Versailles Attractions: 5 Visitor Guides
Versailles means the palace, its Hall of Mirrors and gardens, and the Trianon estate with the Grand Trianon, Petit Trianon and the Queen's Hamlet. These guides explain each part of the visit and how to plan a day.
Versailles attraction guides
Gardens of Versailles: Layout, Groves and Tickets
The Gardens of Versailles are a day out in their own right: 830 hectares of parterres, groves and canals laid out by André Le Nôtre. This guide covers the Great Perspective walk, which groves to pick on each side, the Orangerie, Trianon timings and the ticket options that get you in.
Grand Trianon Versailles: What to See & Decide Before You Go
The Grand Trianon is the single-storey pink-marble retreat Louis XIV built at the end of the Grand Canal, away from the formality of the palace. This guide covers the rooms worth your time, how to reach it from the Château, what the Estate of Trianon ticket covers, opening hours, and whether it earns a half-day on a short Versailles trip.
Hall of Mirrors Versailles: What to See and How Long
The Hall of Mirrors is the 73-metre gallery at the heart of the Palace of Versailles, running between the War Room and the Peace Room. Here is what fills it, how it fits into a route through the royal apartments, and how to budget your time inside the palace.
Palace of Versailles: Tickets, Opening Hours and What to See
A practical guide to the Palace of Versailles: where it sits on the Place d'Armes, which days it closes, what the Passport and Trianon tickets cover, and how to split a day between the state apartments, the Gardens and the Trianon estate.
Petit Trianon Versailles Guide: What to See & Decide
The Petit Trianon is Ange-Jacques Gabriel's neoclassical cube on the Trianon estate, completed in 1768 for Louis XV and handed to Marie-Antoinette in 1774. Here is how to reach it from the Palace, what each floor holds, what the estate ticket covers and how long to set aside.