Business tourism

Blois contains several prestigious and proper places to host congresses, seminars and evenings. The town also prolongs your event with its diversified cultural and recreational facilities.

The royal Château: hosting in style

  • Ground floor, medieval atmosphere: vaulted room (70 to 220 m²); up to 200 persons for a meeting, dinner or cocktail;
  • First floor, Renaissance atmosphere: three rooms (90 to 220 m²); to host your meetings, cocktails or galas; kitchen for caterers and elevator at your disposal.

Further information, with a virtual visit and royal Château room plans (in French).

The former grain market/Halle aux grains: vast operational flexibility

  • Hemicycle: 630 seats, including 450 equipped with writing panels; a stage (195 m²), sound and light system;
  • Grand hall: multifunctional space (800 m²), up to 800 persons for cocktails; 40 6 m² stands available for exhibitions; reception, cloakroom, kitchen and catering facilities;
  • Subcommittee rooms: three 40 m² modular rooms, two 25 m² modular rooms;
  • Esplanade: outdoor structure offering supplementary exhibition space, up to 1,200 m².

Further information and virtual visit (in French)

The House of Magic: diverse spaces, multiple options

  • Theater: 360 seats, modular stage (7.80 meters of width and depth), sound and light system;
  • Rotonde, Illusions and foyer Méliès rooms : three universes with astonishing settings, providing a unique backdrop for your coffee breaks, cocktails, evenings, etc., access for persons with reduced mobility, catering on request.

Further information and virtual visit (in French)

Other areas proposed by “Blois Congrès”

  • Jeu de Paume arena;
  • Les Lobis cinema: three fully equipped movie theaters, with stage, sound system and screen for your meetings (50 to 320 persons);
  • Meeting rooms at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry: two flat rooms (27 to 50 persons); 5 amphitheaters (40 to 245 persons)

Prolonging your event

Here are some examples of ways to accompany or to conclude your event:

  • Loire itinerary: guided tour of the one-time bargemen’s neighborhood, meal in a nearby restaurant, discovery of the Loire in a traditional boat and guided tour organized by the Loire observatory;
  • Royal itinerary: guided tour of the royal château, meal in a room in the royal château, visit of the town with a guide/lecturer.

Blois Congrès can help you to define the program most suitable for your event (20 persons minimum). Varied catering/restaurant and accommodations solutions (two-to-four-star hotels) are available through the good offices of Blois Congrès.

Stays with keys/tickets in hand can be offered to your team or customer in gift packs. Make your choice on the website of the Tourist information center of Blois-Chambord.

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Salle Jorge-Semprun (and other rooms)

You can also book municipal rooms in the different neighborhoods of Blois. Further information on the rooms rented by the town of Blois (in French only)