L'Orangeraie
Travel Blogs from Versailles
Why Would You Paint Your Palace Beige?
... to room, all four of us were in awe. There are over 700 rooms in this stunning palace, that began as a hunting lodge in 1624 and gradually become the ultimate symbol of royal rule over France until the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789.
But what Kate, Amanda and I become most entranced by, the more we learned, were the lives of the young royals who lived there. The last King and Queen of France, were ...
Let them eat cake
Day 9 19th September Versailles Despite our best efforts, we still didn't manage to get away as early as we would have liked. We did the trek to Versailles today and everyone said to allow a full day since there was so much to see. Paul calls me the Metro Madame as I have figured it all out, but today we had to brave the RER, a different beastie altogether. It is the suburban rail system. We got out to the right ...
A Visit to Versailles (Day Ten)
... outside all day and decided to head back to Paris. I guess I'll have to save the palace interior for my next visit to the city. On the train ride back to Paris, I sat across this guy and started talking. Rafael was from Mexico and was travelling around Europe for a few months with his sister. He had visited Versailles without her and said the inside of the palace was well worth seeing. They had already been to Spain, Ireland, Scotland, Stockholm, and were ...
Versailles
... another amphitheatre kind of thing that they used forays a ballroom. Unfortunately we were there on a day when the fountains weren't on so we had to try and imagine. After wandering through some more of the gardens, it was about time to check out the palace. We headed back up and found that there was no queue at all for the audio guided - a good sign! After a bit of an uncomfortable start (two women were yelling at each other ...
Paris - Day 2
... but understand I just could not capture the true beauty of this place. We were there for about 6 hours but you could be there a month and you would not see everything. We met a couple from Jacksonville on the way back on the train and I must admit we did begin to get a little home sick. Tomorrow another bus tour and the Eiffel tower.
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Other places to stay in Versailles
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Trianon Palace Versailles, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel
1 Boulevard de la Reine, Versailles | 5 star hotelfrom $206- Disappointed
- Nice hotel but not 5 star
- Pavillion is not worth the 400 or so per night
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PULLMAN VERSAILLES CHATEAU
2 Bis Avenue de Paris, Versailles | 3 star hotelfrom $164 -
Ibis Chateau de Versailles
Versailles, Versailles | Hotelfrom $79 -
Mercure Versailles Chateau
Versailles, Versailles | 2 star hotelfrom $107 -
Relais de Courlande
23 rue de la Division Leclerc, Versailles | 4 star hotelfrom $129 -
Logis Hotel La Residence Du Berry
Versailles, Versailles | 3 star hotelfrom $129 -
Hotel d'Angleterre
Versailles, Versailles | Hotelfrom $97 -
Royal Hotel
Versailles, Versailles | 2 star hotelfrom $113 -
Atel Le Versailles
Versailles, Versailles | Hotel -
Home St-louis
Versailles, Versailles | 2 star hotelfrom $118 -
Le Versailles
Versailles, Versailles | 3 star hotelfrom $154 -
Relais Mercure - Versailles
Versailles, Versailles | Hotel -
Hotel du Cheval Rouge
Versailles, Versailles | Hotel -
Hotel de France
Versailles, Versailles | Hotelfrom $155 -
Hotel Richaud
Versailles, Versailles | Hotelfrom $95 -
Hotel De Clagny S.A.
Versailles, Versailles | Hotel -
A l'Hotel des Roys
Versailles, Versailles | Hotelfrom $131
