Palace of Versailles Musical Fountains Show Ticket

About this tour

This ticket gets you into the Musical Fountains Show in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles, where the fountains come alive to the music of Baroque composers like Lully and Handel. You'll stroll the formal grounds laid out by André Le Nôtre, with their geometric paths, sculptures, and fountain basins set to music. A downloadable app for the Gardens of Versailles helps you find your way and time the shows. Comfortable shoes are a good idea, since the estate covers a lot of ground.

Highlights

• The Hall of Mirrors, a long gallery of shimmering mirrors, ornate chandeliers, and painted ceilings
• The State Apartments, each room filled with its own artwork and royal furnishings
• Formal gardens with fountains, sculptures, and carefully trimmed lawns to wander
• Marie Antoinette's estate, home to the Petit Trianon and the rustic Queen's Hamlet
• The Hall of Mirrors is where the treaty ending World War I was signed in 1919
• Gardens designed by André Le Nôtre, with geometric paths, fountains, and a long canal

Places You Will Visit

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

The Palace of Versailles sits at Place d'Armes, 78000 Versailles, southwest of central Paris. The simplest route is the RER C train from Paris to the Versailles Château Rive Gauche station, which leaves you about a 10-minute walk from the palace. You can also take an SNCF train from Gare Montparnasse to Versailles Chantiers, or the bus from Pont de Sèvres 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 Estate of Trianon opens later, 12:00 to 17:30, closed on the same days. The Gardens and Park are open daily 08:00 to 18:00, weather permitting, though access to certain groves can be limited in the low season.

Inside the palace, the rooms trace centuries of French history and craftsmanship, from the painted ceilings of the Hall of Mirrors to the State Apartments where the royal family lived and the Baroque Chapel with its soaring interior. Beyond the main building, the gardens open onto formal landscapes dotted with fountains, sculptures, and tucked-away groves, with Marie Antoinette's estate, the Petit Trianon and the Queen's Hamlet, at the far end of the grounds.

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Local time 8:14 AM, UTC+02:00

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• Saturday : All day
• Sunday : All day

Last updated: Oct 23, 2026