Paris: Versailles Palace
Operating Hours:Tuesday - Sunday: 09:00 - 18:30. Winter (November - March): 09:00 - 17:30. Closed: Monday
The Vibe:The Sun King's palace of mirrors and gardens
Louis XIV turned a hunting lodge into Europe's grandest palace, the seat of French power until the Revolution. Its Hall of Mirrors set the style for a continent.
Gilt and mirror stretch the length of the great hall. Beyond the windows, fountains and clipped avenues run to the horizon.
- Louis XIV's palace, the seat of French power to 1789
- The Hall of Mirrors and the royal apartments
- Vast formal gardens by André Le Nôtre
- A UNESCO World Heritage site, half an hour from Paris
Fit For
- 🌍 Culture travellers: "The high-water mark of royal France."
- 👨👩👧 Families: "Gardens to run in and fountains to chase."
- 👵 Seniors: "Grand interiors, with a train to the gardens."
- 💕 Couples: "The gardens and Trianons for a slow day."
Highlights
- The Hall of Mirrors
- The King's and Queen's State Apartments
- The formal gardens and their fountains
- The Grand and Petit Trianon
- Marie-Antoinette's rustic Hamlet — Hidden Gem
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