Centre d'Interprétation de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine de Royan (CIAP)
Located on the ground floor of the Palais de Royan, the Architecture and Heritage Interpretation Center welcomes you all year round to help you discover the history of the city of Royan.
The CIAP offers a 500 m² room dedicated to educational activities and two spaces for temporary and permanent exhibitions as well as a shop.
The permanent exhibition presents the architectural and urban evolution of the city, in particular since the development of sea bathing in the 1950th century, then the reconstruction in the 1950s. To make visible what has disappeared and explain the city Today, the route is based on different devices: digital installations, models, projections, touch tables or even a reconstruction of a XNUMXs interior.
The CIAP is designed as an introduction to the territory that the visitor is then encouraged to discover at their own pace, in particular thanks to the other forms of mediation made available to them (documents, guided tours, conferences, workshops, etc.).
Activities on site
- Manual workshops
- Permanent exhibition
- Temporary exhibitions
- Children's entertainment
Certifications & Labels
- Tourism & Disability label – hearing impairment
- Tourism & Disability label – mental disability
- Tourism & Disability label – motor impairment
- Tourism & Disability label – visual impairment
Location details
- In the city
- Marina within 500 m
- Pier within 500 m
- Public transport stop within 500 m
- Bus stop within 500 m
Opening
Off-season (Mid-September to mid-June):
Every day (except Thursday) from 14 p.m. to 18 p.m.
Open in the morning for groups and schools (by reservation).
Exceptional closures on May 1st and from December 25th to January 1st inclusive.
During the short school holidays (zone A):
Every day (except Thursday) from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 18 p.m.
Exceptional closures on May 1st and from December 25th to January 1st inclusive.
In season (mid-June to mid-September):
Every day (except Thursday) from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 14:30 p.m. to 18:30 p.m.
Exceptional Closure(s)
- 01/01/2026
- 01/05/2026
- 25/12/2026
- 26/12/2025
- 27/12/2025
- 28/12/2025
- 29/12/2025
- 30/12/2025
- 31/12/2025
Prices
Services
Equipment
Accessibility
SERVICES
- Reserved place for people with reduced mobility
- WC + grab bar + circulation space
- Magnetic buckle available at reception
- Presentation of the place accessible to visually impaired people at the reception
- Visitor support devices
- Presence of seating or sit-stand areas
Hearing impairment
Videos with subtitles
Transcribed audio devices
Physical disability
Access ramp for people with reduced mobility.
Two reserved parking spaces nearby (Avenue des Congrès, at the start of the ramp and at the corner of Rue du Docteur Audouin).
Adapted sanitary facilities.
Seats in the route.
Visual impairment
Tactile models
Touch terminals
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