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Patronage

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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!

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!

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.

Restoration

Restoration of the Dauphin’s apartment

The project to restore the Dauphin’s apartment, which has been made possible thanks to the support of several patrons, is starting in October 2020 and will last 12 months (to October 2021). This restoration project follows on from the work on the Queen’s State Apartments and the Dauphine’s apartment completed in 2019

2021-2022

Restoration of the Royal Tennis Court

The Royal Tennis Court, located in the Saint-Louis district at the foot of the Palace of Versailles, made French history on 20 June 1789. It played a key role in the foundation of French democracy, but is now in need of substantial restoration work.

Until 17th September 2022

Show

Night fountains show

When night falls, the Gardens are transformed to offer a stunning visual and musical treat as fountains and groves come alive with colourful and dramatic lighting effects, every Saturday night from 11 June to 17 September 2022, Thursday 14 July and Monday 15 August.

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

From April 1st

Special opening of The Royal Tennis Court

On 20 June 1789, the Royal Tennis Court of Versailles played a major part in French history. From being a royal sports hall during the reign of Louis XIV, it became synonymous with the foundation of French democracy and will be forever linked to a key episode in the French Revolution.

Opening

Weekends

Special opening of the Gallery of Coaches

Located in the the Great Stables of the Palace of Versailles, the Gallery of Coaches exceptionally reopens its doors to visitors, free of charge, every Saturday and Sunday afternoon from 12.30pm to 6.30pm.

Opening

Weekends

Exceptional opening of the Sculptures and Mouldings Gallery

The Sculptures and Mouldings Gallery, located in the Small Stables, opens its doors, free of charge, from 12.30 pm to 6.30 pm every  day of the week (except Mondays) for the duration of the Architecture and Landscape Biennial. Discover a series of casts from the Musée du Louvre’s cast collection and some original marble statues from the Gardens.

Virtual tour

The Chimay attic and the south attic

Virtual tour of the Napoleon rooms

A 360° virtual tour of the Chimay attic and the South attic for you to discover the restored decor and the collections dedicated to Napoleon Bonaparte.

Life on the estate

Reopenings

This spring, there’s a new tour available at the Palace of Versailles, following the reopening of the Dauphin and the Dauphine’s apartments and Louis XV’s daughters’ apartments on the ground floor of the central section. In addition, the Gallery of Coaches and the Sculptures and Mouldings Gallery are open on weekends – and not forgetting the Fountains Shows and Musical Gardens.

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.

Opening in spring 2023

Creating the Perfumer’s Garden

The Perfumer’s Garden, opening in spring 2023, represents a return to the atmosphere of 17th-century gardens. Located in the Châteauneuf Orangery, at the centre of the Estate of Trianon, this new garden features hundreds of flower essences, telling the story of the history of perfume and its uses at the Court of Versailles. This project has been developed thanks to the patronage of Maison Francis Kurkdjian.

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.

Life on the estate

The animals flowerbed

This summer, visitors to the Grand Trianon can enjoy exploring the new garden creation for 2022 –an animal-themed parterre. In a nod to The King’s Animals exhibition, which ran last winter, this temporary garden will be the showcase for a magnificent menagerie until October.