What's On

Restoration

Restoration of Apollon’s fountain

Apollon’s fountain is now in major need of restoration. The gilded lead parts of Apollo on his chariot need to regain their lustre. Starting in December 2022, the sculpted group will be dismantled, lifted out by crane and taken to a workshop for substantial restoration.

Patronage

Emergency campaign

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Make an online donation to help the Palace of Versailles cope with an unprecedented economic crisis.

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Tickets & prices

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!

Return of Louis XIV’s desk

The Palace of Versailles presents today in the Salon d'Abondance, after restoration, Louis XIV's desk, made by Oppenordt.

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.

Ticketing

Add your ticket to your smartphone

The Palace of Versailles now offers the option for visitors to easily save their admission tickets on their phones. This new free service uses Apple Wallet and Google Wallet.

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!

Visit-Show

A visit and performance in the Hall of Mirrors and Grand Apartments

The King's tour

On the occasion of the holiday season, plunge into the baroque atmosphere of the Palace of Versailles, during an exceptional visit and show.

Restoration

Restoration of Madame Du Barry’s Apartment

Madame Du Barry’s apartment covers almost 350 m2 and comprises a dozen or so rooms, some of the most ornate of which require restoration.

Show

All shows

The 2022-2023 musical season

The Palace of Versailles presents many operas, concerts, gala evening and ballets in some of its exceptional sites as the Royal Opera and the Royal Chapel. Discover the 2022-2023 musical season programme.

The restoration of the Buffet d'eau Fountain

Work in progress up to spring 2023 due to the exceptional patronage of the Fondation Bru

Life on the estate

Instagram effects

The Palace of Versailles’ Instagram account features a wealth of visual and animated effects to help you discover its masterpieces in a novel way. Dive into the magical world of the artist Jean Cotelle, complete with augmented reality effects, at the Grand Trianon and around the Latona Fountain, or go meet the Rabbids.

Subscription

Subscription

The "one 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 55€.

Wild Versailles

Wild Versailles
Jérémie Villet

The Palace of Versailles invites a wildlife photographer, Jérémie Villet to capture Versailles' wildlife. The photographer sets out on the trail of the animals of the Palace of Versailles. An exclusive broadcast on Instagram will present his work from 5 to 25 June 2022.

Event

Long-format resources

The Palace of Versailles during the Second World War

There are some little-known pages in the history of the Palace of Versailles, and yet they are remarkably well documented. That of the Second World War is one of the most intriguing.

Concerts

Sunday 11th December 2022

Oratorio de Noël

Bach composed his Christmas Oratorio in 1734 for the three days of Christmas and the beginning of the year, linked to the birth of Christ and the Epiphany. Consisting of six brilliant cantatas, full of life and enthusiasm, this work magnifies the alternation of the great choirs typical of Bach's choral art, and the solo arias telling the moving and marvellous story of the Nativity and the recognition of Christ's divinity by the shepherds and the Magi.

Operas staged version

Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th December 2022

La Finta Pazza

It offers something new in the history of music, just as the opera was becoming accessible to the public, with an extremely sophisticated relation between music and text. The quality of the music is the reason why La Finta Pazza was the first opera performed at the French court in 1645, at a time when the genre was completely unknown.

Concerts

Thursday 8th december 2022

Jean Gilles: Requiem

Conducted by Fabien Armengaud and accompanied by the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra, discover Jeans Gilles' requiem mass for soloists in the superb setting of the Chapelle Royale.