Matthew Gudenius

Review of European leisure France (le pa...

The Palace of Versailles is a truly impressive pla...

The Palace of Versailles is a truly impressive place, but even its 720,000 square feet do not seem to be enough to contain the crowds that come here.

This is especially true in the highlight rooms such as the Hall of Mirrors and Marie Antoinette s bedroom. It might be improved if they were to have some people posted to ensure civility in those areas (not posing for selfies for too long, keep traffic moving, etc)

The gardens and grounds, however, are even more spectacular than the palace, and they are so sprawling that they never seem to get too crowded, so those are quite enjoyable.

If you visit, make sure to pay for the gardens, and also expect long lines (even if you get a timed entry passport, but the line will be about half as long, unless you show up 30 minutes before opening time, in which case there was very little line for timed entry.) Also, don t forget to visit the nearby estates of Grand Trianon and Petite Trianon Marie Antoinette s hamlet there is quite interesting and relaxing.