La Pagode de Chanteloup
Type :
- Formal french park
- Oriental garden
- Factories
Unique in its kind, the Pagode offers an exceptional panorama on its park, between the Loire valley and the Amboise forest.
In a 14-hectare park, by the shade of age-old trees, the famous structure of the Pagode with its lake is the only remnant of the great castle once owned by the Duc de Choiseul, minister to Louis Xvth, who lived in exile after his disgrace at Chanteloup from 1770 to 1774. As a sign of his gratitude for the loyalty of his friends, Choiseul had the Pagode erected in 1775 by his friend, the architect Le Camus, and admirers came to it from every corner of Europe.
Its inspiration is Chinese, but the style is pure Louis XVIth. The Pagode, unique in its genre, is a very audacious architectural piece. The architect René-Edouard André restored it in 1910.
The top is at a 44 metres height and offers a unique panorama of the Loire valley and of the Amboise forest, giving also a better conception of the outline of the original park with immense perspectives running through it.
The half-moon shaped ornamental lake in which it reflects itself has been renovated. It is continued with a great canal transformed in a lawn. In the caretaker’s pavilion, an exhibition evokes the splendour of the famous Château de Chanteloup, destroyed in 1823 by the “Bande Noire”.
La Pagode de Chanteloup
La Pagode de Chanteloup Route de Bléré BP317
37403 Amboise Cedex
Tél : 33 (0)2 47 57 20 97
Fax : 33 (0)2 47 57 65 97
info@pagode-chanteloup.com
http://www.pagode-chanteloup.com
Surface :
14 ha
Visits schedules :
From March 22nd to the end of september
March/April : everyday from 10am until 6pm
May : everyday from 10am until 6:30pm
June : everyday from 10am until 7pm
July and August : everyday from 9:30 am until 7:30pm
September : everyday from 10am until 6:30pm
October and November : only week-ends, public holidays, school holidays : week : 10h-12h/14h-17h - WE : 10h-17h
February holidays : week : 14h/16h30 - WE : 10h-12h/14h-17h
Closed November 12th
Services :
Shop
Area with old games
Tearoom, picnic service, boating
Prices :
Adult : 7 €
Student (with card) : 6€
Child from 7 up to 15 years old and disabled : 5€
Child up to 7 years old : free of charge

At 25 km from Tours and at 3 km from Amboise, on Bléré-Loches’ way.
At 2 hours from Paris by the A10 road, exit at Amboise.
At 1 hour from Paris by TGV.

Take a holiday in the Loire Valley, enjoy a stay in a luxury hotel and visit the prestigious historic sites such as Chambord, Orléans - the city liberated by Joan of Arc - and Chartres with its world-famous cathedral..
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ON THE SPOT
Arrange your receptions in the Pagoda. Seminaries, Incentives, Marriages, Holidays. Capacity : 2 x 60 m2 open-air tents
In the shade of ancient trees, taste charms of a picnic in the country (" The small baskets of Chanteloup ") and discover the pleasure of outdoor games " in ancient " or of a romantic promenade on 3 hectare water.
The Small Baskets of Chanteloup composed of regional products : 11,00 €
The Small Baskets of Chanteloup "ameliorated" (Wines and coffee included) : 14,00 €
The Delight of Chanteloup : 19,00 €
Country meal : 25,00 €
Breakfasts (orange juices , brioches, buns, jams, butter, coffee or chocolate) : 5,00 €
Snacks (orange juices, fruit tarts, ice creams) : 5,00 €
Drinks (Crémant of Loire with sweet / salt assortments): 4,50 €