Just 22 kilometers from Paris in the leafy bourgeois village of Versailles, this royal palace brings thousands of tourists to its doorstep each week for its extravagant residence, art, architecture, interior design and landscaping. If you are on the lookout to delve into history and rich architecture, nothing beats this palace!
The high season in the summer months sees hordes of tourists enter the palace gates. The low season of winter is more relaxed, however wet and windy weather can be a dampener.
The attraction remains open for the majority of the year, closing its doors each Monday for maintenance and on the 1st of January, 1st of May and the 25th of December only. Versailles ticket admission begins from 9 am to beat the crowds.
We recommend buying Versailles skip-the-line tickets in advance to avoid long queues and waiting times.
Versailles is well connected to the city’s transport systems. A mere 45-minute journey on the RER train from Paris will set you back only a few Euros, while bus links from Paris to Versailles are also cheap.
On the first Sunday of the month from November to March, the entire Versailles Estate is open and free of charge to visitors.