Château de Pierrefonds
A perfect, dream-like castle.
Dating back to the 15th century, the Château de Pierrefonds was comprehensively restored and altered by architect Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century to transform it into an imperial residence for Napoleon III. The châteaux often seems to have been specially built for a swashbuckling filmwith its richly varied painted and sculpted decors, its defensive system and drawbridge, walkways and drop-boxes, not to forget the two reconstructions of medieval siege engines.
Offers
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> Unaccompagnied tour with guide booklet
French, English, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Japanese, Chinese, Russian
Duration: 60 mn
> Guided tour
French
Sur réservation : 1 mois
Durée: 1h
> Lecture tour
French, English, German, Spanish
Reservation
Tour outside standard opening hours
Not to be missed:
The " bal des gisants" (tomb statuary) exhibition offers a magical discovery-tour in the castle cellars
> Audio-guide tour
French, English, German, Spanish
Documents
FR_2023_CHATEAU_DE_PIERREFONDS
6 Oct 2022File.pdf7,81 MoGBR_2023_CHATEAU_DE_PIERREFONDS
16 Nov 2022File.pdf4,26 MoDEU_2023_CHATEAU_DE_PIERREFONDS
16 Nov 2022File.pdf4,23 Mo
Practical information
Access
Pierrefonds Château de Pierrefonds
Rue Viollet-le-Duc
60350 PierrefondsPh. : 33 / (0)3 44 42 72 72Fax : 33 / (0)3 44 42 36 59GPS coordinatesLatitude : 49.3470Longitude : 2.9802Plan your route
Rue Viollet-le-Duc
60350 PierrefondsPh. : 33 / (0)3 44 42 72 72Fax : 33 / (0)3 44 42 36 59GPS coordinatesLatitude : 49.3470Longitude : 2.9802Plan your route
By car
From Paris : A 1, sortie n° 9, then D 200 to Compiègne & D 973 To Lille : A 1, sortie n° 11, then D 935 to Compiègne & D 973 From Reims : N 31 to Compiègne then D 335 From Rouen : N 31 to Compiègne, then D 973 Free Parking rue Sabatier, 10 minutes by foot to the castle
Suggestions
Useful adresses :
> Pierrefonds Tourist Office
phone: (33) (0)3 44 42 81 44
www.pierrefonds-tourisme.net
> Oise Tourist Board
phone: (33) (0)3 44 45 82 12
www.oisetourisme.com
> Picardie Regional Tourist Board
phone: (33) (0)3 22 22 33 66
www.picardietourisme.com