Lunch and Guided Walk in the Old Town of Versailles
Versailles, France
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Trip Type: Walking Tours
Duration: 4 hours
Step back in time and learn all about the historic town of Versailles on this fascinating walking tour. Head to Monument Café near the Palace of Versailles and enjoy an all-you-can-eat buffet lunch including French specialties such as snails and frog legs. Afterward, your guide will tell you anecdotes and stories that bring the past to life as you visit locations including the King’s Kitchen Garden, the Municipal Library and the Royal Tennis Court. This small-group tour is limited to 20 people to create a more laid-back, intimate experience.
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Step back in time and learn all about the historic town of Versailles on this fascinating walking tour. Head to Monument Café near the Palace of Versailles and enjoy an all-you-can-eat buffet lunch including French specialties such as snails and frog legs. Afterward, your guide will tell you anecdotes and stories that bring the past to life as you visit locations including the King’s Kitchen Garden, the Municipal Library and the Royal Tennis Court. This small-group tour is limited to 20 people to create a more laid-back, intimate experience.Begin you journey at the Monument Café near the palace for an all-you-can-eat buffet lunch. Choose from a variety of French specialties, plus one drink (beer, wine, a hot drink or a soft drink). While you dine, you can gaze in wonder at a scale model of the palace.
Continue your visit in the historic district of Versailles, called the Saint Louis district. Take in the beauty of the Versailles Cathedral. Walk through the Carrés St-Louis, the town's old market square built under Louis XV, and see the house where that king's mistresses lived. Your guide will also point out the bakery where a demonstration march known as the 'Women's March on Versailles' began in 1789 during the French Revolution, protesting the scarcity of bread. Pay a visit to the King's Kitchen Garden, created by Louis XIV to furnish fresh produce for the palace kitchen. There, you'll visit the Royal Tennis Court, the setting for the start of the French Revolution in 1789, as well as the Municipal Library. The latter is where the Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1783, establishing the independence of the United States.
This is where your tour ends, and after your meal you're free to visit the Palace of Versailles and its expansive gardens on your own. Ask your guide for tips about visiting the palace or for directions before you part ways.
Continue your visit in the historic district of Versailles, called the Saint Louis district. Take in the beauty of the Versailles Cathedral. Walk through the Carrés St-Louis, the town's old market square built under Louis XV, and see the house where that king's mistresses lived. Your guide will also point out the bakery where a demonstration march known as the 'Women's March on Versailles' began in 1789 during the French Revolution, protesting the scarcity of bread. Pay a visit to the King's Kitchen Garden, created by Louis XIV to furnish fresh produce for the palace kitchen. There, you'll visit the Royal Tennis Court, the setting for the start of the French Revolution in 1789, as well as the Municipal Library. The latter is where the Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1783, establishing the independence of the United States.
This is where your tour ends, and after your meal you're free to visit the Palace of Versailles and its expansive gardens on your own. Ask your guide for tips about visiting the palace or for directions before you part ways.
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