How to avoid paying for musical gardens if visiting Versailles Palace on a Tuesday?
We plan to visit Versailles Palace on May-8-2012, which is a Tuesday. Unfortunately the official website states that the garden is not free for entrance on that Tuesday as the musical garden would be running that day. Anyone know if there is any gate/backdoor to the garden without having to pay 8.50 Euro for the music?
Best Answer
There are a couple of tricks to getting in faster or cheaper normally. However, all bets are really off with an event - there's likely security at all gates, and they'll know them better than us.
- If you are under 26 (EU only) or with a EU student visa over 6 months, you can skip the long queue and proceed directly to the 'A' entrance with your student card and your passport
- Normally, if you have young children, access to the grounds is free. If visiting with kids, it might be worth trying to press your luck saying that you just want to see the gardens, and don't want to pay for the whole group
- One final trick - it is often free to access the park from the Rue de la Paroisse entrance (leads to the Bassin de Neptune), or if you are walking, from the Boulevard de la Reine (next to the four-star hotel Trianon Palace). You may find these entrances available as an 'option' - or at the least an alternative to try and persuade the friendly staff member to let you in as 'you're only here for the day and you've come so far' etc :)
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Do you have to pay for Versailles gardens?
The gardens are also free, except on Musical Fountains Show and Musical Gardens days. The Park is open every day all year round and admission is free.What time should you arrive at the Palace of Versailles If you were to visit it?
As a rule of thumb, it is not recommended that you visit Versailles between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. without a skip-the-line ticket. Naturally, the off season (November to March) is generally when wait times are the shortest. Also be sure to avoid \u201cdeal days\u201d like the Journ\xe9es du Patrimoine or July 14th.What is the best time of day to visit Versailles?
The best day to visit is Thursday, and the best time to arrive at the palace is between 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. You can't miss the pi\xe8ce de r\xe9sistance: the Hall of Mirrors.How much is it to visit garden of Versailles?
The entrance fee is 12 euros per vehicle. The audioguide is available on the free mobile app, download it in advance. If you want to discover everything about Versailles in one day, the Passport ticket is for you !Top 5 things to see in Versailles
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During may to september, the garden is free open only during few hour due to the musical animation. You have to visit garden before 11 AM or after 17 PM. If you are moderate walker, you could enter also by Saint-Cyr road. You arrive by the "grand canal" the main basin.
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