School outings Teaching outside the classroom
The castle is a wonderful venue for teaching outside the classroom. A visit to Chillon can provide a living hands-on approach to History, Art History, Architecture and Earth Sciences. Our staff welcomes school outings and on location teaching opportunities throughout the year.
School groups must be accompanied and led by their teachers for the visit of the castle and any school projects inside the monument.
Reservation (mandatory)
Reservations for school groups are mandatory, with or without a guided tour.
We ask you to schedule your visit to the castle before mid-May or in the autumn, if possible. From June to September the castle is under attack from large numbers of visitors, so it is best to avoid the busiest time. To see the castle in good conditions, we advise you to schedule your visit at the following times:
- Mornings: 09:00 – 10:00
- Lunch hour: 11:30 – 13:00
- Afternoons: from 16:00
Information for teachers
We recommend that teachers visit the castle at their ease prior to the school outing. Our guides are at your disposal to assist you. Ask at the Ticket Office or Information to see if a guide is available.
Only official guides are entitled to guide within the premises of the Castle of Chillon.
(36 pages, 2.2 MB) Dossier pédagogique 2008 (allemand)
(36 pages, 2.2 MB) Les fiches de l'élève (16 pages, 3.1 MB) Le livre du maître (60 pages, 6.5 MB)
Dossier édité par Ecole-Musée/Image en 2000.
Auteurs : F. Thévenaz et A. Ardos
Dossier pédagogique
A didactic file in French is available to help you prepare your visit. This comprehensive document includes different approaches to the castle (history, architecture, painting, etc.). It is comprised of three parts: «before», «during» and «after», which will enable you to work in class before your visit, to make the visit itself dynamic and active, and to prolong the didactic effects of the visit with suggestions for other entertaining and educational activities. You can download this teaching file from our website for distribution to your students (it is not provided at the castle). The didactic file has been designed for students in 5th, 6th and 7th year.
Dossier pédagogique temporary exhibition "As big as Life"
For the teacher:
http://www.chillon.ch/resources/WEBDP_enseignant_FR.pdf
For the student:
http://www.chillon.ch/resources/WEBDP_FR.pdf
Tariffs for schools
Classes up to 9th year
| Entrance | Guide | |
|---|---|---|
| per person | per group | |
| Children 6 to 16 years old |
CHF 5.00 | CHF 80.00 |
| Adults / Teacher* (one per class) |
Free of charge | |
| Adults / Accompanying adult* | CHF 8.50 |
* Free entry:
- Classes up to 20 students: only one teacher free of charge
- Groups of more than 21 students: 1 accompanying adult free of charge
- Groups of more than 41 students: 2 accompanying adults free of charge
Classes beyond 9th year
| Entrance | Guide | |
|---|---|---|
| per person |
per group | |
| Students / apprentices over 16 years old |
CHF 80.00 | |
| Up to 19 participants | CHF 10.00 | |
| 20 participants or more | CHF 8.50 |
Good to know
- Access: : see access
- Lockers: unsupervised cloakroom where students may leave their knapsacks. Some lockers with locks are also available.
- Picnics: : small canteen with drink-vending machines. However, picnicking within the castle grounds is forbidden. In the garden outside there is a snack bar selling drinks, ice cream and sandwiches. You may also picnic, and even swim at the beach adjacent to the castle, where there are toilet and shower facilities. In the event of bad weather, we suggest picnicking under the covered marketplace in Montreux.
- Restaurant: Taverne de Chillon, 100 meters from the Castle of Chillon. Tel.# 021 961 19 70.
- Accomodation: : Youth Hostel in Territet (15 minutes on foot from the castle). Riviera Lodge in Vevey (bus to the castle every 10 minutes).
Recommendations
The Castle of Chillon was built over 900 years ago and is the most-visited monument in Switzerland! We ask you to help us preserve it. To do so and to make your visit enjoyable, please :
- Respect other visitors, the castle and its collections.
- Stay together : students should never be alone.
- Avoid running and talking too loudly, using radios, cell phones and other machines.
- Reserve your signature and any other inscriptions for the Golden Visitors’ Book only.
- Do not touch the exhibited objects.
- Do not eat within the castle itself.
- Throw all trash in the containers provided.
- All treasure hunts or rallys held at the castle as part of a visit must be authorised in advance.
School groups must be accompanied and led by their teachers for the visit of the castle and any school projects inside the monument.
We thank you in advance for your cooperation and wish you an enjoyable visit!
