Visitor guide
Which ticket to choose, what to see, tips for your visit with how to get there from Paris, and the history of the palace.

Versailles Palace Tickets: Which One to Choose
Palace of Versailles tickets explained: entry with gardens and Trianon, gardens only, guided tours, day trips from Paris and combined days.

What to See at Versailles: Palace, Gardens, Trianon
From the Hall of Mirrors to the Grand Canal and Marie Antoinette's hamlet: a route through Versailles, in the order you will walk it.

Visiting Versailles: Tips and Getting There from Paris
How to visit Versailles from Paris: RER C and trains, the time slot, bags and lockers, when to arrive and how to plan palace, gardens and Trianon.

History of Versailles: From Hunting Lodge to Palace
How a small hunting lodge became the palace of the Sun King, the home of the French court and the place where the Treaty of Versailles was signed.