/strong> : \u20ac12.50<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"516\" data-end=\"627\"> <strong data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"534\">Reduced rate<\/strong> (groups of 10 or more, students, disabled persons, tourist passports): \u20ac10.50<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"764\" data-end=\"804\"> <strong data-start=\"766\" data-end=\"777\">Free<\/strong> for children under 7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royal Fortress of Chinon &#8211; Cultural Tours Description : Discover the Royal Fortress of Chinon , an iconic site of medieval history, by passing through the Clock Tower , the gateway to your journey into the past. 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