Practical information

¹ April to 30 September9am- 6pm

¹ October to 31 March9am- 5pm

Please note: last access to the monument 30 minutes before closing time; evacuation of the monument 15 minutes before closing time.

Closed on¹ January,¹ May and 25 December.

The entrance ticket gives you access to the entire monument, including the Musée des Beaux-Arts and temporary exhibitions.

Ticket office

The prices below apply from¹ January 2024

For individuals
Individual rate	11 €
Free
Under 18s (families and school groups excluded) -Under 26s (European Union nationals) Disabled person and accompanying adult Jobseekers or RSA recipients (on presentation of a certificate less than 6 months old) Education pass (valid for the current year) Pass'Découvertes de l'Ain Member of friends of Brou Architecture student Card from the Centre for National Monuments, the Ministry of Culture, ICOM or MAPRA The first Sunday in January, February, March, November and December

Special rate (partnerships) - with justification
Cluny Abbey and Museum of Art and Archaeology Friends of the Louvre Card Cézam SNCF - TGV Inoui, on presentation of a ticket less than 5 days old	9,50 €
SNCF - Grand Voyageur, on presentation of membership card	8 €

For groups
Group fare	9,50 €
From 20 paying adults Groups limited to 50 people

Other group rates: please enquire

• cash
• credit cards
• cheque
• Culture cheque
• chèques-vacances - ANCV (ticket office only)
• Cheque Lire (in shops only)

BY CAR

From Mâcon (35 min) : A 40, exit 7 and N 75 towards Bourg-en-Bresse

From Lyon (1h): A 42, exit no. 7 and N 75 towards Bourg-en-Bresse

From Geneva (1h15) : A 40, exit no. 7 and N 75 towards Bourg-en-Bresse

BY TRAIN

SNCF: TGV Paris - Bourg-en-Bresse in 1h50 (direct). Go there with TER Rhône-Alpes! Lyon - Bourg-en-Bresse in 45min.

From the station: about 20 minutes on foot and 10 minutes by bike. By bus: line 2 to the "Valéry" stop; line 6 to the "Monastère de Brou" stop.

BY BIKE

Cycle paths link Bourg-en-Bresse station to the Royal Monastery of Brou. Cycle racks are available in front of the monument (near the stone benches to the right of the entrance). All you need to know about self-service bicycles

HOW TO FIND US

• Accessibility for people with reduced mobility
• Changing table available
• Pushchairs permitted
• Dogs prohibited (except guide dogs)
• No food allowed inside the monument
• Luggage lockers available

• The entire monument is accessible to people with reduced mobility. A lift provides access to the^1st level (upper gallery of the rood screen, Marguerite of Austria's flats and the Musée des Beaux-Arts).
• The temporary exhibition rooms on the ground floor have narrow interior doors (less than 80 cm wide).
• Adapted sanitary facilities are located in the^1st cloister
• Wheelchairs and folding seats available on request from the ticket office
• Parking: People with Reduced Mobility and those with severe mobility problems can get to the ticket office by car via the church forecourt.
• There is a lift (80cm wide) in the administration building (access to the function rooms, conference rooms and library).
• In Marguerite of Austria's flats, the visitor facilities have been designed to be accessible to the visually and hearing impaired.
• Easy-to-read and easy-to-understand tour booklet (available free of charge in French at the ticket office)

QUALITY APPROACH

The Royal Monastery of Brou has been awarded the Quality Tourism label. In partnership with the Agence départementale du tourisme de l'Ain, the Royal Monastery of Brou is committed to the State-recognised Quality Tourism approach. The aim of this is to ensure a high quality welcome, visit and discovery.

Find out more about the services and reception conditions for people with disabilities.

Consult the dedicated page

To ensure the safety of visitors, the monument applies the preventive measures decided by the government for public administrations. To find out more