The Chateau de Versailles (Palace of Versailles) is a spectacular French Baroque complex and former royal residence that is famous for its beautiful architecture and turbulent political history. Located about 16 miles outside of Paris in the department of Yvelines, in the region of Île-de-France, the palace was a principal royal residence of France from 1682 until the start of the French Revolution in 1789. The castle is surrounded by exquisitely manicured gardens and grounds and has a large boating lake known as the Grand Canal, which are all free to the public. Take a picnic along in the summer and relax beneath the trees or hire a rowing boat and head out on the lake.
Place d'Armes Versailles, Île-de-France, 78000, France