Voltaire Chateau

Voltaire Chateau visitor information

Voltaire Castle is a National Monument of France.

An exceptional site wich perserved its traces of Voltaire’s presence. The Château de Voltaire was built by the author between 1758 and 1766. He spent the last twenty years of his life here - years that were the most productive of his entire career. At Ferney, Voltaire led his great campaigns against intolerance, put his hand to architecture and town planning, all the while continuing his literary output at this Château which became the focal point of intellectual life in Enlightenment Europe.

Address & Contact

Château de Voltaire Allée du Château F- 01210 Ferney-Voltaire tél : (33) 04 50 40 53 21 Fax : (33) 04 50 28 04 84

Prices

Adults: 5€ Concessions: 3,50€

Opening times

May 8 to September 20: from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Other dates closed

Mondays from May 8 to September 20 From September 21 to May 7

More Information

• See Places to visit near Voltaire Castle for other places to visit nearby
• See Voltaire Castle on the National Monuments website.

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Tourist classifications for Voltaire Chateau: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*;

Suggested places to visit near Voltaire Chateau, France

Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.

More suggestions: Annecy 40km; Lake Annecy 40km; Veyrier du Lac 42km; Menthon Saint Bernard 45km; La Clusaz 46km; Talloires 47km; Abondance 47km; Avoriaz 52km; Sallanches 54km; Megeve 59km;

See these places and more on a map at places near Voltaire Chateau

Voltaire Chateau tourism: sights and attractions nearby

Col de la Faucille - site of natural beauty (14km) : Lac de Lamoura - site of natural beauty (18km) : Le Labyrinthe - Jardin des Cinq Sens - remarkable garden (21km) : Haut-Jura - regional natural parc (23km) : La Roche-sur-Foron - recommended detour (26km) : Cascade de la Diomaz - site of natural beauty (31km) : Mole - site of natural beauty (31km) : Roc d'Enfer - site of natural beauty (39km) :