THE AUDIOGUIDE IN THE PALACE OF VERSAILLES

The answers to your questions

Free use
Table of free use and reduced rates

Languages available

French French English German Spanish Italian Russian Mandarin Japanese Portuguese Korean
Adult Child Chinese

The audioguide is available in ten languages (French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian,
Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese and Korean).

And for children?

The palace of Versailles proposes a version dedicated to children with its content adapted to them: the
child’s version, available in French.

Where to obtain and return the audioguide?

Return The audioguide is distributed inside the

audioguides Palace, after going through the entry and
bag check.

After visiting the Apartments and crossing

the Royal Courtyard, the audioguide is
returned at the counter by the exit.
Obtain
audioguides

Entrance
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How does it work?
After you press the room number on the keyboard of the audioguide, the explanations
begin. The room’s name is displayed on the screen.

No.100: Instruction
No.200: Introduction

The listening comfort and quality allow you not to have to wear headphones.
Functions: Reading controls / Selection of comments / Adjustment of the volume

The different places to visit

The audioguide is made available to visitors for the following visits:
- The Grand Apartments of the King and Queen (including the Hall of Mirrors, the
Antechamber of the Œil-de-Bœuf, the King’s Bedchamber and the Council Cabinet Room –
visit lasts about 1h15),
- The Apartments of the Dauphin and Dauphine (visit lasts about 50 minutes),
- The Apartments of Mesdames, the daughters of Louis XV (open only on Saturdays and
Sundays – visit lasts about 1h),
- Museum of the History of France (visit lasts about 1h15-30).

The map of the Palace

DISABLED VISITORS
The audioguide is also adapted for disabled visitors.

Visit in French Sign Language

The palace of Versailles provides videoguides in French Sign Language with subtitles, on
presentation of a document proving entitlement and payment of a guarantee for the visits to
the Grand Apartments and the Hall of Mirrors.

For the FSL visits, a number is given to each room. The number is accompanied by the FSL visual. Just
click on the screen of the guide to launch the commentary concerned.

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Hearing-impaired visitors
Magnetic loops are available for the visitors with devices. Headphones are also available for
hearing-impaired visitors. They are provided on request and on presentation of a document
proving entitlement. The audioguide screen indicates for each new number the name of the
corresponding room.

Sight-impaired visitors
The screen and the keyboard are retro-lit.
The numbers pressed appear in large characters on the screen.

Temporary exhibitions
All visitors with a ticket for a temporary exhibition can obtain an audioguide. The service is included
in the price of the ticket.

The visitor does not need to change the audioguide between the permanently opened sections and the
temporary exhibitions.
For temporary exhibitions, three languages are generally available (French, English and Spanish). The
other versions are redirected to the commentaries in English. Ask about your specific language.

Small park: the gardens

The “Gardens of Versailles” application to assist your visit can now be downloaded on your
iPhone and iPod. Visitors are free to make the visit at their own pace.

PALACES OF Trianon and Marie-Antoinette’s

Estate
The palaces of Trianon and Marie-Antoinette’s Estate have no audioguide. Brochures and maps for
your visit are available at the different entrances.

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