Chinon
【City description】
It’s the town that Joan of Arc had an audience with Charles VII in the castle. The city is the banks of the Vienne river and we can look it from the castle on the hill. In addition, the wine is a famous production and we can find a wine field from the castle. We present a route map that you visit the castle at first and go to the town.
【Overall rating】
★★★★☆
【Time required】
5 h 30
【Budget】
18.50 euros
【Fatigue】
★★★☆☆
【Sightseeing route】
Downtown Map
【Start】
①Chinon station
Gare de Chinon
★Go to Dr Pierre Labussière Avenue for 10 minutes as far as Jeanne d’Arc Square.
②Statue of Joan of Arc
Statue de Jeanne d’Arc
Time required: 5 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
★Go straight on Jeanne d’Arc St and turn right at a small roundabout. It takes 15 minutes.
③Tourist Information Center
Time required: 5 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
★Go to Général de Gaulle Square and go through under a small tunnel to go to a parking.
④⑤Elevator
Time required: 5 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
★Turn left and go straight on the street for 5 minutes.
⑥Royal Fortress of Chinon
Forteresse Royale de Chinon
Time required: 90 min / Admission fee: 10.50 euros
Opening hour: 9 h 30 am – 6 pm (until 7 pm between May and August / until 5 pm between November and February)
Close: 1/1, 12/25
★Return to Général de Gaulle Square with the elevator. Turn right to go to Voltaire St and turn immediately. It takes 15 minutes.
⑦Wine and Cooperage Museum
Musée du Vin et de la Tonnellerie
Time required: 60 min / Admission fee: 5 euros
Opening hour: 10 am – 6 pm (11 am – 5 pm on weekend, the reservation is necessary)
Close: between October and March
★Continue to walk on Voltaire St.
⑧Art and History Museum
Musée d’Art et d’Histoire Le Carroi
Time required: 40 min / Admission fee: 3 euros
Opening hour: 2 h 30 pm – 6 h 30 pm
Close: Tuesday
★Continue to walk on the street for 5 minutes.
⑨Saint Maurice Church
Église Saint Maurice
Time required: 15 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
Opening hour: 11 am – 5 h 30 pm
Close: No
★When you leave the church, turn left. Then, turn left at the dead end and go to Charles VII St beside the river. When you arrive at a bridge, pass it. It takes 15 minutes.
⑩View Point
Time required: 10 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
★Pass the bridge again and turn right. As you come back to the street where you have already walked, return to the station with same route. It takes 25 minutes.
【Goal】
Chinon station
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