Jardins et parc du Domaine national du château de Versailles

The very quintessence of the formal garden in the French style, the grounds of Versailles were created by Le Notre between 1661 and 1700. An enormous amount of work was necessary to finish the projects on the marchy hostile site.

By the palace itself, the parterres are designed to be seen from the first floor. In the gardens, descending the steps of the Bassin de Latone, the majestic perspective offered by the ornemental lake leads on to the Char d'Apollon.

Finally, visitors need to lose themselves in the labyrinth of trees and shrubs to better appreciate more fountains and the numerous groves.

At the head of the Grand Canal, the buildings of La Petite Venise, or Little Venice, recall the gondoliers and gondolas which made up the king's small fleet on the Canal and were used for boating, concerts and water festivities.The grounds as they exist today represent only one tenth of the vast hunting grounds under the Ancien Régime !

Finally, one must not forget the Estate of Marie-Antoinette, the Queen's garden and of course the Queen's Hamlet, consisting of a Normandy village, gardens and a farm in which the queen rediscovered simple rural pleasures.

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Nom du salon

Surface

Conférence

Classe

1 Table

En U

Banquet

Cocktail

Guest facilities

Pets allowed

Activities

On the premises :
Temporary exhibition, Theme activities, Cultural events, Conferences, Son et lumière, Workshops for children

Facilities

On the premises :
Room hire, Bike hire, Banquets

Equipment

On the premises :
Auditorium, Restaurant, Exhibition hall, Integrated technical control system, Shops, Picnic area