Palace of Versailles
1 equipped room(s), 170 people max, 2 Rooms with adaptable space
Presentation
Listed as a World Heritage Site for 1979 years, the Château de Versailles is one of the finest achievements of 17th century French art.
The Château and the Trianon estate are open every day except Monday. The Château opens at 9am, the Trianon estate only opens from 12pm.
The Park and gardens are open every day and free of charge (access to the gardens is subject to a charge on the days of the Grandes Eaux Musicales and Nocturnes and during the Jardins Musicaux).
Access to the Park only through the Queen's Gate (for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles every day), through the Saint-Antoine Gate (for pedestrians and cyclists every day and for vehicles at weekends and public holidays) and through the Sailors' Gate (for pedestrians and cyclists every day) from 7am to 8.30pm, with the last access at 6.15pm in the high season and from 8am to 6pm in the low season
The Hall of Mirrors, the King's Apartments, the Museum of French History: over the centuries, the Palace of Versailles, the seat of power until 1789, has never ceased to expand.
At the beginning, it was only a modest castle built by Louis XIII for hunting. However, Louis XIV chose this site to build the palace we know today, a symbol of royal absolutism and the embodiment of French classical art.
In the 1670s, Louis XIV had the Grand Apartments of the King and Queen fitted out. The most emblematic achievement of these spaces, places of parade and reception par excellence, remains the Hall of Mirrors designed by Mansart. In the following century, the extensions continued, notably with the construction of the Chapel and the Opera House. The Château now has 63,154 m2 divided into 2,300 rooms.
Although the Château lost its vocation as the official seat of power in 1789, in the 19th century it had a new destiny: to become the Museum of the History of France, as desired by Louis-Philippe, who came to the throne in 1830. Many of the rooms in the Château then housed the new collections retracing the great events of French history, which were enriched until the beginning of the 20th century.
The Park and gardens are open every day and free of charge (access to the gardens is subject to a charge on the days of the Grandes Eaux Musicales and Nocturnes and during the Jardins Musicaux).
Access to the Park only through the Queen's Gate (for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles every day), through the Saint-Antoine Gate (for pedestrians and cyclists every day and for vehicles at weekends and public holidays) and through the Sailors' Gate (for pedestrians and cyclists every day) from 7am to 8.30pm, with the last access at 6.15pm in the high season and from 8am to 6pm in the low season
The Hall of Mirrors, the King's Apartments, the Museum of French History: over the centuries, the Palace of Versailles, the seat of power until 1789, has never ceased to expand.
At the beginning, it was only a modest castle built by Louis XIII for hunting. However, Louis XIV chose this site to build the palace we know today, a symbol of royal absolutism and the embodiment of French classical art.
In the 1670s, Louis XIV had the Grand Apartments of the King and Queen fitted out. The most emblematic achievement of these spaces, places of parade and reception par excellence, remains the Hall of Mirrors designed by Mansart. In the following century, the extensions continued, notably with the construction of the Chapel and the Opera House. The Château now has 63,154 m2 divided into 2,300 rooms.
Although the Château lost its vocation as the official seat of power in 1789, in the 19th century it had a new destiny: to become the Museum of the History of France, as desired by Louis-Philippe, who came to the throne in 1830. Many of the rooms in the Château then housed the new collections retracing the great events of French history, which were enriched until the beginning of the 20th century.
Opening day(s)
Exceptionally closed : Wednesday 01 May 2024
Exceptionally closed : Wednesday 25 December 2024
From 01 January to 31 March(every year)
Every day except Monday
09:00 to 17:30
From 01 April to 31 October(every year)
Every day except Monday
09:00 to 18:30
From 01 November to 31 December(every year)
Every day except Monday
09:00 to 17:30
LIBELLE_LABEL_CHAINE
- Tourist guides :
- Michelin guide
- Tourist guides
General information
- Visites :
- Average group visit length (minutes) 90
- Average individual visit length (minutes) 90
- Type of culturel patrimony :
- Historic site and monument
- Historical patrimony :
- Historic patrimony
- Château
- Palace
- Period :
- 17th C
- 18th C
- 19th C
- Visit :
- Guided tours
- Educational visits
- Themed tour
- Shop :
- Shop
- Restaurants :
- Restaurant
- Fast food
- Takeaway/cooked dishes
LIBELLE_EQUIPEMENT_SERVICES
- Leisure facilities :
- Picnic area
- Film room
- Parking :
- Car park
- Parking
- Pay car park
- Coach parking
- Parking
- Rooms equipped for :
- Family Reception/drinks reception
- Seminar/meeting
- Convention
- Rooms equipment :
- Video projector
- Screen
- Speaker pulpit
- Microphone
- Table
- Sound engineering
- Stage
- Paper board
- Air conditioning
- Translation cabin
- Restaurants :
- Free choice of caterer
- Dining area
- Restaurant on site
- Restaurant in the close vicinity
- Individual tour services :
- Guided individual tours available permanently
- Unguided individual tours available permanently
- Group tour services :
- Guided group tours on request
- Unguided group tours available permanently
- Interior facilities :
- Lift
- Toilets
- Restaurant
- Entertainment :
- Children's entertainment
- Temporary exhibition
- Entertainment evenings
- Activity
- Shows
- Concert
- Theatre
- Cultural leisure facilities :
- Auditorium
- Equipment :
- Defibrillator
- Hire/loan :
- Room hire
- Audio-guide language(s) :
- German
- English
- Spanish
- French
- Italian
- Russian
- Chinese
- Audio-guide language(s)
- Audio-guide language(s)
- Audio-guide language(s)
- Audio-guide language(s)
Accessibility
- Accessibility criteria for people with reduced mobility :
- Doors >=77 cm wide
- Reserved space 330 cm wide < 100 m from the site
- Even flooring with no obstacles
- Lift (80 x 130 cm) and door >= 77 cm
- Reception desk between 70-80 cm high
- Height under table >= 70 cm width >= 77 cm
- WC + grab handle + adequate space to move
- Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
- Possibility of drop-off in front of the site
- Accessible for wheelchairs with assistance
- Accessible tourism :
- Accessible tourism
- Accessibility Criteria for Hearing Impairment :
- Accessibility Criteria for Hearing Impairment
- Accessibility Criteria for Hearing Impairment
- Hearing disability
- Accessibility Criteria for Mental Impairment :
- Accessibility Criteria for Mental Impairment
- Mental disability
- Accessibility Criteria for Visually Impaired :
- Accessibility Criteria for Visually Impaired
- Visual disability
Prices
| Prices | Min | Max | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/01/2024 - 31/03/2024 | |||
| Full price | 21.00€ |  Billet Château | |
| Reduced price | 13.00€ | ||
| Adult | 24.00€ | Passeport | |
| Child | Free | Gratuit pour les - 18 ans
Gratuit pour les - 26 ans ressortissants de l'Union Européenne | |
| Disabled | Free | Gratuit pour les personnes handicapées sur justificatif | |
| Audioguide | 4.00€ | 5.00€ | |
| Group adults | 21.00€ | ||
| Group children | Free | ||
| 01/04/2024 - 31/10/2024 | |||
| Full price | 21.00€ | 0.00€ | Billet Château |
| Reduced price | 13.00€ | 0.00€ | |
| Adult | 32.00€ | Passeport | |
| Child | Free | Gratuit pour les - 18 ans
Gratuit pour les - 26 ans ressortissants de l'Union Européenne | |
| Large family | 13.00€ | 0.00€ | |
| Disabled | Free | Gratuit pour les personnes handicapées sur justificatif | |
| Audioguide | 4.00€ | 5.00€ | |
| Group adults | 32.00€ | 0.00€ | |
| Group children | Free | ||
| 01/11/2024 - 31/12/2024 | |||
| Full price | 21.00€ | Billet Château | |
| Reduced price | 13.00€ | ||
| Adult | 24.00€ | Passeport | |
| Child | Free | Gratuit pour les - 18 ans
Gratuit pour les - 26 ans ressortissants de l'Union Européenne | |
| Disabled | Free | Gratuit pour les personnes handicapées sur justificatif | |
| Audioguide | 4.00€ | 5.00€ | |
| Group adults | 21.00€ | ||
| Group children | Free | ||
- Payment methods :
Contact
Palace of Versailles
Pierre AZIZA
Château de Versailles
1 rue de l'Indépendance Américaine
78000
Versailles
Phone : +33 1 30 83 78 00
- Spoken language(s) :
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