Today we went to the Palace of Versaille. It was a busy day. We left the hotel at 7:30am and returned at 6:30pm.
We had booked a guided tour and return train journey and it was definitely the right move. Versaille gets 39 million visitors each year and you can see why.
Our guide was brilliant and he guided us through the palace, where we saw the Hall of Mirrors and the royal apartments where the three kings, Louis XIV, Louis XV and the ill-fated Louis XVI and his queen Marie Antoinette lived, before they both lost their heads in the revolution.
We were also guided through the gardens and the Chateau Trianon where Marie Antoinette lived for a number of years, as well as Petite Trianon, the rural village built in the grounds of the palace purely for the amusement of Marie Antoinette.
It was a special day and everything there was amazing. Words and pictures do not do it justice in any way. This is just a small selection of the 100s of photos we took.Read more
TravelerWhat a perfect day. Yes good move re the pre booked tour. We did not prebook and faced with hours and hours of queuing decided we would make do with garden and wandered at our leisure eventually finding our way to the petit palace where eagle eyed Wayne spotted that we could purchase tickets for the palace there also and there was no queue. We had an equally glorious weather day there. Very memorable.
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FranceÎle-de-FranceVersaillesSaint-Louis48°48’6” N 2°7’36” E
Traveler What a perfect day. Yes good move re the pre booked tour. We did not prebook and faced with hours and hours of queuing decided we would make do with garden and wandered at our leisure eventually finding our way to the petit palace where eagle eyed Wayne spotted that we could purchase tickets for the palace there also and there was no queue. We had an equally glorious weather day there. Very memorable.