Palace of Versailles Guided Tour in French: Gardens & Trianon

About this tour

Join a live guide at the foot of the Louis XIV equestrian statue and head inside the Palace of Versailles through a dedicated entrance. With a headset so you can hear every word, you'll walk the State Apartments and the Hall of Mirrors while learning how three French kings lived here for over a century. Your passport ticket also covers the gardens, the Petit and Grand Trianon, and Marie Antoinette's Queen's Hamlet, which you're free to explore at your own pace afterward. The tour is guided in French.

Guide Languages

French

Highlights

• See the Hall of Mirrors, the long gallery lined with mirrors facing the garden windows, topped by painted ceilings
• Walk the State Apartments, each one furnished and decorated to show how the royal family lived
• Explore the formal gardens with their fountains, sculptures, and manicured lawns
• Visit Marie Antoinette's estate, including the Petit Trianon and the Queen's Hamlet
• Learn how Versailles grew from a hunting lodge into the seat of the French monarchy under Louis XIV
• Stand in the room where the treaty ending the First World War was signed in 1919
• Stroll Andre Le Notre's gardens, with geometric paths leading down to the Grand Canal

Places You Will Visit

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Getting There, Opening Hours, and What You'll See Inside

You'll meet your guide at the Equestrian Statue of Louis XIV in the Place d'Armes, then enter through a separate entrance and follow the route through the Royal Apartments, the Hall of Mirrors with its ceiling paintings, and the State Apartments that show how the French court actually lived. Once the guided portion ends and you've said goodbye to your guide, your passport ticket lets you stay on and explore at your own speed: the formal gardens with their fountains and sculpture, and Marie Antoinette's private world out at the Petit Trianon and the Queen's Hamlet.

Versailles sits southwest of Paris at Place d'Armes, 78000 Versailles. The simplest route from the city is the RER C train to Versailles Chateau Rive Gauche, about a 10-minute walk from the palace; you can also take an SNCF train from Gare Montparnasse to Versailles Chantiers, or a bus from Pont de Sevres on Metro Line 9. Opening hours vary by area. The Palace, including the Hall of Mirrors, runs 09:00 to 17:30 with last admission at 16:45, closed every Monday and on January 1, May 1, and December 25. The Trianon Estate opens later, 12:00 to 17:30, closed the same days. The Gardens and Park are open daily 08:00 to 18:00, weather permitting, though some groves may be off-limits in the low season. If you'd rather not walk the full estate, golf carts and the Little Train out to the Trianons can be rented on site for a small extra fee.

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Local time 9:21 AM, UTC+02:00

Available Days / Times

• Monday
• Tuesday : 10:45, 11:45, 13:45
• Wednesday : 10:45, 13:45
• Thursday : 13:45
• Friday : 10:45, 13:45
• Saturday : 10:45, 13:45
• Sunday : 10:45, 13:45

Last updated: Oct 23, 2026