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Discover the park, its paths, the Grand Canal or Little Venice at your own pace on a bike, or visit the Trianon palaces and Marie-Antoinette’s Estate. You can hire a bicycle from one point and return it to another.

Rates: €6.50 per half-hour, €8.50 per hour, €2 per additional 15 minutes, €18 per half-day (4 hours), €20 per day (8 hours), discount for Subscribers (-20%) and disabled people (-40%). Valid ID required as a deposit.

Payment: card or cash.

Opening hours: daily from 10:00 am, closing time depends on the season: 5:30 pm (from 15 February to late March), 6:45 pm (April to October) or 5:00 pm (until 15 November). Last ticket sold 30 mins before closing. Closed every year between mid-November and mid-February.

Access: in the park, hire point at  Little Venice on the banks of theGrand Canal. At weekends and on public holidays only, there are also bike hire points at the Saint Anthony Gate and the Queen's Gate.

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  • Minimum hire period: 1/2 hour
  • Deposit per bike: one piece of valid ID or €100

Group bookings: for bookings of 20 bikes or more please use the booking form.

Information: +33 (0)1 39 66 97 66 (no booking) and downloadable map.

www.astel-versailles.com 

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The remarkable women of Versailles

After more than three years of restoration work, the Queen’s State Apartment is being reopened to the public, providing a great opportunity to revisit three of the Palace of Versailles’ key female characters: Marie-Antoinette, who lived in the Queen’s State Apartment, Marie Leszczynska and Madame de Maintenon.

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from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm
closed on Mondays

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from 12:00 pm to 5:30 pm
closed on Mondays

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from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm

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from 12:30 pm to 5:30 pm
closed on Mondays

Place d'Armes
78000 Versailles
France

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