Search results
The Hall of Mirrors, King’s Grand Apartments, Museum of the History of France, explore the Château de Versailles, its gardens, the Grand Trianon and Marie-Antoinette’s domain.
Since 1979, the Palace of Versailles has been listed as a World Heritage and is one of the greatest achievements in French 17th century art. Louis XIII's old hunting pavilion was transformed and extended by his son, Louis XIV, when he installed the Court and government there in 1682.
To make the most of your visit at Versailles, plan to spend a full day in the estate. Read our advices to better organize your visit. Guided tours allow you to visit otherwise closed rooms and then to directly join free visit routes.
Far from having been pillaged by a rampant mob as might be imagined, the Palace of Versailles came through the period of the French Revolution relatively unscathed, even though some would not have minded seeing such a key symbol of the monarchical system laid to waste. Find out more about Versailles and the French Revolution
To access the Palace, all visitors must book a time slot. Due to the high number of visitors, admission to the Palace within half an hour of the booked time slot can only be guaranteed for tickets purchased online. The Palace closes at 5:30 pm, evacuation begins at 5:00 pm.
Discover the history. « It's not a palace, it's an entire city. Superb in its size, superb in its matter.». – Charles Perrault, Le Siècle de Louis le Grand, 1687. 18,000 artworks to discover online. With 60,000 artworks, collections of Versailles illustrate 5 centuries of French History.
An outstanding estate. The history of the Palace of Versailles starts at the 17th century. It was first a hunting lodge, then a seat of power, and finally, from the 19th century onwards, a museum.
Essential information about opening times and access. The Palace and the estate of Trianon are open every day except on Mondays. The Palace opens at 9:00 am, the estate of Trianon opens at 12:00 pm. The Park and Gardens are open every day.
Current events. On monday December 9th 2024, for the second edition of the Ball of the Century, we invite you to travel back in time and relive the 1920s, during a grand ball in the magnificent Gallery of Great Battles. During guided tours, a speaker from the Palace invites you into lesser known locations otherwise closed to the visitors.
Browse through a selection of 100 photos, every corner of the gardens of Versailles and Trianon, the colors of the four seasons, the intimacy of the groves, water games fountains and the rural atmosphere of the Queen's Hamlet.
