Escape and leave right away to discover the magnificence of the King’s garden! Take a walk on the large wooden paths, ride along the roads close to the long river, or among the fields of sheep and horses, and reach the place called the Grand Trianon, the beautiful Louis XIV’s loves temple.
VERSAILLES PARK SEGWAY TOUR
Discover the Park of Versailles Palace on a Segway!
An original, ecological and funny means to go through this magical place!
Admire the “Grand Canal”, the “Lanterne”, the Trianon Domain, Marie-Antoinette Hamlet…
Exclusive Segway agent for Versailles Palace’s Park, Versailles Events proposes guided tours in groups of about 8 people, in English or in French. (Other languages are available on request such as German, Portuguese, Spanish)
VERSAILLES CITY SEGWAY TOUR
Take the opportunity to visit the Royal City before or after your visit of Versailles Palace!
Have a Segway tour inside old Versailles City. It is settled on the place where the medieval village acquired by King Louis XIII, was. It is the historical heart of the city that keeps numerous remarkable monuments: the Récollets convent, Grand Commun, built under King Louis XIV in order to shelter the Court kitchens; old Foreign affairs and Marine and War Hotels, built under King Louis XV….as well as the “Salle du jeu de paume”, very well know place of a major event that took place during the 1789 Revolution.
The other part is, strictly speaking, the Saint-Louis district. It is settled on Louis XIII old “Deer park”, a hunting reserve that started to be built from 1685 onwards. Saint-Louis Cathedral (1743-1754) can be admired there, a magnificent building that keeps a series of period paintings, King’s vegetable garden, that was to feed the overabundant population of the castle or the famous “Carrés Saint-Louis” that were built under King Louis XV to be used as a shelter for a new market.
Don’t miss the visit of the “Fragrance Court”, its House of Perfumes and its exceptional shops: Guerlain, le Nôtre, Fabre, Dyptique…A voluptuous and luxurious parenthesis to end your ride with.
Versailles Events is the only service provider authorised by Versailles Castle to organise guided visits throughout the Parc with a Segway self-balancing personal transporter.