"VERSAILLES, A WOW EXPERIENCE" Versailles by ForestqueenNYC
Versailles Travel Guide: 657 reviews and 2,428 photos
It took me three trips to Paris to finally go to Versailles. I don't know why because I had read Marie Antoinette by Antonia Fraser during my first stay in Paris and I really wanted to see where she lived, to get more of a feel for her and the King.
So finally two weeks ago on a Saturday afternoon at the beginning of February, 2008, I took the RER C from Musee d'Orsay, and went out to the town just to walk around, not to actually go to the chateau. The town was beautiful, but cold and not like a little French village, but more like a military academy in the U.S. The next Sunday was magnificent so I took the train out again just to walk around the town and the gardens which required no ticket. I entered through the gate where the bassin du dragon is and walked and walked until I finally came upon le jardin where I saw the chateau from a distance and WOW. I couldn't believe it. People actually lived there??
http://www.chateauversailles.fr/fr/le-chateau/0157-plan-du-domaine.html
I will go out again several more times in the Spring with ticket in hand, because there is no way that I am going to stand in line to buy a ticket. I think the ville de Versailles must be absolutely beautiful in the spring and look forward to my next visit.
I will update this page with more tips each time I go there.
This is the bassin du dragon near where I entered the park. It is free to walk in the gardens and you can spend a whole day there or more.
One of the nearby streets in Versailles. It had a very cold, lonely, feeling.
Reviews (4)
WALK OR TAKE TRAM IN THE GARDENS
Things to Do
(1)
This can be very pleasant and you don't have to wait in a line to get in, at least not for the walk. I went in through... more travel advice
RER C
Transportation
(1)
I took the RER C from Musee d'Orsay. It stops very close to the Chateau. more travel advice
EAT HERE
Restaurants
(2)
There does not seem to be an abundance of restaurants in Versailles. At least not anywhere where I walked. So I would... more travel advice
DON'T EAT HERE
Restaurants
(2)
Directly across from the RER station there is a MacDonald's and to the left of that a bistro or cafe. I had to use the... more travel advice
Versailles Travel Guide
Member Travel Pages
- "Grandeur Beyound Words"
- "ON THE STEPS OF MARIE-ANTOINETTE."
- "Versailles"
- "Moscow - Versailles"
- "When Kings lived in Versailles"
- "The Chateau de Versailles"
- "I can see why they chopped off their heads!"
- See All...
- Member Rank:
- 0 0 4 3 8
- Forum Rank:
- 0 0 3 2 1
- 485 Reviews
- 1,207 Photos
- Add Friend
- Follow
- Send Message
Badges & Stats in Versailles
- 4 Reviews
- 15 Photos
- 0 Forum posts
- 2 Comments
- 541PageViews
- See All Stats
- See All Badges (11)
Have you been to Versailles?
Share Your TravelsLatest Activity in Versailles
- Posted in Travel Paris Forum "Re: American living in Paris/France"
- Uploaded a Photo to "VERSAILLES"
- updated a Versailles Travelogue "VERSAILLES"
- Wrote a Review WALK OR TAKE TRAM IN THE GARDENS about Gardens in Versailles Things to Do
Photos in Versailles
See All Photos (15)Top 10 Pages
-
Paris
Intro, 110 reviews, 282 photos, 7 travelogues
-
Top 5 Page for this destination
Florence
Intro, 62 reviews, 160 photos, 4 travelogues
-
New York City
Intro, 60 reviews, 137 photos, 9 travelogues
-
Top 5 Page for this destination
Aix-en-Provence
Intro, 30 reviews, 105 photos, 5 travelogues
-
Nice
Intro, 14 reviews, 72 photos, 4 travelogues
-
Top 5 Page for this destination
Pensacola
Intro, 29 reviews, 37 photos, 4 travelogues
-
Dublin
Intro, 24 reviews, 28 photos, 1 travelogue
-
Top 5 Page for this destination
Georgetown
Intro, 19 reviews, 24 photos
-
Washington D.C.
Intro, 25 reviews, 14 photos
-
Wickford
Intro, 7 reviews, 28 photos
Latest Versailles hotel reviews
- Trianon Palace Versailles, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel
- 548 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 20, 2013 - Pullman Versailles Chateau Paris
- 147 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 17, 2013 - Ibis Paris Versailles Chateau
- 80 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 20, 2013 - Le Cheval Rouge
- 100 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: Apr 29, 2013

Food and Dining
Women's Travel
Castles and Palaces
Comments (2)
I have seen this palace lots of years ago in wintertime, hope to get there again some day in summer !
I agree, to see where Marie Antoinette lived would had been fantastic. Lovely page and good restaurant tips!