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[Lisbeth]

Most of them are museums, even the ones which are still lived in. It costs a fortune to keep anything that is biggish and old, not to talk about the grounds

[Richprins]

[Flutterby]

I love these old towns in Europe!

[Pumbaa]

Beautiful Lisbeth

[Lisbeth]

Having had a look at Fontainebleau, Chateau de Versailles is mandatory! Visited in May 2002. It's ENORMOUS! You'll need three days to visit it properly. Right now would be perfect

The Palace of Versailles French: Château de Versailles was the principal royal residence of France from 1682, under Louis XIV, until the start of the French Revolution in 1789, under Louis XVI. It is located in the department of Yvelines, in the region of Île-de-France, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) southwest of the centre of Paris.

The palace is now a historical monument and UNESCO World Heritage site, notable especially for the ceremonial Hall of Mirrors, the jewel-like Royal Opera, and the royal apartments; for the more intimate royal residences, the Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon located within the park; the small rustic Hameau (Hamlet) created for Marie Antoinette; and the vast Gardens of Versailles with fountains, canals, and geometric flower beds and groves, laid out by André le Nôtre. The Palace was stripped of all its furnishings after the French Revolution, but many pieces have been returned and many of the palace rooms have been restored.

In 2017 the Palace of Versailles received 7,700,000 visitors, making it the second-most visited monument in the Île-de-France region, just behind the Louvre and ahead of the Eiffel Tower.

Have a look of the inside, the apartments of the King and the ones of the Queen Unfortunately we did not have the time

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Versailles

[Pumbaa]

Again fantastic Lisbeth,

it is such a breathtaking chateau especially the gardens are impressive

[Flutterby]

It certainly is impressive.

[Richprins]

Huge indeed!

[Lisbeth]

Not strange that the people got tired of this evident luxury while they were living in the dirt and made a nice gory revolution

[Flutterby]