Versailles Things to Do

 79 Reviews  Are you still thinking what I mentioned earlier? Yes, the Sun King was green with ENVY at one point in his life and it was one of those things that led to the creation of Versailles... The King had... 

 74 Reviews   The park was stretched at 1700 hectares and amazes with its regularity and reasonableness. A geometrical lay-out of the area around the palace symbolized representation of the monarch about himself... 

 26 Reviews  Louis XIV particularly liked the Trianon and would stay there in the summer for short “holidays” close to the castle of Versailles but away from the strict obligations of the royal court. He occupied... 

 48 Reviews   The palace has two floors. On the ground floor there are dophin apartments - royal children. On the second floor there are main apartments, and also apartments of the king and the queen. Besides in... 

 16 Reviews  It was not without emotion that I pushed my head in the entry (one does not go further) of the theatre of Marie-Antoinette. This simple building located at a hundred meters of the palace of the Petit... 

 16 Reviews  The Kingdom of Marie Antoinette occupies only a small part of the area covered by the gardens of Versailles , in the far right corner. open daily except on public holidays and days with official... 

 12 Reviews  When visiting the drawing-rooms of Venus, Abundance, Diane and Mars one can imagine going back a few centuries and attend one of the evening receptions which Louis XIV offered to the Court in his... 

 6 Reviews  Interesting to see a burial Memorial and bust inside the church, of JULES HARDOUIN MANSART, b.1646 - 1708, a French architect whose work is generally considered to be the apex of French Baroque... 

 3 Reviews  The HALL of BATTLES is the largest room of the palace with 120 m of length and 13 m width. Under Louis XIV this South wing consisted of princely apartments on the first floor and apartments for... 

 3 Reviews  It is by the entrance of the "Cour Royale" to the northern wing that the traditional visit of the castle of Versailles begins. The 17th c. galleries are the part of the Palace circuit coloured in blue... 

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 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  There are no restrictions on video shooting in Versailles, therefore I have finished shooting all internal rooms of the palace with all my pleasure.The internal... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The view at a palace opens from the extensive semicircular Weapon square. The palace has three court yard. The first court yard refers to as the Court yard of... 

 Isa&Eric Says:  The Lambinet museum is a small museum inside a lovely private mansion. You will see art objects of the past, an appartment arranged as it was in the XVIIIth,... 

 bpollet01 Says:  While travelling abroad, I always wanted to learn about the destination's gastronomy.I found a place in Versailles where I had the opportunity to take a cooking... 

 TexasDave Says:  The one big disappointment when visiting Versailles for me was not being able to see the fountains working. Seeing them amidst stagnant water is all right, but... 

 TexasDave Says:  Near the entrance to the Queen's Hamlet there is a large uprooted tree trunk on its side. This is the last documented tree planted for Marie Antoinette, a... 

 TexasDave Says:  Many of the statues, urns, etc have cherubs as adornments or supports. Although I didn't make a scientific analysis, it appears that no two share the same pose... 

 Tuzik Says:  We were in France last August for a short visit. We decided to use a private tour company based out of Versailles to help us see some of the things it would be... 

 Dabs Says:  The final stop on the tour of the interior of the palace was the apartments of the Dauphin and Dauphine, the Dauphin is the heir to the French throne. I believe... 

 Jerelis Says:  I found it a lot of fun to learn some more about the history of this particular part of the Chateau during my visit. Like I said earlier, I was quite alone and... 

 Jerelis Says:  Walking around the Dauphin’s Apartment just made me wonder how all this beautiful stuff got into these rooms. Painting, chairs, beds, you name it. All so... 

 Jerelis Says:  This is just one of those tips you will get by taking to someone who knows! When I bought my Day Pass ticket the lady at the office told me to go to the...