Château de Mayenne
castle, chateau
139m
Orne, Normandy

An early medieval castle This castle is over 1,000 years old and is one of the best-preserved early medieval secular buildings in Europe

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Previous names
Château de Mayenne, Château de Mayenne
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Description

An early medieval castle

This castle is over 1,000 years old and is one of the best-preserved early medieval secular buildings in Europe.

From the castle, you will have a magnificent panoramic vista over the River Mayenne and the eastern districts of the town.

The main courtyard has now been turned into a park. At the end of the 19th century it was endowed with a superb Italian-style theatre, a hub of cultural life in Mayenne.

The castle houses a museum where visitors can take an interactive tour to discover these remarkable Carolingian remains and the castle’s history over the last 1,000 years.

A listed museum

Mayenne castle’s museum houses the medieval section of Mayenne’s Departmental Archaeological Museum.

It also displays outstanding collections of objects found in the course of excavations since 1996: coins, domestic artefacts, religious objects, military furnishings, funerary furnishings and game pieces.

Visitors can view an extraordinary collection of game pieces and counters: a board complete with its 52 backgammon counters dating from the 10th to 12th centuries, and dice and chess pieces, all made of bone, stags’ antlers or ivory.

The museum organises lots of activities for children of all ages, with workshops and classes that are exciting and fun, in summer and during school holidays.

It is also approved under the ‘Tourisme & Handicap’ scheme for all four types of disability (motor, visual, auditory and mental).

http://www.mayenne-tourisme.com

Useful information

Le parking GRATUIT (sur place)

Adulte: 4 € hors expositions temporaires (5 € durant les expositions temporaires); 15 € (abonnement)

Journée d’étude: 50€ par personne

½ journée d’étude: 20€ par personne

Soirée: 60€ par personne / 30€ par personne sans dîner

Tarif réduit: 3 € (personnes porteuses de handicaps, 18-25 ans, MayN’ Pass, accompagnateur d’abonné, porteur de la carte CNAS et la personne qui l’accompagne)

Enfant: 12 € (abonnement)

Groupe adultes (à partir de 10 personnes): 3 €

Groupe classe (jusqu’à 30 élèves): forfait classe de 35 € pour les écoles de Mayenne Communauté; forfait classe de 40 € pour les écoles hors de Mayenne Communauté

WC GRATUIT

contact@museeduchateaudemayenne.fr