"To see Versailles and die" - so one could rightly paraphrase the famous saying .Versailles (Versailles), a suburb at 21 km from Paris, is not just standing in the succession of the numerous residences of the French monarchs .This is a residence with a capital letter and in terms of the scale of development, and the amount of money spent, and, of course, the ratio of epic luxury to the area of the palace .In Versailles there is not a single detail in which the atmosphere of the golden epoch of the Sun King was not felt: from the luxurious mirror gallery to the pointed legs of stools - everything exudes chic, everything is luxurious, pathetic and inaccessible .
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How to get to Versailles
First of all, you need to get to Paris, nearest to Versailles city. At Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, up to 10 joint flights of Aeroflot and Air France from Sheremetyevo land each day. How to get from the airport to the city center, see on the page of Paris.
Paris and Versailles connect three railway routes, the journey time in each is about 40 minutes. From any of the three stations of Versailles to the palace no more than 10 minutes walk.
- line C of high-speed commuter trains RER connects the city center and the Versailles-Rive Gauche station. Trains depart every 15 minutes from 6am to midnight. The fare is 2, 55 EUR.
- from the Paris Montparnasse station, French railways depart approximately once an hour to the Versailles Chantiers station. If desired, along the same line, you can go further, to Chartres, and visit the famous cathedral.
- From Paris Saint Lazare station you can reach Versailles station - Rive Droite also by train of the French railways. The tariff is 3, 40 EUR.
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Versailles can also be reached by bus. Route No. 171 runs between the station Pont de Servres (located directly at the eponymous stop of the 9th line of the Paris metro) and Versailles (stop Chateau de Versailles). Tariff - 1, 40 EUR, travel time - 35 minutes.
Orientation and movement in the city
Versailles is very compact and it is most convenient to walk on it. The area of the palace complex is almost equal to the area of the rest of the city. The three main streets of Versailles - avenue de Saint Cloude, avenue de Paris and avenue de Sceaux, are separated by a bird's foot from the place d'Armes square, located just in front of the entrance to the royal palace. At the very beginning of avenue de Paris is the Versailles Tourist Office (house 2 bis).
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Cuisine and restaurants of Versailles
In Versailles, there is no shortage of catering establishments of any class: from restaurants haute cuisine, in the spirit of the royal palace, to brasseries, fast food, pizzerias, eateries and coffee shops. The majority is located near the palace complex, and some - directly on its territory (which is very convenient if you decide to spend all day here). Many restaurants of Versailles live in a tourist rhythm and offer complex lunches at a price from 16 to 30 EUR.
If you plan to get not only cultural but also gastronomic impressions in Versailles, it is recommended to familiarize yourself with the list of restaurants on the website of the tourist office in advance or take a guide on restaurants already on the spot.
Shopping and shopping
In addition to numerous souvenirs with the image of the royal palace and a large number of beautifully published albums, in Versailles you can buy antiques and interior items, paintings, magnificent gilded frames for paintings in the spirit of Versailles stucco (boutique Art de la Feuille d'Or), as well as food - cheeses, chocolate, confectionery and sweets, wines and spices.
The food markets are located in the Notre-Dame quarter, north of the Palace of Versailles. The most famous market has the same name and works on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays from 7 am to 2 pm. On the square in front of Saint-Louis cathedral every Saturday, a bio-market is unfolding where you can try and buy products of local farms.
Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Versailles
The Royal Palace of Versailles and the park complex - the main attraction of the town of Versailles, in fact, and which arose once to meet the needs of the royal court.
The extensive complex is divided into several parts:
- The palace is the main residence of the French monarchs, beginning with Louis XIII before Louis XVI, members of their families and close to the court. Pomposity, greatness, luxury and chic. The highlight is the Galerie des Glaces: 357 mirrors and 73 meters of painted plafonds.
- Big Trianon - a complex of buildings in the style of classicism, used for various entertainment purposes: from meetings with favorites to the place of rest during the hunt. Elegance, class and good taste.
- Small Trianon - "female kingdom" in the coquettish style of rococo, the place of seclusion and rest of the Marquise de Pompadour, the Countess of Dubarr and, finally, the wife of Louis XVI Marie Antoinette. Comfort, intimacy and a warm atmosphere of the private life of beloved women's monarchs.
- Gardens and park - a huge work of landscape designers, sculptors, architects and gardeners, a complex of lawns, paths, courtyards, fountains and arbors around the palace and trianons. Spaciousness, sophistication and romance.
Also in the territory are several other small buildings: the chapel, the village of the Empress, the theater of the Empress, the Belvedere, the Temple of Love, the grotto, the French pavilion and the farm. In the high tourist season, they are all open to visitors. As in all large-scale constructions of this type, it is worthwhile calculating your strengths beforehand and deciding what will be the most interesting for you first.
In summer, Versailles becomes the center of the cultural life of the whole Ile-de-France region: opera and ballet in the Opera House and the best voices of the world; in the gardens and park of Versailles light-music shows of singing fountains (Les Grandes Eaux Musicales) and walks in gardens under the accompaniment of classical works (Les Jardins Musicaux).
Another hotly recommended entertainment in Versailles is the performance of the Bartabas Equestrian Performance, a magnificent show of grace, nobility, intelligence and obedience.
In the city of Versailles, if you have the strength to do it, you can take a walk through the historic quarters, visit the Lambine Museum, the Royal Garden and the Museum of Crews with bulky gilt imperial carriages.
Address: Place d'Armes, Versailles.
Entrance: 18 EUR: one-day ticket for the whole territory of the complex, 25 EUR: two-day ticket for the whole territory of the complex, 15 EUR: visiting only the palace, 10 EUR: visiting only trianons, 8 EUR: musical performances in the gardens; visiting gardens: free of charge, visiting the park: free of charge, 50 EUR: annual pass. In the central office of Versailles you can order individual and group excursions around the palace and the territory of the complex.
Tickets can be purchased in advance on the website of the Palace of Versailles.