Plan your visit Information

Attention : on 12, 13, 15 and 17 May 2012

The following places will be closed :
- The Grove of the Arc de Triumph
- The Grove of the Three Fountains
- The Grove of the Ballroom
- The King's Path

Musical Fountains Show

Set out on an exploration of the ornamental pools and groves and their water jets spouting to the rhythm of music. Several circuits are available to allow you to enjoy the numerous masterpieces of the gardens where you can wander through their most secret attractions.

Dates and opening times

Saturdays and Sundays from 31 March to 28 October 2012, as well as some public holidays (8 May, 17 May, 15 August 2012). The fountains spout from 11 am to 12 noon and from 3:30 to 5:30 pm.
Tuesdays from 22 May to 26 June 2012, as well as Friday 6 April 2012. The fountains spout from 11 am to 12 noon and from 2:30 to 4:00 pm.

Rates

- Passport: €25 comprising the Musical Fountains Show, the visit to the Palace, the Trianon palaces and Marie-Antoinette’s Estate. On-line booking or tickets sold on the spot in the ticket offices of the Palace
NB: if you are allowed free admission for the Palace, you must buy only a ticket for the Musical Fountains Show
- Ticket for the Musical Fountains Show €8.5 (€6.5 reduced rate: 6 to 17 years olds, students, large family card, people with reduced mobility and their companion; €7 reduced rate: adults in a group of 30 people minimum); tickets on sale on-line or on the spot at the entrance to the gardens
- Free admission: 0 to 5 years old, subscribers to “A Year in Versailles”, members of the Société des Amis de Versailles

Musical Gardens

You can get the most from the gardens in summer when the groves and protected areas of the gardens are accessible on some Tuesdays from April to October for a musical stroll: an opportunity to discover the French formal gardens designed by Le Nôtre.

Dates and opening times

All Tuesdays from 3 April to 15 May 2012 (except Tuesday 1 May) and from 3 July to 23 October 2012.
Music from 10:00 am to 6:30 pm. Musical Fountains in the Bassin du Miroir every 10 minutes from 9:00 am to 6:30 pm.

Rates

- Passport: €25 comprising the Musical Gardens, the visit to the Palace, the Trianon palaces and Marie-Antoinette’s Estate. On-line booking or tickets sold on the spot in the ticket offices of the Palace
NB: if you are allowed free admission for the Palace, you must buy only a ticket for the Musical Gardens
- Ticket for the Musical Gardens: €7.5 (€6.5 reduced rate: 6 to 17 years old, students, large family card, people with reduced mobility and a companion, adults in a group of 30 people minimum; for school groups, see our specific rates; tickets on sale on-line or on the spot at the entrance to the gardens
- Free admission: 0 to 5 years old, subscribers to “A Year in Versailles”, members of the Société des Amis de Versailles

Fountains Night Show

When night falls the gardens are transformed into a fairytale setting in which groves and ornamental pools come alive with water spouts and colours. This year again, light artists emblazon the gardens with a thousand lights and offer strollers their surprising installations, aquatic effects in the Bassin du Miroir, lasers cutting across the night in the Colonnade Grove and a fireworks display beside the Grand Canal to end the performance.

Dates and opening times

Saturdays from 16 June to 1st September 2012 and Friday 7 September 2012.
Fountains and light show from 9:00 to 11:20 pm.

Rates

- Ticket for the Fountains Night Show: €23 (€19 reduced rate: 6 to 17 years old, students, large family card, people with reduced mobility and a companion), subscribers to “A Year in Versailles”, members of the Société des Amis de Versailles. On-line booking or tickets sold on the spot.
- Free admission: 0 to 5 years old

The Serenade

Just before the Fountains Night Show, the musicians and dancers of L'Eclat des Muses - Cie Christine Bayle invite you to a typical French ball under the extravagantly decorated ceiling of the Hall of Mirrors.

Dates and opening times

Saturday evenings from 16 June to 8 September 2012, two performances lasting 50 minutes at 6:45 and 7:45 pm.

Prices

- Combined ticket for La Sérénade + Fountains Night Show: €39 (€28 reduced rate: 6 to 17 years old, students, large family card, people with reduced mobility and a companion; €7: 3 to 5 years old); On-line booking
- Free admission: 0-2 years old