Palace of Versailles tickets and tours
Exceptionnaly, the Palace of Versailles and its gardens will close at 2pm (last admission: 1pm) on Wednesday 12th September 2018. You can vi...
Duration 1 day
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Enjoy a skip-the-line entrance and a guided tour of the Palace of Versailles, the most famous residence of the Kings of France. Immerse your...
Duration 1 hour, 15 minutes
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English
Experience the splendour of Versailles at your own pace as you see the sights with an in-depth audio-guide commentary. Access to this UNESCO...
Duration 4 hours
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Explore the entire estate of Versailles at your own pace with your audiopen and interactive map. Enter the somptuous Palace, walk around the...
Duration 5 hours
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This tour has been carefully planned so you get in-depth perspective into both must-see sides of Versailles with convenient transportation f...
Duration 4 hours
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Step inside one of Europe’s most opulent building on this fully-guided tour of the Palace of Versailles. From the immense fountains that pun...
Duration 4 hours, 30 minutes
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English
Exceptionnaly, the Palace of Versailles and its gardens will close at 2pm (last admission: 1pm) on Wednesday 12th September 2018. You can vi...
Duration 1 day
Available in:
English
Take a lunch break at the Ore restaurant in Versailles, by Chef Alain Ducasse. An exceptional setting and view for this unique venue, open t...
Validity Flexible
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English
The Palace of Versailles is a must-see for tourists to Paris, but all too often the long lines, huge crowds, and large tour groups can dull ...
Duration 4 hours
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Embark upon our guided visit to the Chateau de Versailles, the world-renowned royal residence of Louis XIV. Admire the shining Hall of Mirro...
Duration 5 hours, 30 minutes
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English
Created by Bartabas within the Grand Stable of the Palace of Versailles in 2003, the National equestrian Academy of Versailles is a very uni...
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
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English
There is a certain magic that fizzes through the air in the Palace and Gardens of Versailles. Hidden away from the modern world, this majest...
Duration 2 hours
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English
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The inside story
The Hall of Mirrors is the largest and perhaps the most famous of Versailles’s 700 rooms. It looks magnificent today, but would have been stunning when constructed in the late seventeenth century. Mirrors were then fantastically difficult to make – and hugely expensive. In fact, France had to persuade skilled Venetian mirror makers to teach them the secrets (and Venice tried to assassinate their traitorous artisans).
The hall has 357 mirrors, filling a space 73m (220ft) long. It was used by courtiers as a place to meet people or to pass through the palace. On special occasions, it would be used to impress visiting dignitaries such as ambassadors or foreign leaders. Queen Marie-Antoinette had her wedding party in the hall, and it was also the site of some historic agreements: Count Otto von Bismark’s proclamation of the German Empire and the Versailles Treaty that ended WWI.
How to get there
