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The Palace

From the seat of power to a museum of the history of France

Open from 9:00 am to 6:30 pmAttendance: high

The estate of Trianon

A place of intimacy

Open from 12:00 pm to 6:30 pmAttendance: average

The Gardens

The art of symmetry

Open from 8:00 am to 8:30 pmMusical Fountains Shows

The Royal Stables

The Coach Gallery

Open from 12:30 pm to 6:30 pmAttendance: low

From 30 May to 24 September 2017 at the Grand Trianon

Peter the Great, a tsar in France. 1717

The exhibition

Life on the estate

Instagram photo contest #VersaillesDetails

From 1st June to 31st August 2017, take part in our Instagram photo constest with the hashtag #VersaillesDetails!

Life on the estate

Fashion at Versailles

The partnership between the Palace of Versailles and the Google Cultural Institute continues through the international project« We Wear Culture » with the creation of two virtual exhibitions : « Fashion at Versailles : Her » et « Fashion at Versailles : Him ».

Life on the estate

Museum Week 2017

From Monday 19 to Sunday 25 June, the Palac of Versailles invites you to participate in the #MuseumWeek on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.

Shows

From 31 March to 31 October 2017 / The Gardens

Fountains Shows and Musical Gardens

From 31 March to 31 October 2017, enjoy the Musical Fountains Shows and the Musical Gardens in the gardens and the groves open for the occasion. During summer, every Saturday night discover the Gardens of Versailles differently with the Fountains Night shows.

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The Festival of Versailles 2017

Concerts, operas, masked balls et shows : discover the programme for the 7th edition of the Festival of Versailles.

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23 and 25 June 2017 - Royal Opera

Vivaldi: Arsilda, Regina Di Ponto

Quid pro quos, disguises and “alla turca” politics beat at the heart of this wonderful opera by Vivaldi.

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July 1st & 2nd 2017 / The estate of Trianon

Le Devin du Village : The Queen's Opera

Marie-Antoinette meets Jean-Jacques Rousseau. What if the most charming of surprises had been waiting for you for two centuries in the Queen’s theatre in the Petit Trianon?

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Getting to Versailles

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Visiting Versailles

Advice and routes to better plan your visit

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Guided Tours

During guided tours, a speaker from the Palace invites you into lesser known locations otherwise closed to the visitors.

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Patronage within everyone's reach

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18,000 artworks to discover online

With 60,000 artworks, collections of Versailles illustrate 5 centuries of French History. This set reflects the dual vocation of the Palace once inhabited by the sovereigns and then a museum dedicated "to all the glories of France" inaugurated by Louis-Philippe in 1837.