The Palace of Versailles or simply Versailles, is a royal castle situated in Versailles in the Ile-de-France region of France. In French it is the Chateau de Versailles. When the chateau was built, Versailles was a country village. The court of Versailles was the centre of political power in France from 1682, when Louis XIV moved from Paris, until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in October 1789, following the beginning of the French Revolution. Versailles is therefore famous not only as a building, but as a symbol of the system of absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime. The Fifth Republic has enthusiastically promoted the museum as one of France’s foremost tourist attractions. The palace, however, still serves political functions. Heads of state are regaled in the Hall of Mirrors.

• The Versailles domain is free on the First Sunday of every month between November to March.
• It’s best to visit the Trianon palaces and Marie-Antoinette's hamlet at 12:00 pm.
• It’s very crowded between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm. You are advised to visit the Grand Apartmentafter this slot.

• The Passport ticket for Versailles costs €18, and the Palace of Versailles only costs €15.

• Garden and Park are open everyday, kindly visit website for seasonal Timings.

• Versailles Rive Gauche (RER C from the Saint-Michel and Champ de Mars stations if coming from Paris)
• Versailles Rive Droite (Transilien from Saint-Lazare and La Defense stations if coming from Paris)

• Kitchen Galerle
• Pierre Sang
• Le Hide

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