Château de Versailles

I’ve always read and found the history and opulence of the chateau de Versailles fascinating. You can tour the palace at your own pace with individual headsets. Plan to spend the entire day and also enjoy the fountains show in the evening. When purchasing your tickets, I found it best to purchase the passport package because includes the garden entry and light show. Purchasing the garden tour separately will cost an additional 9 euros and waiting in line again to do so. The Marie Antoinette area is closed for renovations at this time. Food is permitted in the garden, however if you have glass containers « wine »they will need to be checked and picked up when you exit the chateau into the gardens.

Na Ge - 3 days ago

This is an interesting tour and a must see if you have enough time in Paris. You should definitely plan ahead of your visit if this is on your to-do list. For one it's about an hour away from the city so either you get a tour that includes the transportation or expect to take the Metro and an additional line. Will take you almost within five minute walking distance of the palace in my opinion totally worth it it saves a lot of money too. Your planning should also include your ticket ahead of time so you don't have to make the queue to buy the ticket but be warned just because you have the ticket does not mean you won't be making a line I think it all depends on what time you arrive there we arrived closer to midday and the line was horrible I would guess about 2 hours I think if you arrived earlier it might not be that bad. If you're going in the summer I would totally recommend getting the additional garden show ticket because by far what we enjoyed the most was the gardens they are gorgeous.

Thaimy Diaz - 12 days ago

Groups are supposed to be staggered and I'm sure it is difficult to meet the high demand of tourists but the chance to take pictures, admire, or really enjoy your walk is limited by the hoard of people shoulder to shoulder in every room, know this ahead of time!!! Bring someone tall for photos, snap, and move quickly after, there are tons of people behind you waiting to do the same. I'm sure that people would be willing to pay a higher premium for time slots with a more restricted number of visitors. I'd love the chance to admire without feeling like I am in someone else's way the entire time and I was there for the off season. Otherwise, I recommend a guide. They are talented and educated and you learn so much more than the limited signs and displays offer.

Catherine - 25 days ago

I found this experience pretty meh. I would say if you’ve only got a couple of days to spend in Paris, there are other sites and chateaux that are more worth the time and money. If you have more than a couple of days in Paris and you are able to schedule your Versailles visit to coincide with a special event or a guided tour, then it might be worth it, but I found the guided tour offerings to be very limited. The basic day pass to access the castle gets you into very few rooms relative to the size of the castle. (When I went, the Queen’s apartments were completely closed to visitors. I don’t know how typical this is, but it left only about 7-8 rooms accessible.) The English audio guide is not particularly informative, and neither are the placards in the rooms. Otherwise, it’s a beautiful place. So much potential for improvement.

Liz Martin - 30 days ago

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