Museum Overview

Classified as a world heritage site since 1979, the Palace of Versailles constitutes one of the finest achievements of French art in the XNUMXth century.

The Château and the Trianon estate are open every day except Monday. The Château opens at 9 a.m., the Trianon estate only opens from 12 p.m.

The Park and the gardens are open every day and free (access to the Gardens is subject to payment on the days of Musical and Night Shows and during the Musical Gardens).

Access to the Park only, via the Queen's gate (for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles every day), via the Porte Saint-Antoine (for pedestrians and cyclists every day and for vehicles on weekends and public holidays) and through the Matelots gate (for pedestrians and cyclists every day) from 7 a.m. to 20:30 p.m., last access at 18:15 p.m. in high season and from 8 a.m. to 18 p.m. in low season.

Hall of Mirrors, Grand Apartments of the King, Museum of French History: over the centuries, the Palace of Versailles, seat of power until 1789, has continued to expand.

It was initially just a modest castle built by Louis XIII for hunting. It is this location which will nevertheless be chosen by Louis XIV to build the palace that we know today, a symbol of royal absolutism and the incarnation of classical French art.

In the 1670s, Louis XIV notably had the Grand Apartments of the King and Queen built. The most emblematic creation of these spaces, places of parade and reception par excellence, remains the Hall of Mirrors designed by Mansart. In the following century, expansions continued, notably with the construction of the Chapel and the Opera. The Château today has 63 m154 divided into 2 rooms.

If the Château lost its vocation as an official seat of power in 1789, it experienced a new destiny in the 1830th century: becoming the Museum of the History of France, desired by Louis-Philippe, who ascended the throne in XNUMX. Many rooms of the Château then welcomes the new collections retracing the major events in the History of France, enriched up to the beginning of the XNUMXth century.

Pets allowed : no

Details regarding animals : EXCEPTION: Guide or assistance dogs and guide dogs undergoing training at an approved training center

Groups accepted : up to 30 people

Average visit duration : 1 hours 30 minutes

Average visit duration for groups : 1 hours 30 minutes

Target audiences : School groups, Special rates for large families, Special rates for people with disabilities, Special rates for job seekers, Middle school (grades 6-9), Elementary school (grades 1-3), Special rates for families with children, Preschool (grades 1-1), Group bookings, Business/incentive groups, Higher education

Comfort and amenities

Services

  • Educational visits
  • Coach access
  • Room rental for event
  • Theme visit
  • Shop
  • Wifi Internet access
  • Tourist documentation
  • Tourist information
  • Catering
  • Guided tours
  • Snack Bar
  • Takeaway meals / Cooked meals

Equipment

  • Cycling Parking
  • Screening Room
  • Restaurant
  • Coach parking
  • Parking in the area
  • Parking
  • Paid parking
  • Public toilets
  • Auditorium
  • Defibrillator
  • Shaded Picnic area.
  • Elevator
  • Toilet

Activities

  • Concert
  • Temporary exhibitions
  • Evening entertainment
  • Show
  • Live Drama
  • Animation
  • Children's entertainment

Accessibility

  • Adapted services for hearing loss
  • Adapted benefits for mental impairment
  • Adapted services for visual impairment
  • Wheelchair access requires assistance
  • Access for self-propelled wheelchairs
  • Reserved place for people with reduced mobility
  • hard coating
  • Accessible entrance
  • Elevator to standards
  • Furniture/Reception desk suitable for wheelchair users
  • Accessible table
  • WC + grab bar + circulation space
  • Possibility to drop someone off in front of the site
  • Magnetic buckle available at reception
  • Ability to communicate in French Sign Language
  • Presence of pictograms and/or simplified visuals of suitable signage (texts/images)
  • Presentation of the place accessible to visually impaired people at the reception
  • Customer service includes the welcome of people with disabilities.

Rates / opening

Prices

From 01/04 to 31/10/2026
Adult: 35 €
Reduced rate: €32 (Resident or nationals of the European Economic Area (EEA)).

From: 01 / 11 / 2026 To: 31 / 03 / 2027
Adult: 25 €
Reduced rate: €22 (Resident or nationals of the European Economic Area (EEA)).

Free for under 18s, job seekers, children accompanied by an adult, teachers, students, people with reduced mobility, disabled people, disabled people and their companions.

Paris Museum Pass card accepted: reservation of a time slot required.
A preferential rate is offered at the end of the day:
- From 15pm in low season: €18 standard price / €15 EEE price
- From 16pm in high season: €28 normal price / €25 EEE price.

Payment method

  • JCB card
  • Cheque
  • Bank / credit card
  • Cash
  • American Express
  • Classic Holiday Vouchers

Opening

Open all year round on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and weekends. Closed on Mondays.
Exceptional closings on January 1, May 1 and December 25.
High season: April 1st - October 31st
- The castle, 9am - 18:30pm
- Trianon 12pm - 18:30pm
- Gardens: 7am - 20:30pm
Low season: November 1st - March 31st
- The castle, 9am - 17:30pm
- Trianon 12pm - 17:30pm
- the gardens 8am - 6pm.

For Professionals

  • Conference
  • Reception
  • Seminar / Meeting

2 modular rooms (up to 170 people)

The establishment provides you with:
Sound control, Video projector, Paper board, Screen, Microphone, Stage, Tables, Lectern, Air conditioning, Translation booth

Our meeting room:

  • “Auditorium Dufour” room: 170 people – 1700m2 (natural light)