Louis XIV built it, Louis XV enjoyed it, Louis XVI paid for it… with his life because, like his wife Marie-Antoinette, he was guillotined during the French Revolution. In the 17th the Sun King (the XIVth) built the gigantic and magnificent palace and the equally impressive garden in a time span of more than 50 years. Visiting this palace means being overwhelmed by marble, gold and mirrors …and that was exactly what is was meant to do.
Some people wonder why they should choose to have a guide when a guidebook could do the job. These guides tend to be so tedious…
However, the reaction we always get during and after our tours is amazement and surprise. ‘I learnt so much, if you would have been my history teacher I would have loved history. You make it come alive. We really felt as if we were there’.
You can either book a half day or a full day to Versailles. This means 5h for a half day in which we take the train from Paris to Versailles together. The tickets will be booked in advance to minimize the queue. The visit of the castle will take about 1,5h in which we get to see the most famous rooms, hall of mirrors, Marie-Antoinettes bedroom etc. After the visit of the castle we should have about 1h left for a quick visit of the gardens. We can take the train back all together or you can decide to stay in Versailles.
We can also spend a whole day in Versailles, after all there is more than enough to see and admire. In 8h, just like the 5h tour we will take the train, visit the castle for about 1,5h and than continue to the gardens. We can have lunch (not included) after and extensive visit of the gardens we will visit Marie-Antoinettes domain and farm.
For 4 people , 4 to 5 hours , 450euro , including the train tickets acces palace and gardens.
For a 4 people 8 hour 650 euro . 50 euro per extra person.
A discount of 30 euro applies for European citizens up to 25 years old, and outside the EU up to 18 years old.