Every day, in the forest of Guédelon, in the heart of an old quarry, workers build a 13th-century fortress before your very eyes. Quarrymen, stone masons, bricklayers, carpenters, blacksmiths, tilers, joiners, stringers, cartwrights, wheelwrights, painters, basket makers, herbalists, gardeners... transform and enhance the stone, wood and earth on the site to reveal the secrets of the builders of the Middle Ages.
Season after season, Guédelon's workers take up this extraordinary challenge. The fortified enclosure, the timber-framed dwelling, the bedroom with its mural paintings, the kitchen and cellar, the shooting galleries with their imposing ribbed vaults, the chapel, half of the sentry walk... have all been built before the eyes of thousands of visitors who have come to see this site, the only one of its kind in the world.
In 2025, work will continue on the masonry of the imposing gateway between the two towers, with the construction of the portcullis and the eastern curtain wall.
Season after season, Guédelon's workers take up this extraordinary challenge. The fortified enclosure, the timber-framed dwelling, the bedroom with its mural paintings, the kitchen and cellar, the shooting galleries with their imposing ribbed vaults, the chapel, half of the sentry walk... have all been built before the eyes of thousands of visitors who have come to see this site, the only one of its kind in the world.
In 2025, work will continue on the masonry of the imposing gateway between the two towers, with the construction of the portcullis and the eastern curtain wall.
Services offered
Quality standards
Quality standards
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Groups (Max capacity)
- 50 Person(s)
- 20 Person (s) mini
- 50 Maximum number of people
Openings
Openings
- From 1 October 2025 until 19 October 2025
- From 19 October 2025 until 2 November 2025
- From 2 April 2026 until 5 April 2026
- From 6 April 2026 until 14 May 2026
- From 15 May 2026 until 16 May 2026
- From 17 May 2026 until 5 July 2026
- From 6 July 2026 until 31 August 2026
- From 1 September 2026 until 18 October 2026
- From 19 October 2026 until 1 November 2026
Monday
10:00 - 17:30
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
10:00 - 17:30
Friday
10:00 - 17:30
Saturday
10:00 - 17:30
Sunday
10:00 - 17:30
Monday
10:00 - 17:30
Tuesday
10:00 - 17:30
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
10:00 - 17:30
Friday
10:00 - 17:30
Saturday
10:00 - 17:30
Sunday
10:00 - 17:30
Thursday
10:00 - 17:30
Friday
10:00 - 17:30
Saturday
10:00 - 17:30
Sunday
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Monday
10:00 - 18:00
Tuesday
10:00 - 18:00
Thursday
10:00 - 18:00
Friday
10:00 - 18:00
Saturday
10:00 - 18:00
Sunday
10:00 - 18:00
Friday
09:30 - 18:30
Saturday
09:30 - 18:30
Monday
10:00 - 18:00
Tuesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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Monday
09:30 - 18:30
Tuesday
09:30 - 18:30
Wednesday
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Thursday
09:30 - 18:30
Friday
09:30 - 18:30
Saturday
09:30 - 18:30
Sunday
09:30 - 18:30
Monday
10:00 - 17:30
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
10:00 - 17:30
Friday
10:00 - 17:30
Saturday
10:00 - 17:30
Sunday
10:00 - 17:30
Monday
10:00 - 17:30
Tuesday
10:00 - 17:30
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
10:00 - 17:30
Friday
10:00 - 17:30
Saturday
10:00 - 17:30
Sunday
10:00 - 17:30
Medias
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