Palace of Versailles – Petit Trianon loop from Versailles Château Rive Gauche
Palace of Versailles – Petit Trianon loop from Versailles Château Rive Gauche
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Palace of Versailles – Petit Trianon loop from Versailles Château Rive Gauche
02:00
7.55km
70m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: February 28, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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1.09 km
Orangery Park
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bienvenue.chateauversailles.fr/fr/jardins/a-voir/300_parterre-de-l-orangerie
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1.31 km
Palace of Versailles
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This UNESCO World Heritage Site receives approximately 15 million visitors annually.
It is simultaneously a royal residence, a history museum, and a national palace.
The grounds of the Palace of Versailles are state-owned and cover approximately 787 hectares. Over one hundred rooms of the palace testify to the splendor of the former royal residence, while around one hundred other rooms, covering over 10,000 square meters, house the remarkable collection of paintings and sculptures of the Musée de l’Histoire de France, founded by Louis-Philippe in 1837.
As a small hunting lodge of Louis XIII, it was once ridiculed by the nobility, so the king had it expanded between 1631 and 1634 into a three-winged palace, which still forms the core of the attraction today. Under his son, the "Sun King" Louis XIV, the conversion of the hunting lodge into a palace began.
Versailles was to become the center of royal power under the young king.
In 1667, it was declared the future seat of government, and the court began to move from Paris to Versailles.
The most famous room in the palace is probably the Hall of Mirrors. It is almost 75 meters long and 10 meters wide. Its Gallery of Mirrors ("Galerie des Glaces") consists of 357 mirrored surfaces and serves a very specific function: The mirrors are positioned opposite the 17 floor-to-ceiling windows and are intended to "bring" the park into the hall.
The Hall of Mirrors remained a historically significant and fateful place even after the palace was no longer inhabited following the French Revolution:
The Prussian King Wilhelm I was proclaimed German Emperor there in 1871, and
the First World War was ended in the same spot in 1919 with the Treaty of Versailles.
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1.44 km
Grand Canal
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1.67 km
Gardens of the Palace of Versailles
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Source: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassin_de_Bacchus
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4.30 km
Petit Trianon
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Source: en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/estate/estate-trianon/petit-trianon
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6.10 km
Gardens of the Palace of Versailles
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6.62 km
Golden gate
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6.81 km
Palace of Versailles
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During the 2024 Paris Games, modern pentathlon and cross-country events are held here. A career set up at the Royal Star level hosts eventing events, and show jumping and dressage competitions.
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7.55 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
5.55 km
1.26 km
734 m
Surfaces
3.25 km
2.31 km
810 m
668 m
503 m
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