Attractions & guided tours

Entrance ticket to the Royal Saltworks

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£11.00

Free cancellation

Language: English, Italian, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Russian, Dutch, Japanese, Chinese, Korean

Mobile voucher accepted

Duration: Flexible

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Entrance fees included

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Do this because

Visit one of the largest saltworks in Europe listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Use a HistoPad for an enhanced tour of the Royal Saltworks
Get a 360° immersive view over the site with interactive 3D objects
Admire the models of the French architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux
Embark on a amazing journey across centuries and continents, in 3D immersion in UNESCO World heritages sites.

What to expect

Discover the exceptional architecture of the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, built by Nicolas Ledoux under the order of Louis XV and designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982.

Thanks to the HistoPad, an augmented reality visit will plunge you into the heart of the 18th-century saltworks. You'll be awestruck by the size and majesty of one of the largest saltworks in Europe which was once devoted to the exploitation of salt in Franche-Comté.

Continue your visit with the permanent salt exhibition, the beautiful museum of the architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux where his models and other projects are exhibited, or with the immersive Center of Lights, dedicated to this UNESCO World Heritage.

At the heart of a 13-hectare park, a visit to the saltworks would not be complete without its 30 gardens ! In the first semi-circle, they have been thougt around the plant under different aspects. From June, find in the Huge Circle the Garden Festival and its thematic plots.

All year round, experience intensely many events at the Royal Saltworks.

What's included

Entrance ticket to the Royal Saltworks
Access to permanent collections and temporary exhibitions
Admission to the Garden Festival from June to October
HistoPad 3D virtual reality available in 10 languages

Where

Saline Royale d'Arc-et-Senans, Grande Rue, 25610, Arc-et-Senans, France

Meeting point:

Show your voucher at the entrance of the Royal Saltworks to collect your ticket and the HistoPad.

What to remember

Know in advance:

The HistoPad is available in 10 languages: French, English, German, Portuguese, Russian, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, and Spanish
You're allowed to bring your own picnic
Dogs on a leash are allowed in the Royal Saltworks enclosure but forbidden inside the buildings
Photo credit : © Aurore Galland | © Droits réservés - Saline royale | © Georges Fessy | © Michel PIERRE | © Yoan Jeudy Sosuite photographie
Opening hours are: from April to June and September-October from 9.00am to 6.00pm; July-August from 9.00am to 7.00pm; from November to March from 10.00am to 5.00pm. Closed on 25 December and 1 January

Provider

Saline Royale d'Arc et Senans

Booking fee

Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.

Cancellation policy

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 24 hours before the experience begins.

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Attractions & guided tours

Entrance ticket to the Royal Saltworks

Book your entrance ticket to visit one of the largest saltworks in Europe listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

free cancellation

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