PARK AND GARDENS OF VERSAILLES NATIONAL ESTATE
2024
Domain with fountains, marble or bronze statues, trellis cradles and topiaries
The success of Fouquet, Intendant of Finances, was so intolerable to Louis XIV that he decided to transform the hunting lodge into an estate worthy of him. He called upon those to whom the magnificence of Vaux was owed: the gardener Le Nôtre, the architect Le Vau and the decorator Le Brun. More than 25 years of work were necessary to shape what will become a world reference in terms of gardens, trianons, the Queen's Hamlet and the Water Theatre grove.
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Remarkable garden. Low season: open daily from 8am to 6pm. High season: daily from 8am to 8:30pm. Free admission. The gardens are subject to a fee in high season during the Grandes Eaux Musicales. Guided tour. Label Jardin Remarquable.
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La musique est composée de 4 titres et est diffusée sur haut parleur et tourne en boucle toute la journée. Ce qui finit par agacer.
La plupart des fontaines n'étaient pas allumées (visite le 5 avril donc aucun problème de gel, pas de vent non plus...).
Les spectacles de jet d'eau sont d'un vieillot... Il faudrait peut-être essayer de les améliorer avec des lumières par exemple.
Si vous recherchez un jardin où vous balader, préférez le parc des Seaux ou l'arboretum de Chatenay Malabry qui ne sont pas très loin.