Château de Pierrefonds
A medieval castle in the Oise, rebuilt for Napoleon III by Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century as a romantic vision of the Middle Ages. Its towers, battlements and drawbridge have made it a favourite setting for films.
- Where
- Pierrefonds, Hauts-de-France, France
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 49.3469, 2.9803
Get the Château de Pierrefonds stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Château de Pierrefonds. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Hauts-de-France volume with your photos and a note.
Near Château de Pierrefonds
Parc Astérix 38 km
A theme park in northern France built around the Asterix comics of Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny. After Disneyland Paris it is the most visited entertainment resort in the country, with roller coasters and villages of Gauls and Romans.
Château de Chantilly 40 km
A château about 50 kilometres north of Paris, made up of a Petit Château built around 1560 and a Grand Château rebuilt in the 1870s. It holds a major collection of old paintings, a horse museum in its Great Stables and gardens laid out by Le Nôtre.
Disneyland Park 55 km
The first of the two parks at Disneyland Paris, opened on 12 April 1992 and laid out much like the original in California. Sleeping Beauty Castle stands at its centre, and its lands are given over to fairy tales and Disney characters.
Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie 66 km
The largest science museum in Europe, set in the Parc de la Villette in the north-east of the city. Next to it sits the Géode, a mirrored sphere that holds a dome cinema.
Père Lachaise Cemetery 69 km
The largest cemetery in Paris, 44 hectares of cobbled lanes, old trees and carved tombs on a hillside in the east of the city. Chopin, Oscar Wilde, Édith Piaf and Jim Morrison are among those buried here.
Sacré-Cœur Basilica 69 km
A white-domed basilica on the summit of Montmartre, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Built of a stone that stays pale as it weathers, it looks down over all of Paris from the highest point in the city.
Montmartre 69 km
A 130-metre hill in the north of Paris that gives its name to the district around it. Known for its artists, its cabarets and the white basilica on its summit, it still has steep cobbled lanes, long flights of steps and painters at work on the Place du Tertre.
Passage Brady 70 km
An iron-and-glass covered arcade in the 10th arrondissement, built in 1828. Known as Little India, it is lined with Indian and Pakistani restaurants and spice shops, a corner of Paris that smells of curry leaves and cardamom.
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Questions
Where is Château de Pierrefonds?
Château de Pierrefonds is in Pierrefonds, Hauts-de-France, France. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Parc Astérix (38 km), Château de Chantilly (40 km), Disneyland Park (55 km).
How do I get the Château de Pierrefonds stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Château de Pierrefonds and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Hauts-de-France volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Château de Pierrefonds before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Hauts-de-France volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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