Historic site and monument

in Pontgibaud

Château Dauphin

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Farm. Opens Sunday at 14 p.m.

Fortified castle, listed as a Historic Monument (MH), built at the end of the XNUMXth century and completed in the XNUMXth century. It includes a keep and six towers; it is still inhabited. Remarkable hollow vegetable garden classified MH. Silver mining museum in the outbuildings of the castle.

The Château includes a keep and six towers restored in the 1756th century. It retains its defensive aspect but the interior, harmoniously fitted out, is warm with its woodwork (classified MH), its XNUMXth and XNUMXth century furniture and its many family memories. It has been inhabited since XNUMX by the family of the Counts of Pontgibaud. The castle overlooks a rare sunken vegetable garden (classified MH), labeled Remarkable Garden.
The discovery can be completed by a visit to the Silver Mining Museum located in the castle's outbuildings.
Partner of the Historic Route of the Châteaux d’Auvergne.

Further information) :

Groups of 15 or more: guided tours all year round by reservation

Sustainable tourism

The Château Dauphin commits a little more every year to protect its environment. We no longer use any treatment product for the courtyards, gardens and vegetable patch. Manual or mechanical weeding. Composting of green waste which is then reused in the vegetable garden. We reduce the lighting to a minimum and no longer light the castle in the evening, except on show nights, until the old projectors have been replaced by more economical and efficient LEDs.
We do not sell any consumption (no packaging lying around) and have bins available to the public, so that the classified garden remains welcoming.

Portrait

Heirs of Château-Dauphin, a family property since 1756, we have always endeavored to maintain and enhance this heritage classified as a Historic Monument (castle and garden) with good practices and a lot of difficulties. Wishing to share the richness of this heritage with all , we opened it to the public in 1982, 40 years already, 40 years of happiness!

We speak English

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Location details

3km from the A89 (exit Pontgibaud-Vulcania) N°14

In the countryside
Public transport stop within 500 m
GR route within 1 km

Visit

Average duration of the individual visit: 60 min.

Average duration of the group visit: 60 min.

Minimum group size: 30 people

Customers

Suitable for: Reception of groups, Reception of school groups, Special rate for students, Special rate for disabled people, Special rate for job seekers

Language(s) of the visit

English French

Individual visit services

Mandatory guided individual tours

Group visit services

Guided group tours permanently
Mandatory guided group visits

Opening

Opening hours from March 31 to June 30, 2024
Sunday	Open from 14 a.m. to 18 p.m.

and public holidays

Opening hours from July 01 to August 31, 2024
Tuesday	Open from 14 a.m. to 19 p.m.
Wednesday	Open from 14 a.m. to 19 p.m.
Thursday	Open from 14 a.m. to 19 p.m.
Friday	Open from 14 a.m. to 19 p.m.
Saturday	Open from 14 a.m. to 19 p.m.
Sunday	Open from 14 a.m. to 19 p.m.

Opening hours from September 01 to November 01, 2024
Sunday	Open from 14 a.m. to 18 p.m.

and public holidays

Prices

Prices	Min.	Max.
Adult From March 31, 2024 to November 01, 2024	7 €	-
Kids From March 31, 2024 to November 01, 2024	4 €	-
Adult group From March 31, 2024 to November 01, 2024	5 €	-