ACCESS From Genève (airport): - 50 km of Annecy. - 100 km of Chambery. - 150 km of Lyon A40 motorway exit Bellegarde Pays de Gex, then N206 Lausanne-Genève motorway direction Genève Airport, exit Ferney then N5 Paris / Genève Geneva airport 5 km Geneva Station 12 km INFORMATION CHÂTEAU DE VOLTAIRE Allée du Château - 01210 Ferney-Voltaire tel.: (33) (0)4 50 40 53 21 [email protected] www.chateau-ferney-voltaire.fr FERNEY CHÂTEAU OF VOLTAIRE The famous philosopher at home. Built by Voltaire in 1758, the château, set in a 7 hectare estate, was the meeting place for the finest minds. For the last 20 years of his life, he continued his fight against intolerance, and wrote some of his greatest works here. He made this château the nerve centre of the European Enlightenment. A town planner, entrepreneur and patron by turns,Voltaire transformed the small town of Ferney according to the principles laid out in Candide (1759) and summed up in the famous maxim: “We must cultivate our own garden”. Step into the philosopher’s private life as you stroll around the restored apartments, and discover his life and his work through innovative, digital tools. Site with the “Illustrious Houses” label. RECEPTION Subject to modification. Open From April to September: from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. From October to March: from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Last admission 45 minutes before closing time Closed 1st January, 1st May and 25th December Accessibility Number of floors visited during the tour: 1 Estate partially accessible to people with reduced mobility, with assistance in the grounds FACILITIES Seating available in the park Guide dogs and assistance dogs only Lavatories (accessible to people with reduced mobility) Gift shop Function room rental: 2 rooms, one above the other, in the Orangery (capacity per room in the Orangery: maximum 90 people seated and 100 people standing). 6 meeting rooms in the Château, upstairs www.tourisme.monuments-nationaux.fr

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ACCESS

From Genève (airport): - 50 km of Annecy. - 100 km of Chambery. - 150 km of Lyon

A40 motorway exit Bellegarde Pays de Gex, then N206

Lausanne-Genève motorway direction Genève Airport, exit Ferney then N5 Paris / Genève

Geneva airport 5 km

Geneva Station 12 km

INFORMATION

CHÂTEAU DE VOLTAIRE Allée du Château - 01210 Ferney-Voltaire

tel.: (33) (0)4 50 40 53 21 [email protected]

www.chateau-ferney-voltaire.fr

FERNEY CHÂTEAU OF VOLTAIREThe famous philosopher at home.

Built by Voltaire in 1758, the château, set in a 7 hectare estate, was the meeting place for the finest minds. For the last 20 years of his life, he continued his fight against intolerance, and wrote some of his greatest works here. He made this château the nerve centre of the European Enlightenment. A town planner, entrepreneur and patron by turns, Voltaire transformed the small town of Ferney according to the principles laid out in Candide (1759) and summed up in the famous maxim: “We must cultivate our own garden”. Step into the philosopher’s private life as you stroll around the restored apartments, and discover his life and his work through innovative, digital tools.Site with the “Illustrious Houses” label.

RECEPTION

Subject to modification.

OpenFrom April to September: from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. From October to March: from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Last admission 45 minutes before closing time

Closed1st January, 1st May and 25th December

Accessibility Number of floors visited during the tour: 1Estate partially accessible to people with reduced mobility, with assistance in the grounds

FACILITIES

Seating available in the park Guide dogs and assistance dogs only Lavatories (accessible to people with reduced mobility) Gift shop Function room rental: 2 rooms, one above the other, in the Orangery (capacity per room in the Orangery: maximum 90 people seated and 100 people standing). 6 meeting rooms in the Château, upstairs

www.tourisme.monuments-nationaux.fr

http://www.chateau-ferney-voltaire.fr/en/

https://tourisme.monuments-nationaux.fr/en/

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ACCESS

From Genève (airport): - 50 km of Annecy. - 100 km of Chambery. - 150 km of Lyon

A40 motorway exit Bellegarde Pays de Gex, then N206

Lausanne-Genève motorway direction Genève Airport, exit Ferney then N5 Paris / Genève

Geneva airport 5 km

Geneva Station 12 km

INFORMATION

CHÂTEAU DE VOLTAIRE Allée du Château - 01210 Ferney-Voltaire

tel.: (33) (0)4 50 40 53 21 [email protected]

www.chateau-ferney-voltaire.fr

TOURS

Unaccompanied tour with guide bookletFrench, English, German, Italian Digital labels and tactile tables in French, English, German, Spanish, Italian and Dutch

Guided tour of the castle and the parkFrench, English

Reservations requiredDuration: 55 min

Lecture tour of the castle and the parkFrench, English, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian and Dutch

Reservations requiredDuration: 1 hr 30 min

Maximun group size without splitting up25 people maximum

Private visit, with or without catering service,outside standard opening hours

RATES 2022 CATEGORY 4

Rate for groups (minimum 20 people)

6,5 €

Pro E-ticketing

Adults8 €

Free admission: minors under 18 * Free admission: 18-25 years old(EU nationals and regularised EU residents)