Château de Simiane

The Château de Simiane is home to a regular and varied program designed as an invitation to discovery, in an extraordinary place for all: young and old, lovers of painting, photography, music...The Château de Simiane is becoming a cultural hub, at the heart of Valréassienne life, with a Micro-Folie.

The Château was once owned by Louis de Simiane and his wife Pauline de Simiane, the granddaughter of the Marquise de Sévigné. It was through the young woman that her grandmother's correspondence was published and made world-famous. So there's a direct link between the two châteaux, only a few kilometers apart: Grignan, where the Marquise stayed, and Valréas, where her granddaughter lived.

The permanent model exhibition, housed in a specially adapted museum space, features some twenty models made by Jean-Claude Vangierdegom, a model-maker with a passion for architecture, representing the main heritage buildings of the Enclave des Papes and the Pays de Grignan. The Château's Micro-Folie, a genuine digital museum equipped with fifteen tablets, completes the free cultural offer. Last but not least, free admission all year round also includes a visit to the grandiose Salon d'Honneur, the Salle Scharf, and an ascent to the belvedere, which offers a magnificent panorama of the town of Valréas and the surrounding countryside.

Tips

Every year around June 23, the Château de Simiane serves as the backdrop for the beautiful Nuit du Petit Saint Jean festivities. In summer, it is also the backdrop for some of the shows at the Festival des Nuits de l'Enclave.

Spoken languages

• English
• French

Themes

• Historic patrimony
• Castle
• Sculpture