Opening Hours, Ticket Prices, and Savings Passes for the Park & Château The Palace of Versailles with its chateau and gardens is a popular day-trip from Paris: Opening hours are long while discount passes allow for savings on ticket prices. The Estate of Versailles with its famous château (palace), Orangerie, and formal Baroque gardens and park is a popular day … [Read more...]
See the Fountains in the Gardens of Versailles Palace – Ticket Prices and Opening Hours
On summer weekends, visitors to the Chateau de Versailles can enjoy the historic fountains at play in the formal gardens of the palace near Paris. During summer, visitors to the Palace of Versailles may often enjoy the historic fountains at play in the formal baroque gardens while listening to music. The more spectacular event is the musical fountain show (Grandes Eaux … [Read more...]
Day Trip Transportation from Paris to the Palace of Versailles
Transportation by RER Train or Car to the Château, Estate, & Park Getting to Versailles with its palace (chateau) and formal gardens is easy from Paris by bus tour, cheap RER train C5, or by car for a great day trip to a top sight in France. Getting to Palace of Versailles from downtown Paris is easy by tour bus, train, or car making Versailles the most popular … [Read more...]
Tips on Visiting the Musical Fountain Show at the Palace of Versailles
The musical fountain show (Grandes eaux musicales) presents the gardens of the Palace of Versailles at their best on summer weekends. The best time to visit is early morning for the chateau but afternoon for the gardens. The formal baroque gardens of the Palace of Versailles near Paris are at their most spectacular on summer weekends when the fountains are allowed to play. … [Read more...]
Paris: Buy Skip-the-Line Tickets for the Eiffel Tower, Louvre and Versailles
Time-slot tickets for the Eiffel Tower are almost essential and a good deal to see the Louvre Museum. Guided tours cut the lines at the Palace of Versailles. The Eiffel Tower in Paris is best seen on advance purchase tickets with time-slot reservations. Lines are often endless with no guarantee of ascending the tower without skip-the-line tickets. Time-slot reservations … [Read more...]
Save on Admission Fees with the Paris Museum Pass
Cheap Sightseeing and Monument Tickets in Paris, France The Paris Museum Pass gives huge discounts and savings on tickets to sights, monuments, palaces, and galleries including the Louvre, D'Orsay, Pompidou, and Versailles. Paris has some of the greatest museums and art galleries in the world. The Paris Museum Pass gives unlimited access to most permanent collections to … [Read more...]