one day trip for Versailles
Destination: Versailles
Known throughout the world for the its Palace and accompanying gardens, the town of Versailles, situated 16 kilometres to the south-west of Paris, is of utmost importance in French history. Versailles was not only being the city of Kings, from Louis XIII to Louis XVI, but also the birthplace of the French Revolution. In the 17th Century, King Louis XIII set out to build a hunting site in Versailles, in a small village of which nothing is left today. The town was completely transformed by the Sun King (le Roi Soleil in French), Louis XIV, who constructed one of Europe's biggest palaces: The Palace of Versailles. In the 18th Century Versailles was considered a highly modern city. The arrangement of its three main avenues, along with its gardens and lakes, inspired the construction of Washington, US. The construction took place at the beginning of the 20th century and Washington still remains the same Highlights
- · Full day tour to visit Versailles on your own
- · Visit the Palace of Versailles with audio guide
- · Free time for lunch and stroll around the gardens
- · Multilingual hostess
Tour available from April 1, 2015
Enjoy a full day to discover the treasure of Versailles!
For a full day tour of Versailles, discover Versailles Palace on your own, classified for 30 years as World Heritage of Humanity. With a commentary by audio guide, visit the most famous places of the Palace: Hall of Mirrors, King and Queen’s Apartments.
Individual
earphones inside the Palace for the recorded commentary in: English, French,
German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Russian, Korean, Polish and
Mandarin Chinese
Visioguide in FR sign languages subtitled
The rest
of the day, you can stroll in the castle and walk freely in the gardens* of
Versailles or discover the city.
Free time for lunch.
Included :
* Transportation in luxury air conditioned coach
*
* Audioguides
* The services of a multilingual hostess/interpreter
Information
:
* We suggest a good pair of walking / flat
shoes to avoid discomfort
* Pushchairs are forbidden inside the Versailles palace
* This tour is not suitable for clients with walking difficulties
* Pictures without flash are permitted inside the palace
* Avoid reserving your visit Tuesdays morning as the Versailles palace is
overcrowded