See you at the gardens and festival of the rose route in celebration

Saturday and Sunday at 11am, come and discover the crazy history of the Château de Chamerolles during a guided tour. For 1h15, you will discover the history of the building, the rooms on the ground floor with its furniture as well as the Promenade des parfums on the 1st and 2nd floors.

Public: all public
Price: €10 per adult, €6 per child, family pass at €22 for 2 adults and 2 paying children
Do you need to book? No, no reservation in advance. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the time at the ticket office to ensure as many places as possible for the guided tour.

At 2:30 pm and 4 pm, we invite you to follow our guide for a special "gardens" tour. Indeed, only on this weekend, we will reveal everything about our Renaissance gardens and the plants that live there. Design of the gardens, composition of the different squares, sensory walk to discover our hundreds of plants starting with our 77 varieties of rose bushes, smell lavender, aromatic plants ... for a visit that will awaken your senses.

The children will make their own paper windmill following the instructions of our facilitators.
 

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6-12 years
Location: in the Renaissance gardens or in the vestibule if it rains
Reservations required at 02 38 39 84 66
Included in the entrance ticket

Explanations about the world of bees and their role as pollinators will be given to you before putting on a beekeeper's outfit to approach the hives. Our beekeeper will open one for an exploration into the heart of the honey. Maybe you will find the queen?

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By our beekeeper Livestock
From 6 years old
On reservation, limited number of places
Included in the entrance ticket

An exhibition of around thirty giant-size photographs in the Renaissance gardens to discover the treasures of the infinitely small.

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Thanks to the work of our professional photographer: Christelle Saffroy - Saint-Père sur Loire
All audiences
Included in the entrance ticket
In the Renaissance gardens

At your disposal, two accompanying booklets to better discover and understand the world of nature and our rose garden at the Château de Chamerolles.

For older children, the booklet "The rose, from the garden to the perfume" will introduce you to some of our 77 varieties of rose bushes at the château and the role of this flower in the design of perfumes.

For younger children, the children's booklet "the gardens of Chamerolles" will be the ideal companion to discover the natural and plant riches of our park and our gardens. Riddle after riddle, game after game, discover the exteriors of the château with your family and have fun.

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These two booklets are free and available at the ticket office reception. Ask for them upon arrival on site.

Children's booklet specially adapted for 6-12 year olds

A flowering of the rooms of the castle where the rose is queen awaits you for this perfumed weekend. Several florists are doubling their imagination for this competition dedicated to floral creation, imagination and nature. The rose comes in all its varieties and colors for a sensory, sensitive, poetic and perfumed journey to the land of "The Rose Route".

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Audience: All audiences
Price: included in the castle entrance ticket
Who created this flowering? Three florists were selected: Amandine Paillet from "Tentations Fleurs", Marc Moreau from "Moreau Creaflor" and Laëtitia from "Après la pluie"

Come and take part in a floral art workshop to compose a bouquet where the rose will be in the spotlight. Throughout your creation, you will be supervised by Marc Moreau, a professional florist who will guide you through all the stages of designing your floral arrangement.

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From 12 years old
Full price: €16 / reduced price: €12 (castle and workshop)
Duration: approximately 1h15
On reservation, limited number of places: 02 38 39 84 66 to reserve your place

Thanks to our artist chefs, relive the art of using the rose in medieval cooking. Animation and workshop on making rose biscuits await you. An animation that will mix your senses and will give you all the explanations of the ways in which the rose was used in cooking, but also in hygiene and cosmetics. A real leap back in time.

Please note, the rose biscuit making workshops are mandatory by reservation, limited number of places.

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By the Hauts Coeurs company
All audiences
By reservation for cooking workshops, limited number of places by calling 02 38 39 84 66
Included in the entrance ticket to the castle

In the company of our historic dyer, come and discover our plants in the Renaissance Gardens during this sensory walk. You will learn everything about this method. It is only this Sunday, June 8 at 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.

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In partnership with Nollaa teinturière
Price: included in the entrance ticket
Do you need to book? Yes, booking is strongly recommended to ensure your place for this event only offered this Sunday, June 8 (there will be no others during the year). Call 02 38 39 84 66 to book.
Duration: 1h to 1h15

Take to the heights for this sporting and physical activity. Hoisting several meters, rubbing shoulders with the treetops, you will have an exceptional view of the castle and the park.

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By Boyer Sport Nature
No reservation, outdoors
Meet in the park on the kiosk side
Included in the castle entrance ticket
Activity offered on Saturday June 7 and Sunday June 8 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. approximately

To celebrate nature and our rose bushes, we offer you a dreamlike and sensory evening. Explore the castle by candlelight to discover an olfactory trail. In the form of a treasure hunt, go from room to room and take up our challenges, solve our puzzles, all in an atmosphere where candles and subdued lighting will immerse you in the nocturnal atmosphere of the castle during a night in Chamerolles.

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Saturday, June 7 from 7:30 p.m.
Public: all ages from 8 years old
Price: €10 / adult and €6 / child for the night (in addition to the day rate if you visit the castle during the day, you will have to pay the night rate for your evening).
Do you need to book? No, not necessarily.

... we have the answer.

Call us at 02 38 39 84 66 for more information on this nature and roses weekend, we will be happy to answer all your questions.