⚠️ HEATWAVE ALERT: Depending on the heat alert level (yellow, orange, or red), the visitor route may be adjusted and the monument's opening hours or guided tour schedules may be modified. Learn more
Practical information
Heatwaves: the monument adapts
Find details here of our opening hours according to the different alert levels for high temperatures and heatwaves
Visiting arrangements according to heatwave alert levels
🟡 YELLOW – Heat peak
Visiting conditions at the monument remain unchanged. Please remain vigilant!
🟠 ORANGE – Heatwave
The monument is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (last admission at 3:15 p.m.)
🔴 RED – Extreme heatwave
The monument is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (last admission at 1:15 p.m.)
Guided tours are cancelled.
Good to know
- The thick stone walls of the keep and the Sainte-Chapelle provide coolness and natural shelter within the monument.
- When some areas are closed, a special admission rate applies.
- Drink water, cover your head, and avoid going out during the hottest part of the day... See all the recommendations from the health authorities