Have you visited the Chateau La Napoule in Mandelieu?

Has anybody visited The Chateau at La Napoule? in Mandelieu next to Cannes? Is it worth a visit?

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It was a bit of a devil to get to, but definitely worth it. I made a mistake in getting a bus from the bus station which went all round the houses, but you can probably get a train instead

The Henry Clews Foundation is a neo-Gothic fantasy castle - really very quirky but fascinating and a fabulous setting. The interior is only via a guided tour, which is itself a nuisance as the guide has a long lunchbreak and wasn%26#39;t for another tour for an hour and a half.

There isn%26#39;t a lot else to see in La Napoule - its golf courses and an ugly casino, so its a half day excursion but well worth it

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Thanks

Do they ahve a cafe in the Chateau?

What is the price for the tour?

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There is a tea room at the chateau.

www.chateau-lanapoule.com/overview/index.html

mandelieu.com/Leisure/…culture_Art_UK.htm

Hope this helps

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The train is very close - just a short walk. From Nice last year, it was cheaper to buy a 12 euro %26#39;Carte Isabelle%26#39; than the cost of a straight forward return trip from Nice to La Napoule. The Carte Isablle allows any number of train jouneys for one day over the ter network.

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Thanks

I do know the Chateau, I worked there in 1990. It has changes since those days and I did hear that they had a cafe now.

I am returning to visit with a collegaue from those days!

Many thanks

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Thanks

Thats a good idea.

I will look at the TER map to see where I can get to and fro.

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The 12 euro carte Isabelle extends to frejus , to vintimille/ventimiglia , to grasse, and to tende and Vievola.

ter-sncf.com/paca/tarifs/loisirs/tarif2.asp

I wish they would run the carte isabelle all year round