Versailles gardens & Petit Trianon 'M.A's palace'
- 3 hours
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
- Mobile ticket
Highlights
Le château de Versailles was the capital city in the 17th century. This is something new since the court used to be an itinerant one. Louis XIV known as the Sun king decided to leave the Louvre and settle down along with his court, family, clergy and ministers in Versailles. Its gardens played a huge role socially and politically speaking. Each grove has its meaning and beauty. André Le Notre was the only of all the artists working in Versaille who obtained the nobility title. Louis XIV admired this man who turned a swamp into the best gardens in Europe. Then we will visit the domain of Marie Antoinette,'Petit Trianon', we will enter in her palace and visit her anglo-chinese style gardens and her hamlet, an idealised normand village.
Inclusions
What's included
- excellent storyteller official guide
- Semi Private Tour
- skipping all the lines
What's not
- Entrance Tickets for gardens and petit trianon
- transportation from Paris to Versailles
- taxi or train from Maria Antoinette's domain to Versailles Train station
- Private transportation
- food
Itinerary
After an introduction of the palace and all its historical facts, daily life and anecdotes, we will stroll around its marvelous gardens to see some of its grooves and fountains. Tuesdays and weekends are the best days to admire the musical fountains.
Maria Antoinette received as a present 'Le petit trianon' in 1774 in order to escape the buzz inside the palace. This place played a huge role in her fall into disgrace as she will lock herself in with only a few chosen friends. We will see first of all her house, hamlet and different types of gardes including french and english-chinese one.
Cancellation
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Meet your local tour guide at the equestrian statue of Louis XIV located just at the entrence of the castle.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 8 travellers
- Operated by
- Paris in Tour
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Arrive at the meeting point on time. Strikes in the castle and transport might occur, We can warn you about it in advance and give you a solution. Wear a comfortable outfit.
How it compares in Versailles
- Its from-price is 27% below the median of the 133 experiences we list in Versailles.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 66 of 133.
About Versailles
Versailles, west of Paris, is the town built around the palace of Louis XIV, with its Hall of Mirrors and formal gardens.
The Palace of Versailles began as a hunting lodge of Louis XIII, and Louis XIV turned it into the seat of royal power, moving the court here in 1682. Its centrepiece is the Hall of Mirrors, seventy-three metres long, with seventeen mirrored arches facing the garden windows, where the Treaty of Versailles was signed in June 1919. The royal apartments, the Opera and the Chapel complete the palace.
Top-ranked sights in Versailles: Versailles Gardens (Jardins de Versailles), Hall of Mirrors (Galerie des Glaces), Grand Trianon.
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