Versailles. How to get there and what to see
There is no one in the world who will not dream of visiting Paris, and with that the garden and park of Versailles. The distance from Paris to Versailles is only 20 km, which you can easily overcome in half an hour. For this purpose, the most popular way is the high-speed public transport system serving Paris and the suburbs with the short name RER.To determine how to get to Versailles, you must first decide which options to visit, which you will be interested in.
If you want to join a tour group, then you should care about coming to Versailles as soon as possible, because the number of tourists who want to see the luxury kingdom, continues to grow. To see the entire Palace of Versailles, built by Louis XIV, will take all day. To do so, use the RER train line towards C5, and follow up to the stop called Versalles - Rive Gauche.
Then get out of the station behind the flow of strong people in traffic left and turn right. Then you have to turn left, and then walk a little on foot. And here you come to the gates of Versailles, which is always open to visitors, except certain public holidays and events, as well as Mondays.
The palace is surrounded by a beautiful garden, the entrance is completely free. Take a stroll in the park, you can find the charm of the Grand Trianon and the Petit Trianon with the life of a simulated farmer Khutor Queen. The distance between all your given sights is pretty solid, so you can feel free to move around the shuttle-train that follows from the castle to all the Trianon and back, or by renting a bike at the Queen's gate, in the Port of Saint-Antoine or from the Grand Canal.
You can also arrange a small romantic trip through the Grand Canal, rent a boat.
In the gardens of Lenotra, located between the park and the castle, you can appreciate the beauty of the statues, after purchasing the tickets. If your vacation falls in the summer months, then you are lucky, because at the same time you will be able to listen to the melody of a very beautiful fountain melody with the sound of beautiful classical music.
