Versailles - activities

New Year's Brunch 2020 at La Veranda in the Trianon Palace

Why not spend January 1st 2020 just a few kilometers from Paris, in a majestic setting with a country feel? La Veranda, the Trianon Palace brasserie, awaits you in Versailles to start the year 2020 in style with an impressive brunch!

Versailles Revival 1867-1937 exhibition at the Palace of Versailles, our pictures

From November 19, 2019 to March 15, 2020 the Versailles Revival exhibition at the Palace of Versailles returns on a specific period of time of the life at the palace. In the late 19th century, the Palace of Versailles was the topic for many paintings, books, photographs. And yet, it’s also a criticized period since the palace is now a historic museum. Let’s return on this period of tensions at the Palace of Versailles.

New Year’s Eve dinner 2020 at Ducasse’s ORE restaurant at the Palace of Versailles

For New Year’s Eve dinner 2020, Alain Ducasse plans an exceptional menu in his ORE restaurant at the Palace of Versailles. Called “New Year’s Eve Festivities – The Courtesan Ball”, the dinner gives pride of place to the most noble produces. Come and taste the castle life, like during King’s time, for a night on December 31, 2019.

Summer Nights Dinner at Ore-Ducasse au Château de Versailles

For the Night Fountain Shows or Grandes Eaux Nocturnes 2019, the restaurant Ore-Ducasse au Château de Versailles invites you from June 15 to September 21, 2019 for unique summer nights dinners.

A menu celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Versailles at Trianon Palace Versailles

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Versailles, Trianon Palace offers – from June 4 to October 31, 2019 – a Centenary Menu at the Gordon Ramsay restaurant.

Architectures rêvées exhibition at the Château de Versailles

The Château de Versailles reveals some of its secrets in the exhibition Les Architectures rêvées (1660-1815), on view from May 3 to August 3, 2019. For the first time ever, this exhibition offers a glimpse into the wildest projects by French architects for this exceptional Château!

The Salles Louis XIV at the Palace of Versailles, new layout

Starting this May 4, 2019, the Palace of Versailles unveils a new layout of the Salles Louis XIV recounting the reign of the Sun King. Discover a totally redesigned tour, following a chronological and thematic order. Masterpieces come and dialog with unknown works from the storehouses or freshly bought or restored. A new look to experience asap.

The taste of Marie Leszczynska, exhibition at the Château de Versailles

The Château de Versailles is hosting an exhibition about the wife of Louis XV, entitled Le Goût de Marie Leszczynska, from April 16, 2019. An opportunity to discover the story of this discreet and little-known queen, who nevertheless "reigned" the longest at the château.

Madame de Maintenon, the exhibition at the Palace of Versailles

From April 15, 2019 to July 21, 2019 the Palace of Versailles dedicates a beautiful exhibition to Madame de Maintenon by restoring her quarters within the Palace of Versailles. Discover the story of this woman who has been king Louis XIV's wife and the founder of the Ecole de Saint Cyr.

Visible – Invisible at the Palace of Versailles, the contemporary art exhibition 2019

From May 14 to October 20, 2019, the Palace of Versailles welcomes Dove Allouche, Nan Goldin, Martin Parr, Eric Poitevin and Viviane Sassen for a compelling exhibition, Visible – Invisible, at the Trianon estate.

Hiroshi Sugimoto at Versailles, the contemporary exhibition 2018 - Video

For its new contemporary exhibition, the Château de Versailles welcomes Hiroshi Sugimoto. This Japanese artist, a specialist in black-and-white long-posed photos and author of architectural structures invests the gardens of the Trianon estate, from October 16, 2018 to January 20, 2019.

Louis-Philippe and Versailles, the exhibition at the Palace of Versailles

The Palace of Versailles dedicates an exhibition to Louis-Phillipe a lost king of France who yet has been determinant in the history of Versailles by turning the palace into a museum focusing on “all the glories of France”. To be discovered from October 6, 2018 to February 3, 2019.

Before of the 2018 Great Masked Ball at the Trianon Palace Versailles

As a prelude to the 2018 Great Masked Ball at the Palace of Versailles, on June 23, 2018, a cocktail party is held at the Trianon Palace Versailles from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The perfect way to start the evening sweetly and smoothly before dancing until the end of the night.

Jean Cotelle, Gardens and Gods, the exhibition at the Grand Trianon de Versailles

The Château de Versailles is dedicating an exhibition to Jean Cotelle, painter to King Louis XIV, from June 12 to September 16, 2018. This exhibition, located in the Grand Trianon, will be a great opportunity to discover the in situ work of the man who was commissioned by the king to decorate the Grand Trianon, but also to stroll through the flower-filled gardens of the Grand Trianon.

Gastronomic dinners at the King’s Vegetable Garden in Versailles

On Saturday July 7 and August 25, 2018, caterer Cuillère d’Argent offers you to come and enjoy a delicious dinner cooked with products from the King’s Vegetable Garden in Versailles and inspired by the recipes served at the Sun King’s table. Splendors and flavors are to be expected!

The renovated Maison de la Reine at the Château de Versailles

The Maison de la Reine and the adjoining Réchauffoir, completely renovated and refurnished, open their doors to us from May 12, 2018. For the first time in 2 centuries, Marie-Antoinette's residence, which is located within the Parc du Petit Trianon in the grounds of the Château de Versailles, reveals itself to us. Refinement and dapper colors blend with the country and nature feel of the exterior, a visit that's both bucolic and historic and a must-do.

Ducasse dinner at the Château de Versailles

Restaurant Ore, "Ducasse at the Château de Versailles" opens its doors for an exceptional dinner on April 12, 2018 on the 1st floor of the Pavillon Dufour. Exceptional views of the Royal Court and gastronomy are on the menu...

Positive Café, the healthy café in Versailles

Positive Café is all grown-up now and crosses the street to offer more choice and more space. Are you looking for a vegan, healthy, organic and vegetarian restaurant? If so, head over Positive Café Healthy Food & Juice Bar, the new spot within walking distance from the Palace of Versailles offering you a creative cuisine that is good for you!

Winter at the Château de Versailles: 17 artists invade the Gardens!

The great art exhibition at the Château de Versailles, which fascinates us all, has been entrusted this year... to the Palais de Tokyo! Jean de Loisy, its director, unveils a beautiful Winter Journey through the works of 17 artists, to be discovered from October 22, 2017 to January 7, 2018!

Peter the Great, a Tsar at the Château de Versailles: our photos

With its exhibition Peter the Great, a Tsar in France, the Château de Versailles revisits an event of international stature: the Russian Tsar's visit to France in 1717. For two months, Peter I flouted protocol, refusing to stay in the royal apartments, hugging the young king, but retaining France's finest advances for reuse in St. Petersburg. Three centuries later, his journey is on view from May 30 to September 24, 2017.