The Versailles Gardens
Presentation
A sumptuous green setting for the Sun King’s palace: this is how one can describe the magnificent gardens designed by André Le Nôtre around the Palace of Versailles…
The Park and Gardens are open every day and free to access (entry to the Gardens is ticketed on *Grandes Eaux Musicales* and *Musical Gardens* days).
Access to the Park only is available via:
- the Queen’s Gate (*Grille de la Reine*) — for pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles every day
- Saint-Antoine Gate (*Porte Saint-Antoine*) — for pedestrians and cyclists every day, and for vehicles on weekends and public holidays
- the Sailors’ Gate (*Grille des Matelots*) — for pedestrians and cyclists every day, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., last entry at 6:15 p.m.
In the past, the park stretched over some 8,000 hectares, divided between hunting grounds and pleasure gardens. It is the latter that is known as the French formal garden (*jardin à la française*), the benchmark for 17th-century gardens across Europe. Organized around an infinite perspective axis, it unfolds across 77 hectares of elegant pathways lined with marble statues, some leading to surprising groves.
These groves, true green salons hidden along winding alleys, were designed to serve as settings for royal festivities. Rich in statues and adorned with magnificent fountains offering an endless variety of effects, they are best experienced during the *Grandes Eaux Musicales* and *Musical Gardens*, accompanied by baroque music from the time of Louis XIV.
After the Sun King’s reign, Versailles’ gardens were enriched with new types of groves not to be missed: the romantic style is illustrated by the charming *Bosquet des Bains d’Apollon*, created just before the Revolution. The 21st century has added two remarkable creations: extraordinary water features moving in time with music at the Mirror Pool (*Bassin du Miroir*), and the newly designed *Bosquet du Théâtre d’Eau*, imagined by Louis Benech and Jean-Michel Othoniel on the site of a long-lost 17th-century grove.
Access to the Park only is available via:
- the Queen’s Gate (*Grille de la Reine*) — for pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles every day
- Saint-Antoine Gate (*Porte Saint-Antoine*) — for pedestrians and cyclists every day, and for vehicles on weekends and public holidays
- the Sailors’ Gate (*Grille des Matelots*) — for pedestrians and cyclists every day, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., last entry at 6:15 p.m.
In the past, the park stretched over some 8,000 hectares, divided between hunting grounds and pleasure gardens. It is the latter that is known as the French formal garden (*jardin à la française*), the benchmark for 17th-century gardens across Europe. Organized around an infinite perspective axis, it unfolds across 77 hectares of elegant pathways lined with marble statues, some leading to surprising groves.
These groves, true green salons hidden along winding alleys, were designed to serve as settings for royal festivities. Rich in statues and adorned with magnificent fountains offering an endless variety of effects, they are best experienced during the *Grandes Eaux Musicales* and *Musical Gardens*, accompanied by baroque music from the time of Louis XIV.
After the Sun King’s reign, Versailles’ gardens were enriched with new types of groves not to be missed: the romantic style is illustrated by the charming *Bosquet des Bains d’Apollon*, created just before the Revolution. The 21st century has added two remarkable creations: extraordinary water features moving in time with music at the Mirror Pool (*Bassin du Miroir*), and the newly designed *Bosquet du Théâtre d’Eau*, imagined by Louis Benech and Jean-Michel Othoniel on the site of a long-lost 17th-century grove.
Opening day(s)
From 01 April to 31 October(every year)
Every day
08:00 to 20:30
Last admission: 8:00 PM
The Park of the Palace is open from 7:00 AM to 8:30 PM
Early closure of the gardens at 5:30 PM every Saturday from mid-June to mid-September, days with night shows and winter hour days.
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- Tourist guides :
- Michelin guide
- Tourist guides
- Le Routard guide
General information
- Visites :
- Average group visit length (minutes) 90
- Average individual visit length (minutes) 90
- Type of culturel patrimony :
- Park and garden
- Visit :
- Guided tours
- Educational visits
- Tour free of charge
- themes :
- Garden
- Restaurants :
- Restaurant
- Fast food
- Services :
- Pets welcome
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- Leisure facilities :
- Picnic area
- Parking :
- Car park
- Parking
- Pay car park
- Coach parking
- Individual tour services :
- Guided individual tours on request
- Unguided individual tours available permanently
- Group tour services :
- Guided group tours on request
- Unguided group tours available permanently
- Interior facilities :
- Restaurant
- Entertainment :
- Temporary exhibition
- Activity
- Shows
- Concert
- 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)
- Dutch
Accessibility
- Accessibility criteria for people with reduced mobility :
- Accessible for wheelchairs with assistance
- Accessibility Criteria for Hearing Impairment :
- Hearing disability
- Accessibility Criteria for Mental Impairment :
- Mental disability
- Accessibility Criteria for Visually Impaired :
- Visual disability
Prices
| Prices | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|
| 01/04/2025 - 31/10/2025 | ||
| Adult | 10.00€ | 0.00€ |
| Reduced price | 9.00€ | 0.00€ |
- Payment methods :
Contact
The Versailles Gardens
Jardins de Versailles
78000
Versailles
Phone : +33 1 30 83 78 00
- Spoken language(s) :
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