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    Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval - Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval

    Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval

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    On our roadtrip through France we stop here, in a small village, in the middle of nowhere :)…read moreI wasn't expecting anything and after I saw the Palais is completely surrounded by a wall and it costs a lil entry fee (8€) to get it, I wasn't happy (still am not), but well what can you do? We got in, read through the handout on the story and had a look at this crazy place :) Basically one man alone build his little palace (or bigger house?) within 33years of work. Naive art is the art style called and its really a bit crazy, but really nice to look at, soo much detail in every corner of the palace and kinda big as well, if you think he made it all on his own. You could probably spent hours here if you are into it and discover all the small things, is was really really nice and still a bit amazed what a single man can build :) It's really one of France not so well known Top 10 things to see :)

    From the owner: 10 000 journées, 93 000 heures, 33 ans d'épreuves "Mon pied avait accroché un obstacle qui faillit…read moreme faire tomber : j'ai voulu savoir ce que c'était. C'était une pierre de forme si bizarre que je l'ai mise dans ma poche pour l'admirer à mon aise. (...) Je me suis dit : "Puisque la nature veut faire la sculpture, moi, je ferai la maçonnerie et l'architecture." Voici mon rêve. A l'oeuvre me suis-je dit." Ferdinand Cheval, facteur à Hauterives, 1836-1924 Encensé par André Breton et les surréaliste en 1930, le Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval a été classé Monument Historique par André Malraux en 1969. Ferdinand Cheval ramasse les pierres collectées aux alentours, les transporte et maçonne pour créer, en 33 ans, son oeuvre.

    Château de Polignac - nonprofit - Updated May 2026

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