Versailles & Louvre Museum: All-Inclusive Semi Private Tour
Versailles & Louvre Museum: All-Inclusive Semi Private Tour
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Enjoy a full day tour doused in history, art, and architecture including two iconic French sites; the Palace of Versailles, and the Louvre Museum. The small group of maximum 6 participants and your expert guide will make your experience all the more interactive, intimate, and memorable.
Start with a guided walk in Versailles gardens, continue with the gorgeous palace embellished by multiple architects and sculptors over the years to make one of the the most notable royal residences in history. Delve into tales of royal scandals, love affairs, gambling debts, intrigue, assassination plots as you visit the Kings apartments and other highlights such as the famous Hallway of Mirrors.
Conclude with a private car journey back to Paris.
Enjoy free time for lunch (not included), then enjoy a captivating tour of the Louvre.
The Louvre houses over 35,000 pieces of art. Highlights of the tour include the Nike of Samothrace, Venus de Milo, and ,of course, the Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci.
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Palace of Versailles
1 hours 30 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedMeet your guide and small group just outside the gleaming golden gates of Versailles for an incredible start to your day. Of all the 2,300 rooms in the Palace of Versailles, the most famous has to be the 240-foot long Galerie des Glaces. This hall has 357 mirrors to be exact, a true sight for sore eyes. Throughout the centuries, it was used for more than just vanity. witnessing many prominent historical events. Continue to visit the 18th century Royal Chapel. Modeled on both Ancient and Gothic designs, the Royal Chapel is best known for its colorful ceiling paintings and its historic organ. Your tour guide will then lead you to the sumptuous State Apartment where the king would meet with various dignitaries every day. Continue to the more intimate areas of Versailles Palace including the king and queen’s former apartments and bedchambers. Here you’ll learn fascinating stories about the hundreds of servants who would scramble to attend the king and queen's every need.Gardens of Versailles
45 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedNext explore the gorgeous and enchanting gardens of Versailles with your expert guide and your small group. With over 300 statues, and 600 fountains, your guide will take you through the most notable and important features of the garden.Versailles Château Rive Gauche
2 hours 45 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedNext your guide will accompany you to the train station for your journey to Paris. Upon arrival in Paris (the journey is less than one hour) your guide will bring you to a lovely area in the centre where you will break for lunch before continuing to the next part of your tour, the Louvre.Louvre Museum
2 hours 30 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedYour final destination of the day will be the largest museum in the world - the Louvre. With your expert guide and small group of 6, embark on a journey through time as you see countless works and sculptures, focusing on the major highlights through the labyrinth of the museum. Some notable works you will see are Venus de Milo, Nike of Samothrace and of course - the Mona Lisa.
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