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So this one is more of a visual of why I love Versailles.  It is an absolutely stunning palace to visit both inside and out.  If you have an extra afternoon or even a day in Paris I would highly recommend heading out to Versailles.  Also if you are going in the summer try to visit on a day when they have all the fountains and classical music playing throughout the gardens, which runs on Saturdays and Sundays from April to October.  It really makes you feel as if you have stepped back in time.  There is so much to see here and you can spend the entire day just idly walking through the gardens, visiting Petit Trianon (Marie Antoinette’s Private Home) and of course the palace itself.  It is about a half hour train ride from Paris so it is definitely worth it.  And without further ado here are my five visual reasons to visit Versailles.

 1. Versailles itself

Versailles

Just one of the many chandiliers in the palace

The Palace

Hall of Mirrors

Louis XVI

Marie Antoinette’s Bedroom

The Church at Versailles

2. Petit Trianon

Petit Trianon was Marie Antoinette’s private home which her husband, Louis XVI, gave to her as an escape from Versailles, it is still located on the grounds of Versailles and is just a small walk from the palace

Petit Trianon

The Salon at Petit Trianon

The Temple at Petit Trianon

The Lake

Inside the Gazebo

3. The Fountains

Fountains of Versailles

Golden Cupids Fountain

Stone Fountain

Neptune Fountain

4. The Gardens

Apollo in the Garden

3 Boys Statue

The beautiful gardens of Versailles

Garden Arch

The Woods between Versailles and Petit Trianon

Another View of the Gardens

5. Marie Antoinette Herself

I absolutely love Marie Antoinette and her story absolutely fascinates me.  If you love her as much as I do definitely head to Versailles to learn more!

Marie Antoinette and her family

Marie Antoinette

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Alex and Ashley

We are Ashley and Alex and we're foodies and boozies who eat, drink and live local. Our goal is to scour the globe looking for inside local tips, the best places to eat and the best places to drink with the locals. We are also authors of a culinary guidebook, "Eat Local in Barcelona: A Guide to Catalan Cuisine." This guidebook is all about learning how what and where to eat and drink local in Barcelona. Follow along with our adventures, so that you too can eat, drink and live local!