During the summertime, follow the traces of Voltaire’s activity in Ferney
and join one of the guided tours organised by the Tourist Office.
Guided tours
… Ferney-Voltaire, a man-a town (guided tour in French)
› From Tuesday to Friday at 10.30
› Saturdays 26 July and 9 August at 15.00
› By advance reservation for a group of 5 people minimum
…Ferney-Voltaire, a man-a town (guided tour in English)
A ninety-minute guided tour in the streets of Ferney-Voltaire to discover its founders, Voltaire, and the former of the village of Fernex with its farms, fountains and houses dating from the eighteenth century.
› Guided visits in English are cancelled this year
…The book from every angle (visit of the printing workshop, in French)
› Tuesday at 14.30
… Notre-Dame et Saint-André Church (visit in French)
› Thursday at 14.30
Prices 2008 - guided tours :
- normal price : 3,50 €
- reduced price* : 3 €
- young people (6-18) : 1,80 €
* reduced price is available for students, people who live in Ferney, people who pay the hotel tax in Ferney.
Guided tours by night
Guided tours of the town in French presenting Ferney-Voltaire in the 19th century :
› Thursday 10 July, 21.00
› Thursday 24 July, 21.00
› Thursday 7 August, 20.30
› Thursday 21 August, 20.30
› Thursday 28 August, 20.30
Prices 2008 - guided tours by night :
- normal price : 5 €
- reduced price* : 4 €
- young people(6-18) : 2,50 €
* reduced price is available for students, people who live in Ferney, people who pay the hotel tax in Ferney.