Musical Gardens
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Description
The Musical Gardens offer you the promise to discover the groves of the Château de Versailles, usually closed to the public, and the French-style gardens, so magnificently sublimated by André Le Nôtre.
At the bend of flowered parterres, around the corner from perfectly pruned boxwood or in a grove, here you are in front of the statues of Apollo, Proserpine, the Marmousets and other masterpieces sometimes hidden. Take the opportunity to admire the topiaries shaped by hand by the artist gardeners of Château de Versailles, using techniques passed on from generation to generation.. The highlight of your walk is the grove of the Water Theater, which presents its prettiest sculpture-fountains in action and the Mirror Pool, a water games show, using modern techniques, all punctuated by the music of Lully, Rameau, Charpentier, Leclair, Campra,… An experience that is unique in every way!
Neptune Basin
The Neptune Basin, the largest basin in the castle's gardens, offers you every 15 minutes a magnificent composition of water fountains in a baroque choreography that the Sun King himself would have loved.
Practical info
Access and contact
Days and opening hours
Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 1 April to 2 May 2025 (except Friday 18 April and Thursday 1 May)
Every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 7 May to 27 June 2025 (except Thursday 8 May and Thursday 29 May)
Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 1 July to 31 October 2025 (except Thursday 15 August, the day of the Grandes Eaux Musicales)
The Gardens open at 7am in high season (from 1 April to 31 October).
They close at 8.30pm in high season, with early closures at 5.30pm in preparation for the Grandes Eaux Nocturnes, every Saturday from 7 June to 20 September and on certain other dates (24 May, 14 July, 15 August and 28, 29, 30 and 31 October 2025).
Prices
Full price: 10 €, Reduced price: 9 € (Reduced rate for 6-17 year olds).
Free entry for children < 6 years.
Your ticket is valid from 9.00 am until the groves close.
Tour
Spoken languages
- French
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