Le Pecq to the Palace of Versailles: Private day trip

Start your royal journey in the State Apartments, walking through the same gilded rooms where Louis XIV held court ceremonies and foreign ambassadors waited for audiences according to elaborate etiquette rituals that governed every aspect of court life and created the model for European royal protocol. Marvel at the spectacular Hall of Mirrors with its 357 mirrors reflecting light from the gardens and 17 mirror-clad arches facing 17 windows, where the Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919 ending World War I and reshaping the map of Europe. Explore the King's and Queen's private apartments including Marie-Antoinette's bedroom with its elaborate silk hangings and golden furniture where she gave birth to the future Louis XVII and faced the revolutionary mob in 1789 in the final days of the ancien régime. Reserve ample time for the magnificent gardens—rent a bike or golf cart to efficiently cover the vast 800-hectare grounds and discover hidden groves, ornamental lakes, the Grand Canal stretching 1.67 kilometers, and over 400 sculptures depicting mythological scenes that transform the gardens into an outdoor museum. Visit the pink marble Grand Trianon palace and the intimate Petit Trianon, Marie-Antoinette's private retreat, then explore her charming Hameau village where she played at being a shepherdess with her ladies-in-waiting, escaping the formality of court life in a romantic recreation of rural simplicity. If visiting on weekends (April-October), time your garden visit for the spectacular musical fountain shows that bring the gardens to life with baroque music and choreographed water displays recreating the grandeur of royal celebrations that once amazed European nobility and demonstrated French artistic supremacy. Before visiting, explore ticket options and opening hours on the palace's website: https://www.versaillespalace-tickets.org/en?utm_source=googleandutm_medium=cpcandutm_campaign=versalles_eng_usa_seaandutm_content=versalles_eng_usaandgad_source=1andgad_campaignid=22523801515andgbraid=0AAAAAq39WsxPtXGk0ZHhq4Yxd1v8lOmwgandgclid=CjwKCAjwq9rFBhAIEiwAGVAZP6n9sbJwQIlHuYaO6QTItoRPSYCThbeddb5aH6NED4asqM7L5ZyzFRoCf8sQAvD_BwE