Quick question:
How many rooms do you think are inside the Palace of Versailles?
Fifty?
A hundred?
Try 2,300.
Add another 90,000 works of art, and suddenly that "quick visit" starts feeling a bit ambitious.
As a guide, I've always wondered what visitors think as they wander through those glittering halls. Do they know that Louis XIV expected nobles to watch him wake up, get dressed, and eat as part of elaborate daily ceremonies? Or that securing a front-row spot at one of these royal routines could make or break a courtier's fortunes?
Without the stories, Versailles is beautiful.
With them, it's wildly entertaining.
That's why I always recommend visiting with a guide. Not because you need help finding the Hall of Mirrors, but because the best parts of Versailles aren't written on the signs.
They're hidden in the scandals, rivalries, and royal drama that unfolded behind those golden walls.
Cheers,
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