©OT POrte de DrômArdèche.P. Gardin
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
Car park
- Accessibility
- Visual disability
- Accessible for wheelchairs with assistance
- Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
- Presence of pictograms and / or simplified visuals
- Reception staff sensitized to the reception of people with disabilities
- Activities
- Temporary exhibition
- Entertainment evenings
- Shows
- Children's entertainment
- Concert
- Equipment
- Coach parking
- Parking
- Car park
- Defibrillator
- Entertainments room
- Toilets
- Services
- Educational visits
- Coach access
- Shop
- Tourist brochures
- Tourist information
- Guided tours
Quality standards
Qualité Tourisme™
Tourisme et handicapTourism and handicap
Marque Tourisme et Handicap - déficience mentale
Marque Tourisme et Handicap - déficience motriceRates
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
Check
Cash
Bank/credit card
Culture voucher
Travellers ChequeGroups (Max capacity)
- 200 Maximum number of people
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
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Location
Spoken languages
Environment
- In the country
- Town location
- Village centre
- Pedestrian area
