From 19 April to 30 September inclusive for individual visits: APRIL From 4 to 6, from 11 to 12, from 18 to 19, from 25 to 26 MAY From 1st to 3rd, from 8th to 10th, from 14th to 17th, from 23rd to 25th, from 30th to 31st JUNE – JULY – AUGUST Open every day except Tuesdays, exceptionally closed from 9 to 16 June inclusive SEPTEMBER Open every weekend Times: guided tours during public opening hours for individuals (10.30am, 2pm, 3.30pm and 5pm) Tours suitable for groups, bookable all year round by telephone on 02 48 64 80 54 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) or by e-mail at visites@chateau-menetou-salon.com

15 km north of Bourges, on the D11. By motorway (Autoroute A71: Paris/Clermont-Ferrand): Exit Bourges, D941 towards Montargis/Paris, at the roundabout Route de Paris, turn right Route de Menetou-Salon and continue for 12km. By train : Bourges SNCF station. 30 minutes from Bourges and Sancerre – GPS 47.23 – 2.48

Sale of wine (winery) Sale of firewood Information by telephone on 02 48 64 80 54 or by e-mail at visites@chateau-menetou-salon.com

Cheque, credit card, cash, ANCV.

Visitors welcome in French and English .

Reduced rates (on presentation of proof of entitlement)

Young people aged 7 to 16 Students Jobseekers Large family card Route Jacques C&oelig;ur Privilege Pass Privilege Pass price at Château de Menetou-Salon: €9 instead of €11 for the visit ( click here to buy your Pass and benefit from reduced rates)

Motor disabilities: possibility of opening the gate by phoning in advance. Ramp access to the château by phoning in advance. Horse museum and tack room on the same level.

Château & Estate
de Menetou-Salon Residence of the Princes and Dukes of Arenberg

This magnificent château, the former residence of Jacques Coeur, the great treasurer of King Charles VII, is the private property of LL.AA.SS. the Prince and Princess of Arenberg. During your guided tour you will discover the richly furnished interiors, the saddlery and the car collection. Your visit will end with an exclusive tasting of the Prince and Duc d’Arenberg cuvée (while stocks last).

Postal address: 2 rue du Prince Auguste d’Arenberg 18510 Menetou-Salon
Telephone number: 02 48 64 80 54
E-mail: [email protected]

Getting there

What you will like

A fascinating guided tour of the furnished Château

The Musée de l'Automobile, with its prestigious collections of cars

Exclusive tasting of the Prince and Duke of Arenberg cuvée

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Privilege Pass

For one year, save over €100 on admission tickets and events at over 30 sites (châteaux, parks, gardens, museums, exhibitions, historic towns, etc.).

Privilege Pass price at Château de Menetou-Salon: €9 instead of €11 for the visit

Activities

Guided tour only

Prices :

Adults (aged 17 and over): €11
Reduced: €9
Privilege Pass: €9 (buy my Privilege Pass)
Free admission (on presentation of proof): disabled people, children under 7, Menetou-Salon residents.

Itinerary:

the château with its chapel,
the red drawing room
the library and the dining room,
the saddlery,
the automobile museum + tasting of Domaine du Prince d’Arenberg wines (while stocks last).

Guided tour times

April: 4 to 6, 11 to 12, 18 to 19, 25 to 26

May: 1st to 3rd, 8th to 10th, 14th to 17th, 23rd to 25th, 30th to 31st

June, July and August: open every day except Tuesdays, closed from 9 to 16 June inclusive

In September: open every weekend

April to September: 10.30am, 2pm, 3.30pm and 5pm

Group visits

For groups of 20 or more:

Adults: €10/person
Children: €8/person

Less than 20 people:

Adult group package: €200
Children’s group package: €160

Tours suitable for groups, bookable all year round!

Duration: 1h30 (2h on site)

Information: by telephone on 02 48 64 80 54 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) or by e-mail at [email protected]

Practical info

Annual opening times
From 19 April to 30 September inclusive for individual visits:
APRIL
From 4 to 6, from 11 to 12, from 18 to 19, from 25 to 26
MAY
From 1st to 3rd, from 8th to 10th, from 14th to 17th, from 23rd to 25th, from 30th to 31st
JUNE – JULY – AUGUST
Open every day except Tuesdays, exceptionally closed from 9 to 16 June inclusive
SEPTEMBER
Open every weekend
Times: guided tours during public opening hours for individuals (10.30am, 2pm, 3.30pm and 5pm)
Tours suitable for groups, bookable all year round by telephone on 02 48 64 80 54 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) or by e-mail at [email protected]
Access and transport
15 km north of Bourges, on the D11.
By motorway (Autoroute A71: Paris/Clermont-Ferrand): Exit Bourges, D941 towards Montargis/Paris, at the roundabout Route de Paris, turn right Route de Menetou-Salon and continue for 12km.
By train: Bourges SNCF station.
30 minutes from Bourges and Sancerre – GPS 47.23 – 2.48
Wine and wood sales
- Sale of wine (winery)
- Sale of firewood
Information by telephone on 02 48 64 80 54 or by e-mail at [email protected]
Payment methods
Cheque, credit card, cash, ANCV.
Host languages
Visitors welcome in French and English.
Reduced rates (on presentation of proof of entitlement)
- Young people aged 7 to 16
- Students
- Jobseekers
- Large family card
- Route Jacques Cœur Privilege Pass
Privilege Pass price at Château de Menetou-Salon: €9 instead of €11 for the visit
(click here to buy your Pass and benefit from reduced rates)
PRM accessibility
Motor disabilities: possibility of opening the gate by phoning in advance.
Ramp access to the château by phoning in advance.
Horse museum and tack room on the same level.

Photo gallery

Find out more about the venue

Menetou-Salon,
a time in the house of Sancerre

The land and seigneury of Menetou have belonged to the House of Sancerre since the 13th century.
The presence of vines on this land has been attested to since the 15th century.

Menetou-Salon,
property of Jacques Cœur

From around 1448 until their confiscation in 1456, the seigneury belonged to Jacques Cœur, treasurer to King Charles VII. The original building may date from the 14th century, with an extension carried out in the early 17th century (part of the basement kitchens and the west pavilion), then owned by the Pot de Rhodes family. The château was sold as national property in Year III (1791) and reverted to the d’Arenberg family by inheritance in the early 19th century. In Histoire et statistique monumentale du département du Cher, Buhot de Kersers gives a description and image of the château before its total reconstruction at the end of the 19th century.

Château de Menetou-Salon, owned by the d'Arenberg family since the 19th century

Auguste d’Arenberg, a businessman at the head of an immense fortune, enlarged the old château by adding a gallery to the ground floor of the south facade. In 1877, he also had new stables and garages built below the château to the west, in the former farmyard, of which an early 17th-century dovecote has survived. Surveys and photographs taken by the architect Paul-Ernest Sanson, and preserved in the Archives Nationales, provide an image of the château before he intervened to rebuild it. The north-east corner tower now corresponds to the chevet of the chapel.

The square tower on the south facade has retained its original layout, as has the west pavilion, albeit completely reinterpreted in the neo-Louis XII style. These modest improvements in comfort were not enough for the owner, who decided to have the château completely rebuilt as a comfortable family residence.

Worth noting

Completely rebuilt between 1884 and 1890, the château is in the neo-Gothic style typical of the late 19th century: the care taken with the sculpted details of the architecture(the work of sculptor Antoine Margotin), inspired by 15th-century buildings in Berry, and in particular the Hôtel Jacques Cœur, adds to the prestigious character of this architecture. It is also a reminder that this illustrious personage owned the seigneury of Menetou-Salon for only5 years in the middle of the 15th century.