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Château de Chenonceau opening hours 2026

Chenonceau is open every day of the year, including 25 December and 1 January. The hours change with the season, and these are the 2026 hours: when we checked, the official site had published nothing for 2027. The official site gives no last-entry time.

Today

Opening hours for every month are on the Opening hours page.

Checked against the official website on October 22, 2026 · Official source

Period (2026)OpensCloses
1 – 4 January9:3018:00
5 January – 3 April9:3016:30
4 April – 3 July9:0018:00
Easter weekend, 1–3 and 8–10 May, Ascension and Whitsun weekends9:0019:00
4 July – 23 August9:0019:00
24 August – 27 September9:0018:00
28 September – 1 November9:0017:30
2 November – 4 December9:3016:30
5 – 6 December9:0017:00
7 – 11 December9:3016:30
12 – 13 December9:3017:00
14 – 18 December9:3016:30
19 – 25 December9:3018:00
26 – 31 December9:3018:30

No closing days and no weekly closing day. Last entry is not published by the official site.

Checked against the official website on October 22, 2026 · Official source: Château de Chenonceau

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Last entry is not published

The official hours give an opening and a closing time, and no last-entry time. The “Today” box on this site therefore uses the closing time as its limit. Plan to arrive well before closing, especially on short winter days, when the château closes at 16:30.

Holiday weekends

In 2026 the official site lists longer hours, 9:00 to 19:00, over the Easter weekend (4–6 April), 1–3 May, 8–10 May, the Ascension weekend (14–17 May) and the Whitsun weekend (23–25 May). The dates change every year.

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