VERSAILLES
After the tour of the national estate of Versailles (the Palace, the Grand and the Petit Trianon, Marie-Antoinette’s Estate), Versailles Tourist Office will lead you in those kings footsteps. Discover this famous town with our guides: you will appreciate the buildings, sign of the royal presence.
The cultural events, concerts, exhibitions and plays of this modern town all along the year will conquer you. You will stroll in the alleyways at the mercy of the antique shops windows or of the liveliness of the markets. You will seat yourself in one of the numerous restaurants according to your taste before keeping on discovering the favourite of the ''Roi Soleil''.
WHAT’S ON...
Roberto Alagna sings Arias in French
July 9
The fountains of Neptune was designed by Le Notre but completed by Jules Hardouin Mansart. Semi circular in shape like an ancient Greek or Roman theater, it is the largest fountaine in the Chateau gardens and it provides a magnificent stage for performances in the "Fêtes de Versailles". Opera recital by tenor Roberto Alagna, orchestre de Paris conductor Michel Plasson works by Verdi, Rossini, Massenet, Gounod, Berlioz, Bizet…
www.chateauversailles-spectacles.fr
Cyrano de Bergerac and the Empires of the Moon
2009 - August 29 and September , 4, 5, 10, 11, 12 : 9.30 pm
The fountains of Neptune was designed by Le Notre but completed by Jules Hardouin Mansart. Semi circular in shape like an ancient Greek or Roman theater, it is the largest fountaine in the Chateau gardens and it provides a magnificent stage for performances in the "Fêtes de Versailles". Pyrotechnic display by the group F, creative fireworks, made famous by their spectacular conflagration at the Eiffel Tower in 2000, group F designs and carries out firework displays on a monumental scale, all over the world.
http://www.chateauversailles-spectacles.fr/en/accueil.htm
SPECIAL OFFERS
Royal week-end
All year long - valid on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
2 nights, 2* hotel (Hôtel La Résidence du Berry***), double room 143 euros per person
Package includes:
Upgrade in a Deluxe Room* (*according to availability upon arrival) Buffet Breakfasts
Welcome gift in the room
Royal Kir served in our Bar
Two Entrances at the Castel of Versailles (including access at all audio guided visits : to the King's and Queen's State Apartments, the Chapel and 17th century Galleries, the History of France Galleries, the Dauphin's Apartments, the Mesdames' Apartments (at week-ends only, in low season)
Transport is not included
Spend two nights at la Résidence du Berry Hotel an exclusive address at 3 minutes of the Castle and of its park. The traditional hospitality of a cozy hotel right in the historical center of Versailles near the Convention Center, SNCF and RER railway station
Hôtel La Résidence du Berry
14 rue d'Anjou, 78000 VERSAILLES, Tél. : 01 39 49 07 07 - Fax : 01 39 50 59 40
http://www.hotel-berry.com/versailles-weekend.php
• Motorways A13 and A86 : Exit Versailles Château
• Orly Airport at 15 kilomètres (9 miles)
• Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport at 25 kilomètres (15 miles)
Within 3 minutes walk of:
• Versailles Rive Gauche Railway station, RER C (Paris rive gauche, Tour Eiffel, Invalides, St Michel)
• Versailles Chantiers Railway station, SNCF trains, RER C (Gare Paris Montparnasse) Underground parking at 100 meters
Equestrian week-end
All year long - valid on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from mid February (except August and beginning of September)
2 nights, 3* hotel (Hôtel La Résidence du Berry***) double room, 133 euros per person
(Only on booking request, 15 days in advance)
Package includes:
Upgrade in a Deluxe Room* (*according to availability upon arrival) Buffet Breakfasts
Welcome gift in the room
Royal Kir served in our Bar
Two Entrances at the "Musical Show" of the Academy of Equestrian Arts" directed by Bartabas.
Transport is not included
Spend two nights at la Résidence du Berry Hotel an exclusive address at 3 minutes of the Castle and of its park. The traditional hospitality of a cozy hotel right in the historical center of Versailles near the Convention Center, SNCF and RER railway station.
Hôtel La Résidence du Berry, 14 rue d'Anjou, 78000 VERSAILLES, Tél. : 01 39 49 07 07, Fax : 01 39 50 59 40
http://www.hotel-berry.com/versailles-weekend.php
• Motorways A13 and A86 : Exit Versailles Château
• Orly Airport at 15 kilomètres (9 miles)
• Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport at 25 kilomètres (15 miles)
Within 3 minutes walk of:
• Versailles Rive Gauche Railway station, RER C (Paris rive gauche, Tour Eiffel, Invalides, St Michel)
• Versailles Chantiers Railway station, SNCF trains, RER C (Gare Paris Montparnasse) Underground parking at 100 meters
Transport Partner
Eurostar
It's never been so easy to discover Versailles. Take the Eurostar to Paris in just 2h15, and then hop on the local transport network to reach this historic town.
For more information, visit eurostar.com