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Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte: Entry Ticket

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A baroque-style chateau with a fountain in the foreground featuring golden sculptures and water jets.
© Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte
Last Admission1 h 30 min
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Best Times to VisitAfternoon
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About

Visit Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, located about 40 minutes from Paris. The château is known for influencing the design of Versailles.

You can explore the interior rooms, including state rooms, private apartments, the library, basement kitchens, and the Coach Museum. The estate also includes formal gardens designed by André Le Nôtre, covering 33 hectares, along with a larger surrounding forest.

What's Included

  • Entry to the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
  • Entry to the Musée des Équipages
  • Access to the gardens
  • Access to The Sound Forest: Fables in the Hollow of the Tree (from September)
  • Access to The Materials Trail (from April to September on weekends and summer holidays)
  • Access to The Mystery of the Man in the Iron Mask

What's Not Included

  • Access to the dome
  • Golf cart rental
  • Costume rental

Must Know

  • The last admission is at 17:30
  • No animals allowed
  • Pushchairs aren’t allowed inside the castle
  • Free parking is available at the castle

Good to Know

  • You can purchase tickets in front of the track
  • Take the RER R train to Melun from Gare de Lyon (it is a 30-minute direct train)
  • When you arrive in Melun take a 10-minute taxi to the chateau
  • You can take the Chateaubus from Melun. The Chateaubus, must be booked in advance on the official website of the venue

Instructions

1

Before you buy

  • Children under 6 get in free
  • Students, French job-seekers, and disabled visitors can buy reduced tickets onsite
2

On-site usage

  • The network coverage is quite poor, download your ticket beforehand
  • Make sure your phone is fully charged as the staff will be rechecking your ticket at the entrance of the château

Meeting Point

Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, Maincy

GPS:48.56581, 2.71414

Get There

77950 Maincy, Maincy

77950

Reschedule and cancellation policy

These tickets are non-refundable. Cancellation and rescheduling are not possible for this experience.

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