The Chambre de Madame de Fouquet. All rooms at Airelles Château de Versailles, Le Grand Contrôle, have an authentically late 18th century, Marie-Antoinette-ish aura, and technology, bien sûr, is ...

Château de Versailles is visited by eight million people every year, marvelling at gilded ceilings, ornate furniture and sumptuous fabrics. On a recent winter day, several were taking a break, seated ...

They may not have invented time travel just yet, but thanks to new technological advances we are one step closer to feeling as though we have gone back in time. This spring, visitors to the Château de ...

Versailles, one word and the magic happens. Versailles spreads over 800 hectares and includes the Palace, the gardens, the Park, the Trianon estate and several buildings in town. Versailles is the ...

From Louis XIV to the present day, the Château de Versailles has seen many memorable parties and evenings. On June 30, 1923, to celebrate the end of its restoration, the monument ...

The Château de Versailles is honouring an overlooked heritage — and the highly symbolic role played by the former royal residence in the life of French democracy even today. "You're always discovering ...

Whether you subscribe to Sofia Coppola’s version of history or to more established record, it is universally accepted fact that Marie Antoinette had a fatal spending problem. But we tend to forget (or ...

The Chateau de Versailles, west of Paris has not been filled since its reopening last June after 80 days lockdown. As many museums in Paris, its main sites such as the Hall of Mirrors and the huge ...

Maison Francis Kurkdjian knows a thing or two about cultivating luxury scents from scratch. Last year, the fragrance house partnered with the Château de Versailles—the former palace of King Louis XIV, ...

For those looking for a memorable way to greet 2022, a two-night celebration within the gardens of the Palace of Versailles is set to be special indeed. Described as “the world’s most luxurious New ...

The Château de Versailles has finally recovered a major royal commode that left France unnoticed in 1981, sparking a wave of consternation when its true identity was revealed later at a sale in New ...

"You're always discovering new things with Versailles, it's never-ending!" enthuses Martine at the start of our tour. The guide has been wandering the countless aisles of the château for 15 years now, ...