Lost Gardens of the Sun King

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From Tuesday 01 April to Thursday 30 October 2025

Every day

09:00 to 19:30

Last entrance at 7:30 pm. Saturdays from June 14 to September 20, additional slot at 8pm.

Exceptionally open : Monday 14 July 2025

From Saturday 01 November 2025 to Sunday 04 January 2026

Every day except Monday

09:00 to 17:00

Last entrance at 5 pm.

Exceptionally closed : Thursday 25 December 2025

Exceptionally closed : Thursday 01 January 2026

Location : Château de Versailles

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Presentation

For the first time, the Château de Versailles opens its doors for an extraordinary journey back in time in virtual reality! Dive back in time to 1682 and follow Mr Le Nôtre, Louis XIV's gardener, on a never-before-seen tour of gardens that have now disappeared.

Virtual reality at the Château! An initial experience entitled Versailles: The Sun King's Vanished Gardens, co-produced by GEDEON Experiences, Small Creative, VIVE Arts and the Château de Versailles, is being offered in a virtual reality room from March 25, 2025 to January 4, 2026.

This experience allows visitors to explore emblematic and now vanished areas of the gardens, projecting them into the heart of the 17th century for a poetic and interactive stroll guided by André le Nôtre, Louis XIV's gardener.

A unique opportunity to discover the Royal Menagerie and its exotic animals, the Labyrinth grove and its fountains, the Téthys grotto and its exceptional rock garden decorations!

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