Versailles Gardens Musical Fountain Show Ticket

About this tour

This ticket gets you into the Musical Gardens Show in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles, just outside Paris. As you walk the formal French gardens, baroque music by composers like Lully, Handel, and Charpentier plays through the groves. You'll pass statues and hand-trimmed topiary shaped by the palace gardeners, and see the fountains of the Water Theater Grove, the Mirror Pool, and the Neptune Pool come to life with jets and waterfalls. A downloadable app for the gardens is included.

Highlights

• Walk the formal French gardens to baroque music by Lully, Handel, Charpentier, Campra, and Cavalli
• See the fountains of the Water Theater Grove, the Mirror Pool, and the Neptune Pool in full display
• Pass statues and hand-carved topiary shaped by the palace gardeners in groves open to the public
• Use the included downloadable garden app to find your way around the grounds
• Stroll the geometric paths, fountains, and Grand Canal laid out by Andre Le Notre for Louis XIV
• Spend your time on the gardens alone, with no need to walk the full estate in one visit

Places You Will Visit

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Good to Know: Hours, Getting There, and What You'll See

This ticket is for the Musical Gardens Show out in the formal gardens, so plan your day around the grounds rather than the palace interiors. The Gardens and Park are open daily from 08:00 to 18:00, weather permitting, and some groves may have limited access in the low season. If you add on the palace itself, it 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, on the same closed days. Most visits to the estate run around three hours, longer if you take in the Trianon and Marie Antoinette's hamlet at the far end.

Versailles sits southwest of central Paris and is straightforward to reach by train. The easiest route is the RER C line to Versailles Chateau Rive Gauche station, about a 10-minute walk from the entrance. You can also take an SNCF train from Gare Montparnasse to Versailles Chantiers, or a bus from Pont de Sevres on Metro Line 9. The meeting point and entrance are at the Palace of Versailles, Place d'Armes. On show days the fountains run to music through the gardens, which is what this ticket is built around.

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Available Days / Times

• Monday
• Tuesday : All day
• Wednesday : All day
• Thursday : All day
• Friday : All day
• Saturday
• Sunday

Last updated: Oct 22, 2026