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OT Porte de DrômArdèche - Palais idéal du facteur Cheval
OT POrte de DrômArdèche.P. Gardin - Palais idéal du facteur Cheval
Palais idéal du facteur Cheval / Photo : F. Jouhanin
Palais idéal du facteur Cheval / Photo : F. Jouhanin
Palais idéal du facteur Cheval / Photo : F. Jouhanin
Palais idéal du facteur Cheval / Photo : F. Jouhanin
Palais idéal du facteur Cheval / Photo : F. Jouhanin
Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval
Opening hours: Du 01/04/2024 au 14/01/2025
It all started in April 1879 when Ferdinand Cheval, a country postman, stumbled upon a strange stone. This led to 33 years of perseverance and dedication in building his ideal palace, alone in his garden, using only nature, postcards and pictures in magazines as inspiration.
More information
Unique in the world, the Ideal Palace has inspired artists for over a century. Independent from any artistic trend, built with no architectural rules, the Ideal Palace has been admired by the Surrealists and is considered as a work of outsider art. It was classified as a Historical Monument in 1969 by the French Minister of Culture at that time, André Malraux, as Naïve Art."
Rates
From 29/11/2023 to 15/01/2024
Reduced price: from 6 €
Adult: 9 to 9.50 €
Child : 5 to 5.50 €
Student: 6 to 6.50 €
Job seeker: 6 to 6.50 €
Group adults: 6 €
Group children : 4 €.
From 01/02 to 20/09/2024
Reduced price: from 6 €
Adult: 9 to 9.50 €
Child : 5 to 5.50 €
Student: 6 to 6.50 €
Job seeker: 6 to 6.50 €
Group adults: 6 €
Group children : 4 €.
From 21/09 to 22/09/2024
Adult: 6 €.
From 23/09/2024 to 14/01/2025
Reduced price: from 6 €
Adult: 9 to 9.50 €
Child : 5 to 5.50 €
Student: 6 to 6.50 €
Job seeker: 6 to 6.50 €
Group adults: 6 €
Group children : 4 €.
Free entry for the drivers.
Child entry valid for 0 - 16 years.
Group rate available for > 15 people.
Reduced price: from 6 €
Adult: 9 to 9.50 €
Child : 5 to 5.50 €
Student: 6 to 6.50 €
Job seeker: 6 to 6.50 €
Group adults: 6 €
Group children : 4 €.
From 01/02 to 20/09/2024
Reduced price: from 6 €
Adult: 9 to 9.50 €
Child : 5 to 5.50 €
Student: 6 to 6.50 €
Job seeker: 6 to 6.50 €
Group adults: 6 €
Group children : 4 €.
From 21/09 to 22/09/2024
Adult: 6 €.
From 23/09/2024 to 14/01/2025
Reduced price: from 6 €
Adult: 9 to 9.50 €
Child : 5 to 5.50 €
Student: 6 to 6.50 €
Job seeker: 6 to 6.50 €
Group adults: 6 €
Group children : 4 €.
Free entry for the drivers.
Child entry valid for 0 - 16 years.
Group rate available for > 15 people.
Equipments and services
Equipments :
Services :
Means of payment :
Opening times
From 01/02 to 29/03/2024, daily.
From 01/04 to 30/06/2024, daily.
From 01/07 to 31/08/2024, daily.
From 01/09 to 30/09/2024, daily.
From 01/10 to 30/11/2024, daily.
From 01/12/2024 to 14/01/2025, daily.
Closed exceptionally on January 1st and December 25th.
Accessibilities
Visual disability
Accessible for wheelchairs with assistance
Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
Presence of pictograms and / or simplified visuals
Reception staff sensitized to the reception of people with disabilities
Accessible for wheelchairs with assistance
Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
Presence of pictograms and / or simplified visuals
Reception staff sensitized to the reception of people with disabilities
Services
Spoken languages : English
Length of visit
90 minutes
Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval
Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval
8 rue du Palais
26390 Hauterives
France
How to get there?
The nearest tourist office
Located at: Hauterives
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