Paris Trip Overview
After picking you up at your hotel, and on your way to Versailles, your guide will tell you about the story of the Palace and how the “cour” was living during the Sun King reign.
With its three chateaux, gardens and parks, Versailles is an immense estate. Louis XIV the Sun King is the creative force of Versailles and turned Versailles into a sumptuous estate and the symbol of absolute monarchy in the 17th century.
You will visit the State Apartments with its 8 rooms, the Hall of Mirrors, the King and Queens’ apartments and the Hall of Battles with an audioguide.
Then stroll around the fountains and admire the water jets, explore the groves while enjoying live music concert from Lully (water jets from April to October on Saturdays and Sundays).
After Lunch (not included), you will visit the Grand Trianon also called the Marble Trianon and stroll in the Park to get in the new renovated “Domaine de Marie Antoinette” with the Small Trianon and the Hamlet Village.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Paris, France
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Paris, Ile-de-France, France
After picking you up at your hotel, and on your way to Versailles, your guide will tell you about the story of the Palace and how the “cour” was living during the Sun King reign.
With its three chateaux, gardens and parks, Versailles is an immense estate. Louis XIV the Sun King is the creative force of Versailles and turned Versailles into a sumptuous estate and the symbol of absolute monarchy in the 17th century.
You will visit the State Apartments with its 8 rooms, the Hall of Mirrors, the King and Queens’ apartments and the Hall of Battles with an audioguide.
Then stroll around the fountains and admire the water jets, explore the groves while enjoying live music concert from Lully (water jets from April to October on Saturdays and Sundays).
After Lunch (not included), you will visit the Grand Trianon also called the Marble Trianon and stroll in the Park to get in the new renovated “Domaine de Marie Antoinette” with the Small Trianon and the Hamlet Village.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Palace of Versailles, Place d’Armes, 78000, Versailles France
Louis Le Vau and then Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Charles Lebrun are the main architects both Versailles and the Grand Trianon and André Le Notre for the gardens.
You will visit the State Apartments with its 8 rooms, the Hall of Mirrors, the King and Queens’ apartments and since July 2006 some new rooms recently renovated, the Royal Chapel and the Royal Opera Opera.
Your visit in the castle is with an audio-guide in your language.
Beyond the chateau, stretch the gardens and the park. At the foot of the chateau, Le Nôtre created the parterres, designed to be viewed from the terraces. You will see the Grand Perspective which draws the eye to the horizon with its Latona and Apollo fountains. You will stroll to the north and south parterres full of flowers. You will see the various groves in the gardens : the Baldroom and the Colonnade, the Enceladus…and some others our guide will let you discover.
Stroll around the fountains and admire the water jets, explore the groves while enjoying live music concert from Lully the most famous Versailles musical composer from the 17th century.
On Saturday and Sunday from April to October there are the Musical Fountains show, included in the price. On Tuesday from April to mid May and from July to October, there are the Musical Gardens, also included in the price.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Hameau de la Reine, Parc du Château-de-Versailles, 78000, Versailles France
After Lunch, you will visit the Grand Trianon also called the Marble Trianon. It is richly furnished and decorated with Napoleon furniture from the 18th century. You will stroll in the Park to get in the new renovated “Domaine de Marie Antoinette” with the Small Trianon and the Hamlet Village. The architect Gabriel built this edifice in 1761 for King Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour. It becomes some years later the preferred residence of Marie Antoinette.
The gardens, the Queen Theatre one of the most beautiful in Europe and the French and English gardens with many statues have just been renovated and re-opened in July 2006 as well as the Hamlet Village close to the Trianon.
Duration: 2 hours
