Tourism professionals
The Fortress team is at your disposal to help you find the visit option best suited to your expectations: time constraints, capacity or accessibility..
8 possible visit options
Immersive visit in augmented reality with the HistoPad available in 9 languages:
French, English, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Chinese, Brazilian and Russian.
Recommended duration: 2h
Included in the entrance fee to the monument
Visit to the fortress (at ground level)
Duration: 50 minutes outdoors and allow an additional hour to fully enjoy the royal dwellings and the various towers of the fortress.
Price: admission fee + €90 package
- The Plantagenets in Chinon
- The Plantagenet arsenal
- The Plantagenet administration
Duration: 1h.
Price: admission fee + €90 package
Ideal for friends or team building, come and compete and/or cooperate with our Monument Game ‘The Guardians of Time’.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes.
Groups of 3 to 30 people.
Price per person: €24/€20.
The landscapes surrounding the fortress are marked by the presence of vines. This seems to have been linked to the monument from time immemorial. What wines were drunk in the Middle Ages and on what occasions? What place did wine have at the table of kings? Take a wine-tasting tour and discover the history of wine before sampling hypocras, the famous spiced wine.
Duration: 1h30
Groups limited to 20 people.
Price: admission fee + €90 package
- Monument Game "The guardians of the time"
- Cellar visit and tasting
Continue your adventure in the heart of the medieval town of Chinon under the fortress!
In his cave cellar, Marc Plouzeau reveals the secrets of the winegrowers of the AOC Chinon. End your visit with a tasting of emblematic vintages.
Duration: 2h30 minimum.
Group of 12 to 20 people
In French and English
Price: €40 / €35 per person
Duration: 30 minutes
Price: admission fee + €90 package
Following a guided tour, a mediator will show you the fortress's two war machines before asking for your help in operating the trebuchet and the bricole.*
Duration: 50-minute tour and 30-minute demonstration
Price: admission fee + €150 package
Price for the demonstration only: admission fee + €90 package
*Subject to availability and weather conditions.
The advantages of group offers
- Throughout the year, depending on the period you visit, your customers can enjoy the temporary exhibitions at no extra charge.
- If you are accompanying a group of senior citizens, the Fortress has portable folding seats available for your convenience.
- Large free coach park near the north entrance of the Fortress.
- Within the Fortress, a range of quality fast food restaurants from April to August. Otherwise, many restaurants are located in the immediate vicinity of the Fortress.
- The site's shop offers a wide range of souvenirs. Discover the many services reserved for our visitors.
- The Royal Fortress of Chinon works regularly with other sites in its area and with the Azay Chinon - Val de Loire Tourist Office. Accommodation for your group is located in the vicinity of the Fortress.
Informations for professionals and groups 2025:
Useful information:
- Groups of 15 to 50 people. For groups of more than 50 people, it is possible to make two groups.
- Languages: French, English, Spanish and Italian
- Reservations are required and subject to availability (especially for foreign language tours).
- Entrance fee per person visiting with a group as part of a tour organised by a tourism professional: €9.50.
From 1 February 2026, an additional fee of €90 or €150 will be applied to groups receiving a personalised service.
Commercial contact:
Muriel VARIN
mvarin@departement-touraine.fr
Reservation:
Tel. +33(0)2 47 93 13 45
resaforteressechinon@departement-touraine.fr