Want to come together again, with your kids, as a family or Summary with your friends? Come discover โ or rediscover Chartres! Preconceived notions p. Need Art and contemporary to chill? Stained glass windows and handicraft p. Accommodation - Your best nights p. Our useful addresses p. Friday and Saturday in July and August am โ pm. Sunday and bank holidays from January to March: am - pm; April to December: am - pm.
Closed on Janurary 1st and December 25th. Days and hours of opening by contacting us. We would like to thank the entire C'Chartres Tourism team for their proofreading. C'Chartres Tourism - Tourist Office of Chartres Urban area, would like to thank their advertisers for their loyalty, the deposit locations for their hospitality, the readers for their devotion to the paper. You drive by it on the motorway when you go on holiday, and every time you see that iconic sign you wonder if it worth stopping for a visit.
In and around Chartres? Not much to see, just the cathedral is really worth a visit. What about at night? Leisure activities? Only for the culture vultures! Gastronomic heritage? Could you repeat the question?
Is there a castle near Chartres? And is it far away? Here are the essential sites to discover during your stay. Compa - Agriculture Museum The first ever French museum devoted to agriculture. A museum of society, science and technology to help orient you in a rural environment in constant r evolution p A permanent collection of 70 authentic stained-glass windows plus temporary exhibitions of contemporary stained glass p Built at the beginning of the Gothic period, it was completed in under 26 years, which explains its architectural unity.
Stop to admire the rich and varied sculptures on its doors. Around the royal portal, capped by Christ in majesty, the jamb statues are a wonderful example of the transition from Romanesque to Gothic style. The 13th century side portals bear witness to the elegance of the era. Whether your visit is spiritual or cultural, the cathedral is sure to move you. From its enormous crypt to its towers, by way of its labyrinth which pilgrims and tourists still explore today, you will marvel at its many architectural treasures spires, eaves, chapels and rood screen, not to mention the liturgical furnishings created by the goldsmith Goudji.
