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From March 25
Virtual Reality: The Sun King’s Lost Gardens
For the first time, the Palace of Versailles is opening its doors for an extraordinary virtual reality (VR) journey back in time! Immerse yourself in 1682 and join André Le Nôtre, Louis XIV’s gardener, on a special tour of specific groves of the gardens which are no existing anymore.
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Fountains Shows and Musical Gardens
From April 1st to October 31st 2023, enjoy the Musical Gardens and the Great Musical Waters in the gardens and groves opened for the occasion. Every Saturday evening from 10 June to 23 September, Friday 14 July and Tuesday 15 August, discover the Gardens in the evening with the The Night Fountains Show.
Exhibition
Genius and majesty - Louis XIV by Bernini
From 3 June to 28 September 2025, the Palace of Versailles is presenting an exhibition focusing on the famous bust of Louis XIV created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, a key figure of the Italian baroque era in the 17th century, better known in France as ‘le Bernin’.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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.
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.
Exceptional opening
Trianon-sous-Bois
Exceptional opening of General De Gaulle's appartment in Trianon-sous-Bois
To mark the 150th anniversary of the Third Republic, the Palace of Versailles is opening from April 1, in the Grand Trianon, the Trianon-sous-Bois wing. Open every weekend, self-guided and guided tours, from 12:00pm to 6:30pm, and during the week, guided tours only.
Patronage
Restoration of the painted ceiling in the Diana Room
The Diana Room occupies a central position in the King’s State Apartment and is one of the jewels in the Palace of Versailles’ crown. In October 2024, the Palace launched a major restoration project in this room. It will focus on the painted and sculpted decoration on the ceiling, and will last for fourteen months.
From March 25
VR - Digital / The Palace
Virtual Reality: The Sun King’s Lost Gardens
For the first time, the Palace of Versailles is opening its doors for an extraordinary virtual reality (VR) journey back in time! Immerse yourself in 1682 and join André Le Nôtre, Louis XIV’s gardener, on a special tour of specific groves of the gardens which are no existing anymore.
Events
Exceptional weekend openings
Exceptional weekend openings
The Palace of Versailles is pleased to offer exceptional weekend tours during high season. From the Congress Chamber to the apartments of General De Gaulle at Trianon Sous Bois, or the Stables, don't miss this opportunity to discover another face of Versailles less well known.
June 6-8, 2025 / The Gardens
Rendez-vous aux jardins
The 22nd Rendez-vous aux Jardins will be held on Friday 6, Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 of June 2025 on the theme 'Gardens of stone, Stones of gardens'. To mark the occasion, the Palace of Versailles will be giving pride of place to the Royal Orangery.
Exhibition
From 7th May to 13th July 2025
Biennale d’architecture et de paysage
The Biennale d’architecture et de paysage is an ideal opportunity to discover one of the most magnificent stores of sculptures from the Palace of Versailles and the Louvre Museum in the Sculptures and Mouldings Gallery, a spectacular mineral space designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart, First Architect to Louis XIV.
ACQUISITIONS
Acquisition
Portrait of Louis XIV as a child and his mother Anne of Austria
Exercising its right of pre-emption, the Palace of Versailles acquired this portrait of Louis XIV as a child with his mother, the regent Anne of Austria, painted around 1644-1645 by cousins Charles and Henri Beaubrun, at a public auction on 18 May 2025.
Exhibitions
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
september 16 & 17, 2023
The Gallery of the History of the Palace
The Gallery of the History of the Palace was completely redesigned in 2023 to promote a better understanding of the history of the Palace of Versailles and the various modifications made to it over more than four centuries.
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 was 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.
Digital
Virtual tours
360° Virtual tours
Explore the Palace of Versailles and relive its temporary exhibitions remotely, with our collection of 360° virtual tours.
