Visit the Palace and Gardens of Versailles with a pre-booked 1-day full access pass. Explore the ornate State Apartments and breathtaking Hall of Mirrors inside the official residence of the French monarchy from 1682 to 1789. Learn more about Louis XIV and other French royals. Get a sense of life in the French court as you take a walk through the glittering Hall of Mirrors. Stroll through the legendary gardens at your own pace, and admire fountains, sculptures, and beautifully manicured lawns. Enjoy access to the Grand and Petit Trianon in their own grounds. See where the “Sun King” would entertain in private, and where he would go to escape the rigors of court life. Then, go to Marie Antoinette’s Estate, and discover where she would seek refuge in private. During spring and summer, choose the fountain and musical garden option to enjoy a spectacular fountain show or the iconic musical gardens to finish off your visit. Horace Vernet: Exhibition to be held at the Palace of Versailles from 14 November 2023 to 17 March 2024.
As our entry time was in the afternoon we decided to visit gardens first then thr palace afterwards. After the palace visit we wanted to visit the gardens again thinking our ticket would allow this. We were refused entry to the gardens at the same point we entered in the morning and told we had to go to a different gate which was not far away. This other gate was a long walk away, not near! We wanted to enter the gardens the second time to visit the Marie Antoinette house but at the second gate we were told if we went into the gardens we then had to leave the gardens for the Marie Antojnette house and could not get back into the gardens to get back to the main entrance but would have to walk a long way around. The tickets did not make it clear there was any restrictions on the entry to the gardens in this way! We were advised to walk around outside of the grounds to the Marie Antoinette house so we could return into the gardens after. All in all a very frustrating and disappointing.