Murol Castle — Attraction in Issoire

Incredible Medieval Experience at Château de Murol!

An absolute must-visit if you're exploring the Auvergne region! Château de Murol is one of the best-preserved medieval castles in France, perched dramatically on a volcanic hilltop with stunning panoramic views of the surrounding countryside. From the motorway it looks magnificent!

The castle offers an immersive historical experience with live reenactments, costumed guides, and interactive tours that bring medieval life vividly to life. Walking through the stone halls and climbing the towers felt like stepping back in time. It’s also very family-friendly—kids will love the knight shows and medieval demonstrations.

The site is well maintained, with clear signage in French and English, and the staff are enthusiastic and knowledgeable. There’s also a lovely picnic area nearby and a charming village at the base of the hill.

Highly recommend visiting in the summer months when the full program of events is running. A perfect mix of history, scenery, and culture.

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Nice castle and the jousting is really very very well done. Much of the content is delivered in person by guides in costume, which is also very well done but obviously you benefit most from this if your French can keep up.

There is a small brochure in English, but this is quite limited. There are some computer tablets for kids which deliver great content in English, but there aren't many of these and so they are over subscribed.

The way into the castle is steep, so I suspect those with restricted mobility might struggle. Also much of the castle is only accessible by small, steep stairs.

My mine problem with the castle was that it is quite small. We paid 24 EUR for three paying visitors (those under ten are free, which is good). We spent about an hour there. With more multi language content we would have spent longer there, which would have made the trip...

A Nice looking medieval Castle, you can walk through a large part of it despite it not being with completely intact. While largely in ruins reparations and semi-historical decorated looking rooms offer a look in the past. The old armoury offers a look at what weapons where user throughout the ages. English folders are available as wel as Dutch. The entry is paid but not expensive. The enterance is steep but...