The Rabelais Museum welcomes you to La Devinière, the 15th-century country house where François Rabelais was born, and the high point of the Picrocholine Wars.
Monk, doctor, writer, botanist... the author of Gargantua and Pantagruel (written during the Renaissance, under the reign of François 1st) reveals his many faces here. The author is one of the few writers to have a country named after him: La Rabelaisie.
La Devinière is the only museum dedicated to François Rabelais. It comprises a group of remarkable buildings: a 15th-century dwelling, a dovecote, troglodytic cellars and a winemaker's house, surrounded by a garden, an orchard and vines.
Simply put
PMR Access
La Loire à Vélo
Equipment, services
Picnic area
Car park
Wifi
Instructions
Prices
Adult full price
6.00 €
Reduced rate
5.00 €
Group rate
5.00 €
Free of charge
0.00 €
Other rates
13.00 €
Other rates
0.00 €
Openings
01 September 2024
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31 October 2024
10:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 18:00
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
01 November 2024
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31 December 2024
10:00 - 12:30
14:00 - 17:00
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
02 January 2025
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31 March 2025
Tuesday
02 January 2025
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31 March 2025
10:00 - 12:30
14:00 - 17:00
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
01 April 2025
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30 June 2025
10:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 18:00
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday