VERSAILLES PALACE
with VERSAILLES VISIT

Versailles Palace

> The Hall of mirrors

> Grand Appartement du Roi

> Grand Appartement de la Reine

The park of Versailles

> The Orangerie

> The Grand Canal

> The fountains

The Estate of Marie Antoinette

> The Petit Trianon

> The Grand Trianon

Fountains

> The Apollo fountain

> The Neptune fountain

Client account

Opening times

Events program

Versailles map

The Fountains Show at the palace of Versailles were inaugurated in 1666 by Louis XIV. At that time water supply was a technical challenge to match the Sun King’s ambition. It required colossal construction work.
The Grandes Eaux is an enchanting show with the fountains running in full-play with a musical background that visitors discover wandering in the gardens. There are eight walks or sound areas matched with pieces mostly from Lully but also from Desmarets, Gluck and Rameau.
The show only takes place on week ends from April to October and at night the Grandes Eaux nocturnes are organized on week ends in July and August.

The Fountains Show

The Apollo fountain depicts Apollo conqueror on his chariot pulled by four horses representing force and ardour, getting out of the water among sea monsters to enlighten the Earth as he represents the rising Sun. In Versailles all the statues of Apollo, the sun god, represent Louis XIV, the sun king.

The grand final of the Fountains Show takes place at the Neptune fountain. The construction of this fountain lasted more than a century. The twenty two jets in the middle of the fountain, the twenty two jets from the vases adorned with marine animals plus the presentation jets allow a combination of about a hundred special effects. The fountain represents Neptune, the god of seas and oceans, his wife, dragons, and Cupids.

France Tourisme : Specialist sightseeing and excursions in France
France Tourisme also offers to visit Paris, free visit, guided visit, by car or private bus with driver, 2CV, private tour, Paris by night tour ... dinner in the best restaurants and enjoy the magic of Parisian nights, to attend shows of the famous Lido and Moulin Rouge, cruise or dinner cruise one the Seine River, rent a boat for personnal or company's events, discover everything of Paris.
Discover our selection of excursions or sightseeing in France at the best prices : Bruges, Normandy, Mont Saint Michel, Loire Castles, Giverny, ...