European leisure France (le palace evenements, spectacles , le queen) Reviews

Very beautiful, enormous, elaborate, and crowded. The caretakers do an excellent job of keeping the patrons moving and are very helpful (as long as you follow the rules). Be respectful of one of France's national treasures, and you will be amazed at the site. Plan at least days if you want to try and see it all. They do offer a 2 day pass.

Looked greats and the towns streets are awesome... there was a 2 hour wait to get in but we couldn't wait had other engagements to attend in town... hopefully next time we can wait

Beautiful palace and gardens but just badly organised and a bad experience as a customer. 3.5 hours in line and then it s so crowded you cannot really enjoy the visit, just focus on squeezing through the crowd

A must to visit, amazing gardens and a breathtaking experience.

Beautiful gardens and house. The tour routes could've been signposted better.

If you like standing in line for about 4 hours, go there and have a great time!
Wouldn't even go there 1 more time for like a million dollars.

If you visit France you have to visit the Palace of Versailles. Really amazing.

Not in great shape. Even if very impressive

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Went for "Les eaux nocturnes" on July 14th to see the fireworks. It is a shame that the spectacle does not run longer or starts later to enjoy it by night. Most of the sets would look better by night. It was lovely to see, although we were very disappointed by the fireworks finale. It was short and there were no big fireworks as what is advertised. At one point, we thought it had finally started but that was the finale.. the palace looks lovely at night!! A must!!

Nice place to visit but the unorganized lines of confused tourists spoil the experience.

So beautiful. You could spend days here going through all of the rooms & gardens

The place itself is obviously outstanding but the crowds of misbehaved tourists are out of control.

The best chateau I have ever been in, and you should definitely see the fire works, they are worth every penny!!!!

Awesome palace and garden - fountains were not operational though...

Avoid crowded times or deal with hordes of selfie taking asshats

Pictures do not do this palace justice. The rooms were extremely beautiful and ornate. The gardens were just as breathtaking as the palace, with a view that goes on for what almost looks like forever!

Beautiful place to see, gardens amazing so take a picnic and enjoy in the groundsl

Nice place actually very massive cafe around are hell of expensive. If u want to visit palace there is long queue tailing right to planet 9. And to go in gardin is also a ticket soo if u want to visit garden u have to pay and to palace u got to be very fit to stand in a queue

The palace and the gardens are spectacular; as is the crowd of people. The entire trip through the main palace is basically one long line.

It was quite crowded with tourists. Beautiful rooms are everywhere within the palace. I didn't visit the gardens as it would have cost additional money.

Is a beautiful place!! Full of history and gold baroque

An incredible place to visit.well worth it..a must do if you are in Paris

Awesome Palace!!! In a Brilliant shape. You get a feel of royal life....

The palace is quite beautiful. The gardens are absolutely incredible

Had the opportunity to go visit this place and it did not disappoint. It's the most grandeur display of wealth, but dripping in history everywhere. We purchased our tickets online and it was fairly simple. Once you get to the gardens, definitely get yourself the golf cart so you can drive around with an audio guide to learn about the property.

Beutiful palace now museum with a vast range of paintings

The lines were crazy long but don t let that intimidate you! It goes by pretty quickly! If in Paris, this is a must. I wish we had the time to do both tours (indoors and outdoors).

Quite well run, execept: a tiny proportion of their collection is on display, there are too few seats, and no water fountains. All in all it feels like they don't want you to linger.

Huge cue, at the entrance but very nice when we where inside,and in the gardens.

Pretty cool. Crowded. Probably won't need to do this again.

Very nice palace. Huge and well managed. The audio guide really helps as you can know all the details about the object you are watching be it painting or sculpture or the furniture. Loved the paintings the bed rooms of kings and queens and the princesses. The benches inside the palace is huge relief for elderly so that they can sit and relax their legs.The only disappointment was the huge park outside the palace. Its so huge and as we visited on a friday there was no musical fountain. I felt it was waste of time and money. Can buy only the palace ticket and not the park outside.

Very disappointing.

We waited for 3 hours in the cold weather and they announced that the palace is not operating today

Awesome displays, paintings and information. Really enjoyed my visit. One word of warning, it is an all day trip to see the palace as there is much to see.

Oh my God... what a beautiful place! Huge lines to walk in (over an hour just standing outside) and the palace itself was a bit disappointing (except the King's residence). But OMG... the gardens! Those were beautiful... probably worth to spend the whole day there.. sitting next to the lake, enjoying the view, the peace, the magnificent landscape. A must go if visiting France (considering that it's gonna take most of your day)

Just want to point out two tricks I learned from other visitors: get the timed entry passport (the regular passport line can get unbearably long), and head straight to the hall of mirrors the first thing in the morning and backtrack, to avoid the crowd and fully appreciates its beauty.

There's the palace and the gardens. I recomend that the palace be done first if its a fountains show day. Because, If It is, at 15 p.m. all the fountains will start to work and drop water. There are a lot of fountains and gardens. Inside the palace there are the mirror room, an opera, and rooms of the nobels.

It's interesting experience visiting place and than in garden it's just great

Very well maintained palace.. you can feel the richness even now.. the gardens are marvellous.. need one full day if you have to see the whole palace n garden.. there are open cars that you can rent to drive through the gardens... sure you'll be lost in the history...

Glad to finally tick this place off of my bucket list.

This is definitely opulence at its peak and the entire palace and the grounds are a thing of beauty.

Beautiful... just beautiful! Every bit as you expect and more. The gardens are beautiful! Be sure to buy a skip the line audio guide ticket on GetYourGuide... will save you hours

Just incredible. Spent hours there and couldn't see all of it, we stayed until 5 minutes before closing which gave the opportunity for some nice photos without any other people in them.

It's a kind of special artwork and unforgettable place that you will surely love.

Very meh. did not live up to expectations nowhere near as good as Louvre. Nothing there really. Garden was okay?

This was my dream place to go to ,& everyone make it much more memorable than I could have imagined .

Garden is a great place to hang out, ride a boat, go jogging or enjoy the greenery and shade.

We only visited the gardens and didn't want to stand in long lines to go inside since we were tired at the time but the gardens were big and nice, in spring it should be much better.

Extraordinary, especially the garden band its shows in the summer

The management of the Palace of Versailles should do something about the very long queuing time to get inside (two hours) just because there are only two security scanners. It should replicate what Louvre Museum is doing, which receives perhaps more than 50 times as much visitors per day.

A sight to see! The property is unimaginable ly large. The palace and especially the gardens are second to none. Very beautiful and worth it. The town is also very old and nice.

This place is massive. An amazing sight to see in France. Definitely takes more than one day to see everything. So much details in every room.

Very impressive to see, but extremely crowded so not much opportunity to savour the grandeur.

A MUST do! The palace and grounds are stunning. Get skip the line tickets...trust me

It was amazing but we did go in winter so some of the garden weren't open

Only visited the gardens but they were very cultivated and well looked after. Pretty tiring on a hot day! Well worth Eur 8.50 each

Fantastic plage, it is so Pretty. It is a " must see " when you are in Paris.

Spectacular palace. Make sure you invest in a "Skip the Line" ticket otherwise you will be in for a 2 hour wait to get in. Not good on a hot Summer day

The gardens are fabulous!!! The musical fountains are very nice. I spent there 5 hrs and didn't enter the palace itself.

Be careful you can not enter the place even not the park after the opening hours! A very unpolite employee said I should immediately leave the place. I even was not allowed to make a photo. (I have seen a lot of guys who would like to enter Versailles after the opening hours as me :( ) The bad recession is because of the very unpolite employee.

The place to visit in the suburb of Paris. The castle, the garden, the city are wonderful.

To many people to enjoy inside the palace. Beautiful gardens

We didn't get to go in due to three hour line. Gardens are great though! Five stars sight unseen.

Petit Trianon Palais is a must. The park is beautiful, you can take gorg. photos at the village.

So many people you can barely look around. Nothing to o impressive inside either. I'd be fine just visiting the gardens.

Our first visit. We had an amazing time. Looking forward to returning in spring/summer next year.

When you see it you know why French kings were decapitated by those who lived in sheds.

Get a head of the line tour or be prepared to wait a very long time. We waited for close to 4 hours to get in. The ticket office is to the left side of the courtyard. So put one person in the waiting line and another go get tickets.

Very grand place, but without a tour you miss a lot of information. We did it without the tour and had no idea what all the huge paintings meant.

Fascinating, one of the most beautiful places I ve ever been to

We went in mid June and it was very crowded. Even with a paid tour group we entered 30 minutes after our scheduled time. The crowds is why I can't give it 5 stars.

A Wonder! Be advised that the garden's fountains end at 17h30... Or a bit before but that the charge of 10 50 the visite stands. I do not care for it is lovely to lose one self in them. They were designed for that purpose. Count 1 to 2 hours for a stroll.
Magnificent place but sanitations under proportioned...

Buy tickets on your phone, save 2 hours. Ensure you pick the right time to arrive (start the tour) when you buy the tickets. It is not a tour, just a way to get in and walk around. If you do not buy your own tickets on the phone, then buy them at the tourist office, no line in the city, it is a few blocks away. Take water bottle, very nice waling shoes, it is ALOT OF WALKING. Buy the Macaroons, they are costly, but the best in the world there. Read up before you go, and buy a picture catalog for about10 Euro, they take better pictures and you can enjoy the vista instead of being annoying holding your phone bumping into people.....just saying =-) Kidding....enjoy yourself...beautiful and full of history.

France s Palace of Versailles served as the royal residence of France from 1682 until the start of the French Revolution in 1789.

Located about 12 miles southwest of Paris, the opulent castle, famed for its magnificent architecture, lavish furnishing, and sprawling gardens, is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As one of the most popular attractions in Europe, the Palace is nearly always bustling, but crowds are at their densest during the busy summer travel season of late May through early September. Weekends are also busy all year round.

To stroll through the Palace like Marie Antoinette without a horde of peasants following you, visit on a weekday or go in off season; the colder months of November to March (excluding holidays) see far fewer crowds.

Palace of Versailles Tip:
Regardless of the season, go early. The Palace gets busier in the late morning and afternoon, so plan to arrive before 10 a.m. to beat the rush.

Wonderful, you must visit at least once in your life!

Get timed entry tickets. Even if you buy the normal entry tickets ahead of time or have a museum pass you will wait in a really long line unless you get there crazy early. We had the museum pass but sprung for the timed entry to avoid the line and it was definitely worth it.
Most of the palace is packed to the gills with people but you can find space outside in the garden. It's a fun place to explore and marvel at, just take your time.

Thousands of people outside in the morning (for ones who already had a ticket!)
Tried ordering a tour but there was only 1 ticket left without notice. There was no way to add just 1 person to the 30 people group.
Don't pay in advance, they don't refund anything!!

Unbelievable place gardens and fountains are a must see .

Stunning, simply stunning! A true "must see". After your visit, you'll understand why this place is the focal point of so many books and movies. For such an immense, stoic structure, it leaves you feeling an inner calmness and peace. The only negative is they let too many tour groups in at one time. The day I attended, I barely had a place to stand as I went from room to room.

Amazing place, with a even better history, just to see everything that happened there and the atmosphere of the palace, I have to say you almost feel everything. The gardens, you must walk into the gardens, It's a great place to go on every season, we went in the busiest time of the year and even that was great. I'll highly recommend to take a private tour so you don't do really long lines and loose a couple of hours because the visit inside it's long.

Gorgeous place to visit! However, be prepared for a very long wait.

Magnificent and huge! Far from city center but very accessible using the metro. Entrance ticket expensive. Crowded with long lines. Still worth it.