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One of the largest gardens ever made the gardens of the Palace of Versailles are laid out on an enormous scale. The gardens are a superb example of French-Style formal gardens. Designed by Le Notre the canals and fountains and water features are a key feature of the gardens. With 372 statues, 55 water features, 600 fountains and 35km of canals you can't help but be impressed.

The garden covers 800 hectares which includes 300 hectares of forest and two  'French' gardens, the 'Petit Parc' and the 'Trianon'

This is the formal French-style of gardening at its best. Everything is impeccably kept. The massive number of topiaries are all clipped into immaculate shapes and the sheer splendour is amazing. This is a garden that was designed to impress and it certainly does.

Chateau de Versailles Garden Guide

The gardens of the Palace of Versailles are in the Paris suburb of Versailles about 20km southwest of the centre of Paris.

The garden is open from Tuesday to Sunday 9.00am to 5.30pm  from November to 2 April, and from  9.00am to 18.30pm 3 April to 31 October

Address:

Chateau de Versailles,

78000 Versailles

Tel: 01 30 84 74 00