Versailles
Versailles is a city on the western edge of the French capital city Paris, now part of the sprawling metropolis within the Île-de-France region. Versailles is best known for being the site of the vast royal palace and gardens built by King Louis XIV on what had been the grounds of a royal hunting lodge. Wikivoyage
Population 84,095 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in France
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Musée Lambinet Museum · 730 m -
Palace of Versailles Attraction · 120 m -
Museum of the History of France Museum · 170 m -
Cour des Senteurs Attraction · 180 m -
La Grande Écurie Attraction · 360 m
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Salle du Jeu de Paume Museum · 380 m -
Galerie des Carrosses Museum · 390 m -
Hôtel des Menus-Plaisirs Attraction · 880 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
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Marché Notre-Dame
- Monday: closed
- Tuesday: 07:00–14:00
- Wednesday: 11:00–19:00
- Thursday: 11:00–19:00
- Friday: 07:00–14:00
- Saturday: 11:00–19:00
- Sunday: 07:00–14:00
Times vary by day
- Tuesday
- 07:00–14:00
- Wednesday
- 11:00–19:00
- Thursday
- 11:00–19:00
- Friday
- 07:00–14:00
- Saturday
- 11:00–19:00
- Sunday
- 07:00–14:00
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Eating nearby
All 48 places to eatSomewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.