
Fountain Shows at Versailles. © Paris Tourist Office/Arnaud Terrier
| when: | Apr - Oct 2010; Weekends only (annual) |
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| where: | Chateau de Versailles |
| cost: | €8; concessions €6 |
| time: | Shows Sat & Sun 11am-12pm & 3.30pm-5.30pm Night shows Jul & Aug Sat & Sun 9.30pm-11.30pm |
The Grandes Eaux Musicales, or Fountain Shows, at Versailles are held at weekends throughout the spring and summer and enchant visitors with a magnificent display to the sound of classical and baroque music.
Louis XIV adored fountains and commissioned numerous sculptors such as Le Bru and Girardon to create them. To see them in full show is to fully experience the majesty of his gardens.
The fountains use some 30km of pipes to pump water around the park, with 50 fountains spouting water out of 700 jets. They also take place at night in July and August, promising an even greater spectacle of light, music and water.
Related Information
Website: Versailles Shows Website
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Information & Ticket Office |
| Email: | contact@chateauversailles-spectacles.fr |
| Fax: | +33 (0) 1 30 83 78 90 |
| Phone: | +33 (0) 1 30 83 78 88 (information) |
| Phone: | +33 (0) 1 30 83 78 89 (tickets) |
| Address: | Tente place d'Armes, 78000 Versailles, France |
| Venue Information: | Chateau de Versailles |
| Full Name: | |
| Cost: | €20 (Sat, Sun & public hols €25); under 18s free Marie-Antoinette’s Estate: €9 (€5 in low season) Gardens: free |
| Opening Hours: | Tue-Fri 11am-6pm (until 9pm Thu); Sat & Sun 10am-6pm |
| Address: | Palace of Versailles, Versailles 78000 |
| Directions: | By train: to RER C Versailles-Rive Gauche from Saint Lazare station and Montparnasse. |
| Contact Details: | Chateau de Versailles |
| Phone: | +33 (0) 1 30 83 76 20 |
| Fax: | +33 (0) 1 30 83 77 90 |
| Other Information: | Chateau de Versailles |
| Website: | Chateau de Versailles Website |
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Information & Ticket Office |
| Email: | contact@chateauversailles-spectacles.fr |
| Fax: | +33 (0) 1 30 83 78 90 |
| Phone: | +33 (0) 1 30 83 78 88 (information) |
| Phone: | +33 (0) 1 30 83 78 89 (tickets) |
| Address: | Tente place d'Armes, 78000 Versailles, France |
| Name: | Versailles Tourist Office |
| Location: | Versailles |
| Address: | 2 bis avenue de Paris, 78000, Versailles |
| Phone: | +33 (0) 1 39 24 88 88 |
| Fax: | +33 (0) 1 39 24 88 89 |
| Name: | Ile-de-France Tourist Office |
| Location: | Ile-de-France |
| Address: | 25 rue des Pyramides, 75001 Paris |
| Email: | info@paris-touristoffice.com |
| Phone: | +33 (0) 8 92 68 30 00 |
| Name: | Maison de la France |
| Location: | France |
| Address: | 20 Avenue de l'Opéra, 75001 Paris, France |
| Phone: | +33 (0) 1 42 96 70 00 |
| Fax: | +33 (0) 1 42 96 70 71 |
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