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From Tuesday to Sunday

Opening of the Royal Tennis Court

Open free of charge from Tuesday to Sunday, 12:30 to 5:30 pm, the Royal Tennis court of Versailles became the birthplace of French democracy, linked to an important episode of the Revolution.

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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. You can also book online tours to discover the backstage of the Castle from your home!

Subscription

Subscription

The "1 year in Versailles" card

The best of Versailles for subscribers! For a whole year, benefit from numerous advantages thanks to the SOLO or DUO cards, and unlimited ticket access from only 65€.

Digital

The Palace of Versailles' Mobile App

The app is completely free of charge. It includes the audioguide tours in English and an interactive map of the Estate.

Facilities

Facilities

Audioguide

To learn more about the Palace during your visit, remember to book the audioguide available in 12 languages. You can pick it up at a special counter in the Vestibule of the Gabriel Pavilion or book it online.

Mobile Application

Mobile Application

Rabbids at Versailles

The Rabbids have invaded the Gardens of Versailles! You have to repair the damage and flush them out to send them back where they came from!

Exhibition

Exhibition

Guillaume Bresson

From 21 January to 25 May 2025, the Palace of Versailles is presenting an exhibition by the contemporary artist Guillaume Bresson, a leading light of French figurative painting.

Exhibition at the Science Museum, London

Off-site exhibition

Versailles: Science and Splendour

From 12 December 2024 to 21 April 2025, the Science Museum in London is hosting the exhibition Versailles: Science and Splendour, which has been developed with scientific support from the Palace of Versailles. Over one hundred exhibits, some forty of which are from the collections at Versailles, will be assembled to provide an insight into the major role played by science at the court of Versailles in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Exhibition at the Hong Kong Palace Museum

Off-site exhibition

Versailles and China in 120 masterpieces

From 18 December 2024 to 4 May 2025 the Hong Kong Palace Museum is hosting the exhibition The Forbidden City and the Palace of Versailles, devoted to interactions between China and France in the 17th and 18th centuries. A selection of masterpieces, primarily from the collections of the Palace of Versailles and the Palace Museum, Beijing, tells the story of the special relationship which existed between these two countries during the Ancien Régime.

Show

All shows

The 2024-2025 musical season

The Palace of Versailles is hosting numerous operas, concerts, gala evenings and ballets in some of its exceptional spaces, including the Royal Opera and the Royal Chapel. Check out the programme for the 2024–2025 music season at Versailles.

Boutique

Boutique

Mathieu Lustrerie x Palace of Versailles

The Palace of Versailles and Mathieu Lustrerie teamed up to produce a candleholder inspired by the “King’s torch”. The initial model, with its ribs and round scrolled base, was adopted by the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne in the second half of the 18th century, and from 1752 was used in all the royal residences. Available now for pre-order worldwide, delivery in March 2025.

Format long

Format long

Le Nôtre in perspectives

Discover André Le Nôtre, the Sun King’s gardener, well known for his geometric perspectives, his broad axes which add grand scale to gardens, and his secondary vistas which never fail to delight the eye of the beholder.

Late opening

Late opening

Late opening Palace and Guillaume Bresson exhibition

Enjoy an exceptional late opening on Friday, March 21 to discover the exhibition dedicated to Guillaume Bresson, leading light of French figurative painting. You can also visit The State Apartments of the King and Queen, and the iconic Hall of Mirrors, which will remain open for the occasion.

Exceptional opening

Congress Chamber

Exceptional opening of the Congress Chamber

To mark the 150th anniversary of the Third Republic, the Palace of Versailles is opening the Congress Chamber and apartment of the President of the Congress and offering a special opportunity to take a self-guided or guided tour.

Show

From April 1 to October 31 2025

The Musical Fountains Show and the Musical Gardens

From April 1 to October 31 2025, enjoy the Musical Gardens and the Musical Fountains Show in the gardens and groves opened for the occasion. Every Saturday evening from 7 June to 20 September, Monday 14 July and Friday 15 August, discover the Gardens in the evening with the The Night Fountains Show.

Opera in concert version

Monday March 3rd 2025 - Hercules Room

Francesca Caccini : Alcina

The composer Francesca Caccini is an exemplary figure of the flourishing of Italian music in the first half of the 17th century. Her graceful style flourished at the Medici court in Florence, where she delighted her contemporaries and was admired for her many musical talents, particularly her singing concerts, accompanying herself on the lute. Her refined writing brings this supernatural-inflected story to life, with melodious arias, character-revealing recitatives and choruses of monsters and enchanted plants.

Ballet

From Thursday March 6th to Sunday March 9th 2025

Malandain Ballet Biarritz : Marie-Antoinette

Thierry Malandain's ballet retraces Marie-Antoinette's journey to Versailles: from her arrival at court on the day of her wedding and the inauguration of the Royal Opera House, to her departure in October 1789, which took her to her fate...