Other sights in Versailles
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Château de Versailles Gardens & Park
The Hall of Mirrors peeps over part of the Château de Versailles gardens & park, laid out in the formal French style between 1661 and 1700. Famed for their geometrically aligned terraces, flowerbeds, tree-lined paths, ponds and fountains, they are studded with 400 marble, bronze and lead statues sculpted by the most talented sculptors of the period – winter visitors won’t get to see them, as these are covered at this time of year. Meandering, sheltered paths snake through the more pastoral English-style Jardins du Petit Trianon.
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Hameau de la Reine
This mock village of thatched cottages, a pond and photogenic mill was constructed from 1775 to 1784 for the amusement of Marie-Antoinette, who liked to play milkmaid here.
Be advised that high-season tickets cover admission to the Grand and Petit Trianon, the Hameau de la Reine, Marie-Antoinette's dairy, the theatre, the English garden and so on; low-season tickets, which cost €6 for adults, only cover the Grand Trianon, Petit Trianon and gardens.
History and/or art buffs keen to delve deeper into life at court, music, Louis XV and Louis XVI's private apartments and so on can sign up for an informative lecture tour, some in English, at the main ticket office.
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