Chambord Castle – Château de Chambord

(Last Update: 01.06.2025) One of the most special activities you can do around Paris Loire Valley Castles TourThe first and most important stop of Chambord Castle – Château de Chambord I am here with the article. Chambord Castle, One of the 80 important castles on the banks of the Loire River and its surroundings. just one. Although I have only been able to visit 10 of these castles so far, but this is something :) My intention is to share with you what I have visited and introduce new and different places. So, let's start our Chambord Castle tour without wasting any time:

Chambord (chambor or shambogh) Approximately 180 km from Paris It is located at a distance from here from the toll highway If you drive on a road without traffic, You can reach it in 2 hours with your private vehicle. which I throughout your entire trip. I recommend you to go by private vehicle to be free. To Chambord Castle by public transport Of course, there is the option to reach out. For this by train in paris Austerlitz Train Station – Gare d'AusterlitzYou need to take the train from . your train ticket, TCDD of France one SNCFFrom the official website of You can get.

Or if you wish, you can travel from Paris to reach Chambord Castle. Bloisto by intercity bus You can also come. BloisAfter arriving from here with paid shuttle It is possible to go to Chambord Castle. For information about these service vehicles, their working hours and current prices, you can check the official web page link at the end of the article. However, as I said, I recommend those who have the means to go by private vehicle. I have always traveled to this region with my own vehicle and traveled everywhere freely, but I only offer other options because not everyone has to do this. I don't know much about public transportation details. unfortunately. That part is up to you. investigative journalism It's up to your talent 😉

“When to go to Chambord Castle?” If you ask, I've been there three times so far: The first one is December 2008While I was a tourist in France during my birthday week in celebration trip for, second June 2014To see that region when the weather is nice, and thirdly, August 2017just in Loire Valley Castles Tour To do research and take photos to write an article…. I have seen different seasons of Chambord and believe me, it is very enjoyable to visit both in winter and summer. In fact, when you visit in winter, the castle looks even more majestic as the trees shed their leaves; In the spring and summer months, the trees hide some of the magnificence of the castle. To be honest, it was winter the first time I went and it seemed much more magical.

Chambord Castle has several parking areas and they are incredibly large. Whichever one you enter, after parking your car, directional signs will take you to the main entrance. You can find ticket prices and other up-to-date information in the link at the end of the article and you can also buy your ticket online before going to the castle, but my suggestion to you is, if you come to the castle's box office If you come across very long queues right on the left Information go to the side and from there combined ticket you should ask 😉

What is a combination ticket? if Loire Valley Castles Tour If you are going to do this, of course you will not be satisfied with just one castle. From the list at the end of the article, there are only ten castles that I have visited, but you can visit more. Before arriving, you can purchase combination tickets that include whichever castles you intend to visit. Since you will allocate an average of 10€-15€ per castle, you will make a total profit, but your biggest profit, the queues at the gates of the castles you will visit by-pass You can access the entrance directly. Unfortunately, there is not a combination for every castle you want, you need to purchase the available combinations according to the one that suits you best. For those who want to buy combination tickets online You can find the link at the end of the article.

When you pass through the toll booths and reach the huge garden of Chambord Castle, you begin to realize that the castle is seriously, seriously huge. Inside 77 staircases, 282 fireplaces situated 426 rooms bu mind blowing When you enter the castle gate, you first reach the inner courtyard, then enter the main gate and feel like you have been teleported to a place between the middle ages and the renaissance.

When you enter Chambord Castle most obvious element, the celebrity right in front of you spiral stairs… If you pay attention to these stairs, you will see that there are two separate entrances; You can go to the upper floors by going through these two entrances separately. In my previous visits, I remembered that this staircase was wider and that you could climb to the upper floors by horse, but I was remembering wrong :)

You can go up to the upper floors later, if you wish, first enter one of the doors on the right or left and tour the ground floor. These places used to be less furnished and even more simple. stone-wall But on my last visit, I saw that they had renovated the decoration quite a bit; So it was quite impressive. Thank you, they also made a seat for you to stretch your feet on; I sat and rested too :)

After wandering around the giant halls downstairs, if you wish, you can go down to the section where the kitchens are located. Whenever I see this kind of palace-chateau kitchen, they will grab me the giant copper pots lined up on the walls, interesting kitchen supplies store in Paris E.DehillerinIt reminds me of 🙂 Well, after the entrance and basement floors, let's go to the upper floors and go up the spiral stairs. As you go up, don't forget to poke your head through the stone windows in the middle; You will encounter a view like the photo above 😉

Its construction began in 1519 by the order of King François I of France. And as you can appreciate, this giant castle, which took years to build, was not built for living, but for living. just to have a nice day I think it is a palace built. Because Palace of Versailles Likewise, this castle is not a very livable place, it seems more like a palace built for reputation. Of course, it is necessary to see it with the decoration and people of its time...

I'm telling you, in my previous two visits, Chambord Castle was quite empty, but on my third visit, many items were placed as furniture; It was most likely restored... In addition, another surprise for us was the exhibition of beautiful contemporary works. I don't know what kind of view you will encounter when you visit, but on our last visit, many beautiful contemporary works of art adorned the castle. And when the castle is this big endless restoration work Because of this, you may encounter completely different views in some parts of the castle.

If you follow the arrows as you move from hall to hall during your castle tour, you will continue on your way according to a certain logical order. This path will sometimes take you to another hall, sometimes to the corridors, sometimes to the stairs, and sometimes to the terraces. I think you should try not to stray from the path to do justice to the castle. You will slowly reach the top and another splendor will be waiting for you on the rooftop:

The magnificence of Chambord Castle is hardly perceived from a distance. Yes, it looks like a huge palace, but to best understand how magnificent it is, you need to go up to its roof terrace... It is only when you go to the top floor that you realize how big the small roof details that appear when you look from afar actually are, and what an incredible workmanship they are.

As someone who has loved drawing for as long as I can remember, and mostly drawing castles and palaces from my dreams, I would sometimes try exaggerated roof forms, but when I visited Chambord Castle, I saw that my exaggerated roof forms were made in 16th century France, and in the 21st century. They preserved it in XNUMXth century France, which is what we are visiting. As I wander around the roof, I wonder whether I am wandering in my dreams or in the real world...

Of course, you don't just watch the roof of the castle from the terrace; On the terrace where you rotate 360 ​​degrees, an endless greenery stretches before your eyes, and you cannot believe what you see; You cannot see the entire grounds of Chambord Castle anyway. 5400 hectares of the park Which side can you see?…

After you finish the castle tour, you go down again. If you wish, you can have your lunch in the cafeteria below. Before leaving Chambord Castle, do not forget to see the sheepfolds located at the back left of the large green area. If you have time, you can even visit the surroundings of the castle. boating in the water ditch It can also be a nice activity. Additionally, depending on the period, various events can be held in the castle and in its garden. You can review the event program on the castle's page and organize your travel program accordingly.

Maybe for dinner Blois You want to go to the side; while you're at it there Blois CastleYou can visit or visit another famous castle nearby. Cheverny CastleYou might want to switch to ? There's also a nearby Chaumont sur Loire Castle There is one that is also amazing 🙂 I don't know, the choice is yours...

On the first stop of our latest one-week Loire Valley trip, to tour this part of the region hotel as we Le Havre de Marie We stayed at a wonderful B&B called but I think it is not open at the moment. You should still check its location on the map, otherwise you can choose another place to stay nearby.

Chambord Castle is open every day of the year except January 1, November 27 and December 25.of Entrance fee and other updated information You can review it on the following web page. To visit the most beautiful castles in the region on the most ideal route and to learn some other important details. Loire Valley Castles Tour I suggest you take a look at my post.

I hope you will see this beautiful castle and others as soon as possible.

Pleasant trips, pleasant discoveries…

Web address: chambord.org

Address: Château de Chambord, 41250 Chambord

Combined ticket purchase link: boutique.bloischambord.com/pass-chateaux

Related Article:

• Loire Valley Castles Tour Program

Other Chateaus in the Loire Valley:

• Cheverny Castle – Château de Cheverny
• Blois Castle – Château Royal de Blois
• Chaumont sur Loire Castle – Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire
• Amboise Castle – Château Royal d'Amboise
• Leonardo da Vinci's House – Le Clos Lucé
• Chenonceau Castle – Château de Chenonceau
• Montresor Castle – Château de Montrésor
• Chinon Castle – Forteresse Royale de Chinon
• Saumur Castle – Château de Saumur

Castles in Paris and Surroundings:

• Louvre Museum – Musée du Louvre
• Palace of Versailles – Château de Versailles
• Vincennes Castle – Château de Vincennes
• Saint Germain Castle – National Archaeological Museum
• Fontainebleau Castle – Château de Fontainebleau
• Chantilly Castle – Château de Chantilly
• Pierrefonds Castle – Château de Pierrefonds
• Compiègne Castle – Château de Compiègne
• Vaux le Vicomte Castle – Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
• La Roche Guyon Castle – Château de la Roche-Guyon
• Castle of Monte Cristo – Château de Monte-Cristo
• Maisons Laffitte Castle – Château de Maisons-Laffitte
• Malmaison Castle – Château de Malmaison