Gardens Of The Ch穰eau De Versailles

The gardens of versailles french.

Gardens of the ch穰eau de versailles. Access to the gardens via the princes court access via the court of honour of château de versailles tickets on site the neptune gate access via the queen s gate boulevard de la reine tickets on site at weekends only or the little venice gate access via the grand parc tickets on site. It is also a treat to visit the chateau itself. In 1661 louis xiv entrusted andré le nôtre with the creation and renovation of the gardens of versailles which he considered just as important as the palace.

The gardens of the château de versailles are open. Consult the block preparing for your day at the bottom of this page for practical information and the covid 19 sanitary instructions applied in the gardens of the palace of versailles. The hall of mirrors king s grand apartments museum of the history of france explore the château de versailles its gardens the grand trianon and marie antoinette s domain.

Located opposite the chateau de versailles this unique 5 star hotel features a gordon ramsay restaurant and guests have free access to the. These extravagant gardens continue to dazzle more and more visitors. ʒaʁdɛ dy ʃato də versaij occupy part of what was once the domaine royal de versailles the royal demesne of the château of versailles situated to the west of the palace the gardens cover some 800 hectares of land much of which is landscaped in the classic french formal garden style.

During this time andré le nôtre collaborated with the likes of jean baptiste colbert superintendant of buildings to the king. There is no hourly reservation for access to the gardens including on high water days. Thanks to a surface area of nearly 100 hectares the number of visitors to the gardens of the château de versailles is not drastically limited.

Annual highlights include the fountain shows the occasional fetes de nuit night festivals and changing exhibitions on the king s gardens. Located in versailles les demoiselles à versailles is a two bedroom apartment boasting views of the chateau de versailles and the royal opera of versailles. Château de versailles ʃɑto d ə vɛʁsɑj was the principal royal residence of france from 1682 under louis xiv until the start of the french revolution in 1789 under louis xvi it is located in the department of yvelines in the region of île de france about 20 kilometres 12 miles.

Behind the palace the ground falls away on every side from a terrace adorned with ornamental basins statues and bronze groups directly west of the terrace is the latona fountain designed by le nôtre and sculpted by gaspard and balthazard. The dragon gate is closed. The musical gardens and the musical grandes eaux are take place from june 6 to october 31 at the usual times.