Versailles full-day VIP Marie-Antoinette tour
On this full-day excursion from Paris, you will follow the lives and destinies of the French Royal family, most particularly Marie Antoinette, as you learn about regal life at the Court of Versailles under Louis XIV, XV and XVI. See the magnificent staterooms where the kings and queens held court, including the spectacular Hall of Mirrors. Then step behind the scenes with exclusive access to rarely seen areas including the homes of influential mistresses, royal children, ambitious nobles and jealous courtiers. You will have an experience available to only a select few, visiting the secret rooms of Versailles are where the pages of history were actually written. Your expert guide will lead you through some of the 2,300 rooms of Versailles, on a route specially designed to bring this history to life, through doors that remain locked to everyone else and will be opened only for you!
Learn about Marie Antoinette and how she eventually fled this public life, retreating to the Petit Trianon and her Hamlet on the palace grounds where she lived a simple country existence, in stark contrast to the intrigues and constraints of the court. Explore these tranquil gardens appreciating the beauty of her private paradise, a world away from the crowds at the palace.
See the Versailles most visitors don’t see with this full-day exploration of the empty halls and hidden passages once used by queen Marie Antoinette. Your guide will tell your small group the stories and scandals of the royal lifestyle as you experience the incredible opulence.
Enjoy free time for lunch and the opportunity to see Versailles’s magnificent gardens with your guide.
