Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval

  • Historic site and monument
  • Historic patrimony
  • Palace
  • 19th C
Elevation : 311m
8 rue du Palais, CS 10008, 26390 Hauterives
It all started in April 1879 when Ferdinand Cheval, a country postman, stumbled upon a strange stone. This led to 33 years of perseverance and dedication in building his ideal palace, alone in his garden, using only nature, postcards and pictures in magazines as inspiration.
Unique in the world, the Ideal Palace has inspired artists for over a century. Independent from any artistic trend, built with no architectural rules, the Ideal Palace has been admired by the Surrealists and is considered as a work of outsider art. It was classified as a Historical Monument in 1969 by the French Minister of Culture at that time, André Malraux, as Naïve Art."

Services

Services

Car park

Services offered

Quality standards

Quality standards
Label Vignobles et DécouvertesLabel Vignobles et Découvertes
Qualité Tourisme™Qualité Tourisme™
Tourisme et handicapTourisme et handicap

Tourism and handicap

Tourism and handicap
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Rates

Rates

Adult
From 9€ to 9.50€

Reduced price
From 6€

Child
From 5€ to 5.50€

Student
From 6€ to 6.50€

Job seeker
From 6€ to 6.50€

Group adults
6€

Group children
4€

Adult
9€

Reduced price
6.50€

Child
5€

Adult
From 9€ to 9.50€

Reduced price
From 6€

Child
From 5€ to 5.50€

Student
From 6€ to 6.50€

Job seeker
From 6€ to 6.50€

Group adults
6€

Group children
4€

Payment methods

Payment methods

Payment methods

CheckCheck
CashCash
Bank/credit cardBank/credit card
Culture voucherCulture voucher
Travellers ChequeTravellers Cheque

Groups (Max capacity)

Groups (Max capacity)
  • 200 Maximum number of people

Openings

Openings

From 1 January 2025 until 12 January 2025 - Open everyday
From 31 January 2025 until 28 March 2025 - Open everyday
From 31 March 2025 until 29 June 2025 - Open everyday
From 30 June 2025 until 30 August 2025 - Open everyday
From 31 August 2025 until 29 September 2025 - Open everyday
From 30 September 2025 until 29 November 2025 - Open everyday
From 30 November 2025 until 11 January 2026 - Open everyday

Medias

Medias

palais idéal en drone 2017
palais idéal en drone 2017
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Location

Location

Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval
Elevation : 311m
8 rue du Palais, CS 10008, 26390 Hauterives

Spoken languages

Spoken languages
  • English
  • French

Environment

Environment
  • In the country
  • Town location
  • Village centre
  • Pedestrian area
Updated on 10 April 2025 at 15:13
by Office de Tourisme Porte de DrômArdèche
(Offer identifier : 135907)
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