Sound and light show, Blois castle, Loire Valley

Last year, we took our children in the Blois Castle, to see the sound and light show. We were in the courtyard, surrounded by the 4 great wings of the castle, with the white and great outside staircase built by Francis I in front of us.


The courtyard floor was damn hard !
After some minutes, we seated on the paved floor, in the falling night. It was really uncomfortable, this floor is damn hard, but when the show began our sore bottom was forgotten.

The show is amazing !

During the 45 minutes show, a voice tells intrigues and dramas that have taken place in the castle, and the 4 wings of the castle are illuminated by different lights to show pictures linked with the story or to highlight the castle walls.

The castle is totally transformed by the lights,and it seems really magic to see it move, scene by scene.

About the story, it was impossible to follow it for the children, and it could even be difficult for adults who don't know well the French history. The storyteller doesn't follow the history, he just picks some events regardless their chronological order. It was not really a problem for the children, they were so astonished by the light show that they didn't really care about the story. But for adults, it could seems a little messy.

However it was a nice show, really impressive.

You can see the show from 1st April to 24th September, around 10pm. If you buy combined tickets with the Blois castel and the House of Magic, you will save some money. The show is in French but you can use an audioguide to have a translation in English, German, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Chinese and Japanese.

And you, travellers, have you seen the Blois castle sound and light show ? Have you been pleased ?