Most of the monuments and sites managed by the Centre des Monuments Nationaux are open 360 days a year. National monuments only close on 1 January, 1 May, 1 and 11 November, and 25 December. This means you can offer tours of our sites all year round.
There are several types of tours at national monuments:
Self-guided tours: you will be given a leaflet to follow the tour itinerary yourself.
Guided tour: this presents the main features of the site or monument. It is offered at no extra charge to the admission fee. Reservation is compulsory for groups.
Tour-lecture: in French or a foreign language, this is led by a Centre des Monuments Nationaux approved guide. Tour-lectures last 90 minutes on average, so that you can learn about the site or monument in detail. The rate for tour-lectures is a fixed rate for groups, on top of the admission fee. In some monuments, tours are led by a Tourist Office guide.
Audioguide tour: some monuments have audioguides that you can hire to follow the tour itinerary independently. The hire charge is on top of the admission fee.
The group and tourism professionals rate applies to:
- groups of 20 or more people, regardless of who organises the tour
- groups of any number, when accompanied by a tourism professional (please show proof of status from the competent authority at the monument's ticket office).
Payment may be made:
- on site, the day of the tour, either in cash, or by cheque made payable to the "Régisseur des recettes", and in some monuments by bank card;
- in advance: tourism professionals can purchase tickets in advance, at group and tourism professionals rate;
- by purchase order: a purchase order agreement must be drawn up in advance.
National monuments offer a unique range of prestigious historical places (châteaux, abbeys, fortresses, gardens, etc.) where you can hold all your events: dinners, cocktail parties, shows and concerts, conferences and seminars, cultural events, and so on. You will be amazed by our wide range of capacity, which can vary from 50 to 2000 people, depending on the location and the space.
For all queries, please do not hesitate to contact the State resources development department:
Laurent Michel
Centre des monuments nationaux
Hôtel de Sully
62 rue Saint-Antoine
75186 Paris cedex 04
Tél. 01 44 61 20 28
laurent.michel@monuments-nationaux.fr
Reservation is strongly recommended for groups. Reservation is free and must be made directly with the monument concerned. Essential information for your reservation: your contact details, the date, time, number of people, nationality, age, time available for the tour.
Free admission is given to:
- the guide accompanying the group, on presentation of his/her professional card;
- the leader of a group of at least 20 people;
- the driver on presentation of his/her professional card;
- young people under 18;
- young people under 26 who are EU citizens or regular residents in France;
- all visitors on the first Sunday of every month (period varies according to the monument: please check first);
- students of art, architecture and history of art, studying vocational tourism qualifications or training as a national tour guide;
- disabled persons and the person accompanying them (except group tours);
- job-seekers, on presentation of valid proof.
Tourism professionals can purchase tickets in advance, at group and tourism professionals rate, giving them access to the monuments without having to wait at the ticket office. The tickets, sold per price category, are valid in the monuments for the category concerned. For example, tickets in category 1 can be used to gain admission to the Château d'Angers, the Panthéon or the Château d'Azay-le-Rideau... Sales are for a minimum of 20 tickets, per price category. A discount is granted according to the quantity of tickets purchased: > 3% for 100 tickets > 5% for 200 tickets >10% for 500 tickets. This discount applies to all the tickets for each purchase; purchases cannot be combined to benefit from the discount rate.
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