Water games at the Domaine national de Saint-Cloud 2023: a free aquatic fairy tale to discover

Temperatures are rising, the sun is warming up: it's the perfect time to take a walk in the gardens of the Domaine national de Saint-Cloud, to discover the Water Games. Every Sunday in June, from June 4 to June 25, 2023, the fountains, pools and waterfalls of the garden offer us a beautiful aquatic show by coming to life in a theatrical and playful way.

Come and stroll through this 460-hectare park, classified as a protected natural site and labeled a Remarkable Garden, and admire this decorated and well-maintained garden, which has welcomed the greatest royal families and empresses of France.

Following the paths of the park, you will discover numerous basins, waterfalls and fountains, animated by water jets that perpetuate the know-how of the Florentine fountain builders of the 17th century, from whom André le Nôtre drew his inspiration to design this estate and its park. This water is a real asset that made the Domaine national de Saint-Cloud a very popular destination for members of the Court, from the 16th to the 19th century.

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The architects and landscape designers who conceived these gardens imagined a hydraulic network that manages to function thanks to the force of gravity alone. The Grand Jet can thus gush up to 30 meters high. The water then flows to the 24 jets, the gutters and the Horseshoe, before arriving in the Great Cascade.

The perspective games also allow to draw elegant shapes with the water jets that animate the Orangery basin, the Small Sheaf and the Large Sheaf.

This beautiful aquatic and poetic show can be admired freely on Sundays June 4, 18 and 25 at 3pm, 4pm and 5pm and on Saturday June 10 and Sunday June 11 at 2pm, 3:15pm and 4:30pm. On Sunday, June 4 at 2:30 pm, take part in a free guided tour, starting from the pavilion of the 24 high jets, which will take you behind the scenes of this ingenious machinery.

Please note, however, that the Grande Cascade is being renovated and will therefore not be in water.

Before discovering these Water Games, the Domaine national de Saint-Cloud invites you to participate in the Rendez-vous aux Jardins, an event for the whole family that allows us to discover the most beautiful parks in the region. Also note that a special program awaits you on June 10 and 11, 2023 where music is invited to the program.

Please note: the watering of the pools and jets is subject to cancellation depending on the state of water resources.

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