Enchantment and magic in the castle and gardens
It’s even more beautiful in real life!
It’s even more beautiful in real life!
The enchanting world of fairy tales
Vaux-le-Vicomte celebrates the 400th anniversary of the birth of Jean de La Fontaine. The fables are illustrated in different rooms of the castle:
- In the Great Square Room: the fable of the Fox and the Squirrel is staged by animated automatons
- In the Chamber of the Muses: the fable of the Deer reflecting himself in the water
- In the game room: the fable of the Cicada and the antand Canasuc sugar-hungry decorations
- In the Antechamber of Hercules: the fable of the garden-loving Bear symbolized by a giant animated bear from the Michel Taillis house
- In the King’s Cabinet: The Fable of the Hare and the Tortoise
- In the buffet room: a magnificent buffet has been set up and invites all the animals from La Fontaine’s fables to its table
- In the basement in the people’s room: the fable The Swan and the Cook all in pink cake from Reims, work of the Fossier house
- In the kitchens: the fable The Raven and the Fox all in chocolate
Vaux-le-Vicomte with the family at Christmas
- Giant wooden games in the gardens of Le Nôtre (free)
- A treasure hunt in the gardens (until 7pm) – 2 times a day
- A treasure hunt in the footsteps of Jean de La Fontaine (until 7 p.m.)
- A gourmet evening in prose (from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.). Each child will be given a marshmallow to roast on one of the braziers on the terrace of the orangery while listening to the verses of La Fontaine’s fables.
- Electric cart rental (not included in the ticket)
- Horse-drawn carriage rides (not included in the ticket)
- Princess and musketeer costumes for children available for rent
- In the King’s Chamber and its traditional Christmas nativity scene
Sounds and lights on the façade of the castle
Every evening, at nightfall, the spectator will attend the projection of animated images retracing the highlights of the history of Vaux-le-Vicomte! The images perfectly fit the façade and sublimate all the architectural details that compose it. A very beautiful sound and light!
- 4 performances per day
- Opening hours : 6 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
- December 24 and December 31: at 5:30 p.m. only
- Duration : included in the entrance fee. Duration: 10 minutes
- Included in the entrance ticket to the castle
