Voltaire's Château

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Castle
Historic patrimony
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18th C
19th C

Elevation : 446m

allée du château, 01210 Ferney-Voltaire

Château de Voltaire — ©CMN Christian Gluckman

Salon de Mme Denis — ©CMN Benjamin Gavaudo

Chambre de Voltaire — ©CMN Benjamin Gavaudo

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Voltaire hosted many personalities in his home for almost twenty years. As he declared himself the "innkeeper of Europe", he made Ferney the place to be for an elite who flocked from all over Europe.

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The last 20 years of Voltaire's life were spent in Ferney. The castle was completely rebuilt. He laid out the park, not reluctant to work the land with his own hands. From Ferney, Voltaire continued his fight against intolerance and wrote some 6,000 letters, the Dictionnaire Philosophique, des tragédies... As well as giving theatrical performances at the castle, he also received many visitors. His guests came from all over the Europe of the Enlightenment. To visit Voltaire's castle is to...

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Free guided tour for EU citizens under 25 (individuals).
Excellence label for the castle: sites with the "Maisons des Illustres" label are above all villas, estates, workshops, laboratories and museums, many of which are historical monuments. The "Maisons des Illustres" label is granted to Houses that guarantee a cultural programme of excellence, suitable for all audiences.