©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
- Equipment
- Toilets
- Car park
- Defibrillator
- Entertainments room
- Parking
- Coach parking
- Services
- Educational visits
- Coach access
- Shop
- Tourist brochures
- Tourist information
- Guided tours
Quality standards
Qualité Tourisme™Rates
From 23 September 2024 to 14 January 2025
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€
Bank/credit card
Check
Travellers Cheque
Cash
Culture voucherGroups (Max capacity)
- 200 Maximum number of people
Openings
From 1 January 2025 until 12 January 2025 - Open everyday
Medias
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Location
Spoken languages
Environment
- In the country
- Town location
- Village centre
- Pedestrian area
