At the heart of Madame Elisabeth's domain, you can relive the moving story of Louis XVI's little sister - The property that the king offered to Madame Elisabeth includes a beautiful house and a magnificent park. As you explore them both, y...

The magnificent buildings of the former royal hospital reveal the history of medicine in Versailles - A visit to this sumptuous neoclassical chapel, which was recently restored, while admiring the hospital buildings that Louis XIV wanted for ...

Spend the afternoon in the home of a princess - The Princess of Conti was one of the natural daughters of Louis XIV. Widowed at the age of 19, she spent a lot of time in her town house, organising parties, shows and promenades, attended by the ...

Public and private portraits: the state of the art Have you ever thought of looking at a portrait from this angle? To analyse the differences between an intimate portrait and one created for appearances, find out all there is to know about the rich...

Who remembers the palace of Madame de Montespan in Versailles ? The palace and the park of the proud mistress of Louis XIV was replaced in the 19th century by a district full of interesting architecture: gritstone houses with ceramic décor in ...

The French Revolution began in the city of Versailles - Follow the key stages of the events of 1789, from the meeting of the Estates General called by Louis XVI to its transformation into a National Assembly, along with the Declaration of the ...