Christmas in Loire Valley châteaux

Christmas passes in the land of chateaux

A little, a lot, crazy? Throughout the duration of the event, benefit from preferential rates with Passes 3, 5 or 7 castles to discover in complete freedom. Bonus gift this holiday season: these Passes give you access to exclusive offers (discounts in toy, craft and local product stores and partner leisure providers: escape games, karting, etc.).

Prices :

• €41 (3 castles)
• €61 (5 castles)
• €77 (7 castles)

On sale online on tourscitypass.com and in Touraine Tourist Offices.

All-inclusive stays

The Tours Loire Valley Tourist Office is offering a choice of three turnkey stays for a real Christmas tale. For a choice of 2 or 3 days, enjoy your Touraine escapade to the full. The package includes your Pass (for 3, 5 or 7 châteaux), overnight accommodation with breakfast in a 3-star hotel in Tours, dinners and a mulled wine and crêpe tasting at the Tours Christmas Market.

Schedule of the event

Chenonceau Castle

Chenonceau, a porcelain Christmas

At Chenonceau, Catherine de Médicis recreates elements reminiscent of the grandeur of Florence, such as the Italian gardens and the gallery spanning the river, in the image of the Ponte Vecchio, where she let her birds fly free. For Christmas, the birds will adorn the château's main table. Château de Chenonceau is collaborating with Maison Bernardaud, a family-owned porcelain manufacturer founded in Limoges in 1863, for a “Porcelain Christmas” celebrating French heritage and art de vivre. Bernardaud's porcelain collections will complement the château's floral displays designed by Jean-François Boucher, scenographer Meilleur Ouvrier de France.

Book your ticket for Château de Chenonceau HERE.

Château d'Azay-le-Rideau

Christmas delights

Christmas is a time for sumptuous meals and delights! This year, “Château Mirror” honors gingerbread in the form of fairy-tale houses and life-size characters. From room to room, tables are richly garnished and surrounded by decorated christmas trees and plant arrangements, worthy of the most beautiful fairy tales and royal feasts.

Book your ticket for the Château d'Azay-le-Rideau HERE.

Royal City of Loches

Tales from the Royal City: Hansel and Gretel

Each year, the Cité Royale de Loches presents a different interpretation of a folk tale. This winter, the settings and world of one of the Grimm brothers' most famous tales, Hansel and Gretel, will take center stage in the royal dwelling: the forest, the candy hut, the witch's treasure... An immersion in the story of the tale in which visitors themselves become actors.

Book your ticket for the Cité Royale de Loches HERE.

Villandry Castle

At Christmas, nature invites itself to the château

As an extension of its famous gardens, the Château de Villandry invites the forest and its inhabitants into its Renaissance home. Every room, from the dining room to the bedrooms, is decorated with Christmas trees, forest animals and natural greenery, to bring you to the heart of a green fairytale.

Book your tickets for Villandry castle and gardens HERE.

Royal Fortress of Chinon Christmas

Myths and legends: queens'christmas

To celebrate the 900th anniversary of the birth of Eleanor of Aquitaine, the Royal Fortress of Chinon honors women through a journey created by floral designer Géraldine Leclerc and decorative artist Véronique Chauvet. The royal dwellings are transformed into a magical setting, with plant compositions evoking a Christmas banquet in Eleanor's time, and Marie d'Anjou's love of birds and sacred music. The “Debout les Reines!” exhibition in the Tour de l'Horloge spotlights contemporary women who reinvent themselves as modern “queens” through photography.

Book your ticket for the Fortress of Chinon HERE.

Château of Langeais

Christmas of Light

As the year draws to a close, the medieval chateau reinterprets its tradition of light and plunges into the magic of Christmas, thanks to scenography created by Christopher Lacassagne, of the Quart de Soupir company. With the banqueting hall glowing with a thousand lights, the children's rooms illuminated by lanterns placed by elves, and the procession of angels shrouded in a golden halo, the installation promises a magical visit.

Book your ticket for the Château de Langeais HERE.

The Loire castles by train

To discover the "Christmas in the land of castles" events in all simplicity, opt for the train!

• Less than 15 minutes walk from destination stations: the castles of Chenonceau, Langeais, Blois and the Royal City of Loches.
• Between 15 and 25 minutes on foot from the destination stations: the Château Royal d'Amboise, with the Château du Clos-Lucé, the Royal Fortress of Chinon and the Château d'Azay-Le-Rideau

Rémi (Regional Interurban Mobility Network) offers two passes for unlimited travel at a reduced rate.

• “Rémi Découverte Pass”: unlimited travel in the Centre-Val de Loire region on the Rémi network at €45/2 days and €60/3 days for 1 to 5 people.
• “Rémi Découverte Plus Pass”: unlimited travel from Paris and the Centre-Val de Loire region on the Rémi network at €95/2 days and €120/3 days for 1 to 5 people.
• “Rémi Yep's card": free ticket on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays for 15-25 year-olds in the Centre Val de Loire region.