Chateau de Versailles : Be swept away and other Paris, France Off The Beaten Path Tips

So many windows, rooms, fireplaces, staircases that you can't really count and more than 1,800 acres of park. The paintings, tapestries, sculptures ,furniture of this fabulous castle , have been executed by the best Italian and French artists of the time.

Be captivated by its majesty, gilded richness especially the Hall of Mirrors. It certainly left a lasting impression. The French certainly knew how to enjoy life. We can definitely take a page out of history.

Then there are the Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon with lovely gardens. When the King wants to get away, this is where he spent time with family.

To get there :

By train :
RER ligne C
direction Versailles-rive-gauche-château
from Montparnasse station
train SNCF direction Versailles-Chantiers
from Saint-Lazare station
train SNCF direction Versailles-rive-droite
trains timetable

By bus :
from Pont de Sèvres ligne 171 de la RATP
direction Versailles-place d'Armes

By car :
Motorway A13 (direction Rouen)
exit Versailles-Château
Paying car park on place d'Armes

Opening times

Palace
Open Tues to Sun, closed on Mon and some French public holidays
1 Nov to 31 Mar: 9am to 5.30pm
(last admission 5 pm)
1 Apr - 31 Oct: 9am to 6.30pm
(last admission 6pm).

Gardens
Open daily
1 Nov to 31 Mar: 8am until sunset
1 Apr - 31 Oct: 9am until sunset (except on Grandes Eaux Musicales days).

Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon
Open daily except some French public holidays
1 Nov - 31 Mar: 12noon to 5.30pm
(last admission 5pm).
1 Apr - 31 Oct: 12noon to 6.30pm
(last admission 6pm).

Admission fee
Ticket valid for the whole day

Palace (State Apartments, Museum of the History of France, Coach Museum)
- age 18 and over: €8
- after 3.30pm: €6
- school pupils, under age 18 and disabled: free

Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon
- age 18 and over: €5
- after 3.30 pm: €3
- school pupils, under age18 and disabled: free

Gardens come free!

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Website: http://www.chateauversailles.fr/