Description
With 1500 rooms, it is one of the biggest châteaux in France, and the most furnished in Europe. Testimony to the life of the official and initimate courts of the monarchs across the centuries, it embodies better than anywhere else the French 'art de vivre'. Discover the Renaissance masterpieces commissioned by François I, the major projects of Henri IV, the refined decoration of Marie Antoinette, Napoleon I's apartment, the splendour of Napoleon III and Eugenie, etc.
Situated in a park of 130 hectares, the château spreads its architecture around four main courtyards and is at the heart of three historic gardens including the largest parterre in Europe (11 hectares), the work of André Le Nôtre.
Architectural style
- Directoire
- Empire
- Louis Philippe
- Louis XIII
- Louis XIV
- Louis XV
- Louis XVI
- Napoléon III
- Renaissance
- XIXè siècle
Collections
- Architecture
- Arts décoratifs
- Arts graphiques
- Boiseries
- Bronzes
- Décors intérieurs
- Fresques
- Histoire
- Mobilier
- Objets d'art
- Peinture
- Salles de réception
- Salons privés
- Sculpture
- Tapisseries
Epoque des collections
- Moyen Age (Ve - XVe)
- Renaissance (XVe - XVIe)
- Maniérisme (XVIe)
- Baroque (XVIe - XVIIe)
- Rococo (XVIIIe)
- Néoclassicisme (XVIIIe - XIXe)
Garden
Services
Services and facilities of the establishment
- Educational activities
- Gift shop
- Bookshop
- Member of the Paris Museum Pass
- Car park/Parking
- Coach park
- Visitor tools
- Free Wifi
- Cloakroom
Languages spoken
- English
- German
- Arabic
- Chinese
- Spanish
- Italian
- Japanese
- Dutch
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Czech
Documentation in a foreign language
- English
- German
- Spanish
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Japanese
- Chinese
- Dutch
Visitor tools
The Visioguide offers an audio tour, enriched with visuals and comments additional on rooms and works. Available in 11 languages: French, English, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Russian, Chinese, Dutch and Polish. A version for 7-12 year olds is available in French, English, German, Spanish and Italian Single price: 4 € Rental at reception within the limit of the shelves available.Educational activities
Workshops (2 hours long, for families): Adults: €15.50; Children: €8 (includes entry to the Grands Appartements). For more information on visiting with children see the website, www.chateau-fontainebleau-education.fr.Coach park
Boulevard Magenta - free car park.Prices and times
Entrance fees and modalities
Independent tour
One hour before the château closes: €8 for everyone.
Group tour
Unguided visit: €9 per person, minimum of 20 people. More information on the website.Free
Free for citizens of the European Union aged under 26 and primary or secondary school teachers (excluding temporary exhibitions).
Free for disabled visitors and an accompanying person, jobseekers and those receiving French welfare benefits.
Free for young people and children
Free for under 26s who are EU resisdents, and children (under 18).Methods of payment
- CB/Visa
- Eurocard/Mastercard
- Amex
- Traveler's Cheques
- Chèque Vacances
Closing times
TuesdayOpening times
Exceptional opening
- Easter
- Easter Monday
- Ascension Day
- 8 May
- Whitsuntide
- Whit Monday
- 14 July
- 15 August
- 1 November
- 11 November
Events
Contact
Voir la carte
Château de Fontainebleau
Place du général de Gaulle
77300
Fontainebleau
https://www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr/spip.php?page=sommaire&lang=en
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SNCF - Fontainebleau - Avon
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Bus - 1
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Shuttle bus from Paris, call PARISCityVISION on +33 (0)1 44 55 60 00 - www.pariscityvision.com.
Disability
Offer adapted to disabled visitors
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Hearing
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Mental
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Physical
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Visual
Access facilities
- Adapted activities and visits
- Free admission for disabled visitors on presentation of proof
- Free admission for the accompanying person
Accessibility information
Activities and visits:
For people with sight impairments and hearing impairments (French Sign Language): Adapted visits for groups only. Contact: +33 (0) 1 60 71 50 75.
More details on accessibility
'Tourisme & Handicap' marked establishment
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'Tourisme & Handicap' mark
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For hearing disability
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For mental disability
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