Versailles Guided by minivan |
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TOUR DESCRIPTION
After
being pick up from your accommodation in Paris, our guide will then take you
to Versailles for the morning. Retrace the history of this magnificent chateau
with the guide. You will have a one-hour guided visit in particular the Great
Apartments - The Queen's Bedroom, the great Apartments, the Hall of Mirros
and the Gallery of Battles. Throughout your visit, the guide will furnish you
with the history of this magical place. You will also see some traces of Le
Brun, Louis XIV's favourite painter. Portraits of the former residents can also
be found throughout the chateau.
Do take advantage of some remaining time to room the "A la Francaise"
gardens.
At the end of the visit, our guide will drive you back to your accommodation
in Paris.
ALSO
AVAILABLE: A Versailles Orientation tour. The difference would be that the
guide will not accompany you inside for the visit of the Great Apartments. Audio
guides are available in different languages for the visit on your own inside
the Great Apartments. Please click on
"Versailles Orientation".
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Client’ Feedback |
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 "It was the highlight of our trip!” Reviewed by: Amanda F., Canada, June 2008
"Our tour was intimate and informative. Our tour guide was charming and intelligent and kept us interested throughout. Well worth it.” Reviewed by: Nick F., United States, January 2008
"We rate this tour a 5 star plus. They were on time, polite, van was very clean, the tour operator knew all the history, driving was excellent. We loved it all.” Reviewed by: Rena B., United States, November 2007
"Both guides were quite knowledgeable and friendly. I would use this company again.” Reviewed by: Gwen B., United States, July 2007
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THIS TOUR WILL NOT BE CONDUCTED ON JANUARY 1ST, MAY 1ST, NOVEMBER 11TH AND DECEMBER 25TH Season: All year round
Scheduled days: Every MORNING except Mondays
Departures: From 8:15 am
Duration: Approximately 3, 1/2 hours
Pick up point: From your accomodation in Paris
Return point: To your accommodation in Paris
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Versailles - Tour Preview
"The Palace of Versailles"
The chateau and the Gardens of Versailles which count among
the most prestigious monuments of the world's artistic heritage
and are certainly the finest and most complete achievement of 17th
century French art. King Louis XIII's former hunting lodge was transformed
and enlarged by his son Louis XIV, who installed his court and government
here. More...
CONTENT:
extract from the orientation guide of the Chateau of Versailles.
"The
Gardens & The Park"
Laid out between 1661 and 1700 by Le Notre, who levelled and
drained the land and designed perspectives, groves, the canal and
parterres, Versailles is the model of formal gardens " a la francaise
". It is adorned with marble, bronze and lead statues, and with
fountains. The antique myth of Apollo, the sun-god, is ever present.
Beyond the formal gardens arranged in the Petit parc (185 acres),
the extensive Grand Parc provides opportunities for pleasant strolls
or long walks.
CONTENT:
extract from the orientation guide of the Chateau of Versailles.
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