Maison des Mégalithes
Visitor centre for the Alignments of Carnac: video, digital mediation and free exhibitions, starting point for guided tours of the megaliths.
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Over het museum
The Alignments of Carnac were erected about 6,500 years ago in the Neolithic period and are among the oldest megalithic structures in Western Europe. Some 3,000 standing stones are spread across five sites: Le Ménec, Kermario, Le Manio II, Kerlescan and Le Petit Ménec. Recent preventive excavations have yielded dates that mostly fall between 4,800 and 3,500 BC. In July 2025, the Megaliths of Carnac and the shores of the Morbihan were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The Maison des Mégalithes serves as the reception building and starting point for independent visits. Here visitors can prepare their visit at their own pace with an introductory video, digital mediation and free-access exhibitions. There is also the ticket desk for guided tours, the shop and a drinks machine.
The site is managed by the Centre des monuments nationaux. Visitors can walk a free marked path around the Alignments, or join a guided tour of about one hour among the stones.
Hoogtepunten
- Introductory video and digital mediation
- Free-access exhibitions, free of charge
- Start of the free megaliths path
- Guided tours of the Alignments, about one hour
- Family workshops during school holidays
- Web app for visiting in French, English and Spanish
Vaste collectie
- Expositions et vidéo de présentation à la Maison des mégalithes – Introductory video, digital mediation and free-access exhibitions to prepare a visit to the Alignments.
- Beheerder
- Centre des monuments nationaux
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
De toegang is gratis.
| Kinderen & jongeren | –Guided tour: €6 for ages 7 to 17 (also for architecture students, job seekers, recipients of minimum social benefits and holders of the Passion monuments card); free for children under 7 accompanied by family, excluding school groups. |
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| Mensen met een beperking | –On guided tours, reduced rate for the person with a disability and their companion. |
| Groepen | –Lecture tour: flat fee of €200 plus €5 per person; booking through the dedicated department. |
| Guided tour of the Alignments, individual rate | € 13The ticket gives access to a lecture tour with a guide at one of the main sites. |
| Guided tour, special rate (partnerships) | € 11 |
| Guided tour, ages 7–17 and reduced rate | € 6 |
Access to the Maison des Mégalithes and the path around the Alignments is free; only the guided tour is paid. The Pass des mégalithes (five partner sites: Alignments of Carnac, megalith site of Locmariaquer, Musée de Préhistoire de Carnac, Gavrinis cairn, Petit-Mont cairn) offers a reduced rate from the second monument visited. Free with the Carte Culture and the CMN card. Payment by cash, bank card, cheque, chèque Culture and ANCV holiday vouchers.
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk: geen informatie
- Lift: geen informatie
- Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
Access to the Maison des Mégalithes is free. A 700 m loop around the Alignments du Ménec is accessible to visitors with reduced mobility. Strollers are not recommended at the sites, where the ground is not passable. A public accessibility register is published; adapted guided tours are offered to visitors with disabilities.
Kinderen & gezin
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnenAanbevolen vanaf 6 jaar
- Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
- Doe- en voelstations
- Kinderwagenvriendelijk: niet aanwezig
A guided tour is recommended from age 6. During school holidays, family workshops follow a guided tour: “1, 2, 3 menhirs” (children aged 4 to 6 accompanied by an adult, 1 hour 30 minutes), “Apprentis bâtisseurs” (from age 7, 2 hours 30 minutes) and “Gestes de la Préhistoire” (from age 7). Strollers are not recommended at the sites.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Auray railway station, then bus to Carnac (Breizh Go network); Glazgo shuttles in high season.
Met de auto
Parkeerplaats aanwezig
The car park of the Maison des Mégalithes is reserved for visitors holding a guided tour or workshop ticket. When busy, the municipal car park of the Alignments, 900 m away (entrance via the Allée des Alouettes, north of the Alignments du Ménec), is open to visitors; motorhome parking available.
By car from Auray: towards Carnac – Quiberon via the D 768 to the Purgatoire roundabout, then the D 119 towards Carnac; follow “Alignements du Ménec”. One-way traffic on a road shared with pedestrians and cyclists. Bicycle parking and a repair kit are available on request at reception.
Route plannenService & horeca
- Café: niet aanwezig
- Museumwinkel
- Garderobe: niet aanwezig
Drinks machine in the Maison des Mégalithes; ice cream vendor (Le Verger perdu) on the forecourt in summer. No left-luggage facility at reception. Dogs are allowed inside the building in a bag or backpack.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.
Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja · duur ca. 60 min. |
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| Audiotour | ja (FR, EN, ES) |
| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
| Goed om te weten | Guided tours take place outdoors: bring closed shoes, seasonal clothing, water and sun protection. Tours in foreign languages in high season. In extreme heat, some tours may be changed or cancelled. A free web app (no download required) offers three routes in French, English and Spanish. Dogs are not permitted on guided tours. |
