VISITING HOURS AND LOGISTICS

OPENING DAYS AND TIMES

Open daily except Tuesdays
Closed on 1st January, 1st May and 25 December
Open from 9.30 am to 5pm (6pm from June to September)
Last admission 45 minutes before closure
The State Apartments are accessible to disabled persons in wheelchairs; specific tours for blind persons or persons with impaired vision.

GENERAL VISIT

State Apartments (Renaissance rooms, State Apartments of the sovereigns and the Emperor’s Inner Apartment, the Chinese Museum). Audioguides can be made available for the visit. The Museum of Napoleon 1st and the small apartments are open on selected days, as a guided tour conducted by a Museum agent.

PRICES

- STATE APARTMENTS (Renaissance rooms, State Apartments of the sovereigns and the Inner Apartment of the Emperor):
     - Full price : € 6,50
     - Reduced price  : € 4,50
     - Free for persons under 18 years of age

- SMALL APARTMENTS, Museum of Napoleon 1st and circuit on the theme “Fontainebleau under the second Empire”:
     - Full price : € 3 (per circuit)
     - Reduced price : € 2 (per circuit)
     - Free for persons under 18 years of age

- Audio guides :
A original and unexpected new way to visit Fontainebleau awaits you. By renting an audioguide for €4.60 from the Tourist Office for 1½ hours, you are free to go and explore the courtyards and gardens of the Chateau. The façades, the courtyards, the portraits, the grounds and the fountains all recount the brilliant court life of the 34 sovereigns who for 8 centuries made their hunting residence into one of the most beautiful Palaces in France.

Another circuit allows you to discover a walk through the streets and squares, where modest houses, noble mansions and public buildings recount the exceptional destiny of the royal borough.

     - Full price : € 4,60

Visits are offered in French, English, German, Italian and Japanese.
Information and rental:
Tourist Office– Tel.: 01 60 74 99 99
And welcome reception of the Château - Tel.: 01 60 71 50 60

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Games booklets are distributed to children. Tour booklets are available for visitors with impaired mobility.

VISIT OF THE STATE APARTMENTS

Unguided, duration 1 hour 30 minutes
Tours may sometimes be available at 2.30pm from July to September (please request information for specific dates)
Conference visits on various themes for groups and for individuals.

VISIT OF THE SMALL APARTMENTS

Guided tour, duration 1 hour 15 minutes, in French
Dependent on service availability
Groups limited to 20 people

VISIT OF THE MUSEUM OF NAPOLEON 1ST

Guided tour, duration 1 hour 15 minutes, in French
Dependent on service availability
Groups limited to 20 people

VISIT IN THE THEME "FONTAINEBLEAU UNDER THE SECOND EMPIRE"

Guided tour, duration 1 hour 15 minutes, in French
Groups limited to 20 people

VISITE DES JARDINS DU DOMAINE

Different themes for groups, and for individuals
Further information can be obtained by calling 01 60 71 70 75
The courtyards and the gardens are open daily from May to September from 9am to 7pm / in March, April and October from 9am to 6pm / from November to February from 9am to 5pm.

THEMES OF CONFERENCE VISITS

1 hour 30 minutes for each theme, maximum 30 people - 20 people for the Small Apartments and the Museum of Napoleon 1st
 
For further information : www.musee-chateau-fontainebleau.fr