The Gardens - Palace of Versailles
Creating the gardens was a monumental task. Large amounts of soil had to be shifted to level the ground, create parterres, build the Orangery and dig out the fountains and Canal in places previously occupied solely by meadows and marshes. Trees were brought in from different regions of France.
Gardens and Fountains | Palace of Versailles
The gardens of Versailles contain no less than 400 statues, making them the largest open-air sculpture museum in the world! The sculptures along the walks are made of marble, while those in the fountains they decorate are often of gilded lead or metal.
Gardens and Groves - Palace of Versailles
The gardens of Versailles contain no less than 400 statues, making them the largest open-air sculpture museum in the world! The sculptures along the walks are made of marble, while those in the fountains they decorate are often of gilded lead or metal.
Official website - Palace of Versailles
The Hall of Mirrors, King’s Grand Apartments, Museum of the History of France, explore the Château de Versailles, its gardens, the Grand Trianon and Marie-Antoinette’s domain.
The Fountains - Palace of Versailles
At Versailles, they include waterfalls in some of the groves, spurts of water in the fountains, and the calm surface of the water reflecting the sky and sun in the Water Parterre or the Grand Canal. Water features of all kinds are an important part of French gardens, even more so than plant designs and groves.
The Groves - Palace of Versailles
Under the reign of Louis XIV the gardens of Versailles contained fifteen groves. Contrasting with the strict regularity of the general layout of the gardens, they had a variety of décors and shapes and never failed to surprise visitors with their diversity.
Plan your visit - Palace of Versailles
To make the most of your visit at Versailles, plan to spend a full day in the estate. Read our advices to better organize your visit. Guided tours allow you to visit otherwise closed rooms and then to directly join free visit routes.
The gardens of Versailles
This complete guide allows visitors to explore the immense gardens of the châteaus of Versailles, Trianon and Marly and to get to know the histories of the groves, basins and parterres, of the sculptures decorating them, and of some of the remarkable trees that may be admired there.
Tickets and prices | Palace of Versailles
the Gardens (from 1 November to 30 March only) - to access the Gardens before 1 November, you need a Passport ticket or a Gardens ticket; the Park ; the Esquestrian Academy of Versailles show.
The Walks - Palace of Versailles
André Le Nôtre organised the Gardens of Versailles around two axes, north-south and east-west. The first starts at the Neptune Fountain, passes along the Water Walk, and continues on to the Orangery and the Lake of the Swiss Guard.