Grand Trianon

After a pretty long walk from entrance to Château de Versailles, this small building has something very interesting indoors. Different rooms for different purposes are kept well maintained. Doesn't take too long to go through them. It's definitely worth the walk and if you do not fancy walking - taking the golf cart. Upon return you can chose to board the driven shuttle for ca. 5 euros.

It is worth the visit, so rich in history, and so delightful the decor, it transports you to a time that time in history, and allows you to envision the way of life for the most exclusive members of society. Every room, so intricate in its decor, so incredibly beautiful decorated. The collection of art is also extensive as are all the chandeliers that also date back. I recommend making the trip, and certainly experiencing the rooms, halls, the art, the gardens, the fountains, all of it, as part of the Palace of Versailles complete experience!

5/5 ⭐ – Grand Trianon, Versailles Beautiful and elegant palace with striking architecture and colorful rooms. Much less crowded than the main palace, making it easier to enjoy at your own pace. The gardens and pathways around the Grand Trianon are peaceful and well maintained, perfect for walking and photos. A great addition to the Versailles experience, showing another side of royal life.

Visiting the Grand Trianon gave me an odd sense of being caught somewhere between Napoleon’s ambitions and Versailles’ royal indulgence—not just another wing, but a spot where emperors played house among pink marble and endless gardens. Hard to believe Napoleon actually tried to make this elegant escape his home, refurnishing rooms and walking those hushed halls just to get away from the bustle of Paris and court intrigue. For a moment, I could almost imagine him here looking for calm, yet history feels alive in the walls, reminding you this place isn’t just a palace—it’s where empires rested and rewrote themselves, almost as casually as someone stops in for the afternoon.

The grand trianon - is also covered by the Paris Museum Pass but you will have to walk around 20-30 minutes from the Palace. I reserved a time slot but seems like the place wasn’t that crowded so it was great. I liked the decor of this place because it was classy and at the same time more homely and relaxing as compared to the palace. You can pay 5 euros to exit this place and bring you to somewhere else via the tram as well.

Great palace to visit but account for the time to get there from Versailles! It's a good 30 minute walk! This was a private residence for summer of the kings, alot more cozy and smaller. Interesting to see the different furnitures, many of which were replace after the palace was stripped of the original ones.

Very calming and interesting place. They have a dream like small village in the back gardens. Highly recommend. But do plan with 4+ hours if you want to see and enjoy everything it has to offer.

The Grand Trianon is probably the most spectacular private Château of the former Royal Family of France. It is grand and open; almost feeling more luxurious than Versailles itself. It is no mystery why King Louis XV preferred this place over the main Château.

We came here to see the Grand Trianon after visiting the Petite Trianon. Admission is 20€ for adult if you get the passport to visit the Estate of Marie Antoinette and the Le Grand Trianon together. If you are here to just visit the Trianon, it is 12€ . Inside is very beautiful. Lots of history and lots to see (rooms after rooms). The garden is beautiful. It is huge with a very beautiful view. The Grand Trianon is where the emperor used to live. It is grand and luxurious. The Trianon was restored in the mid 1900s and has served many purpose. Now it is a tourist destination. The Grand Trianon, is the architecture of Jules Hardouin-Mansart. Note that the Grand Trianon closes at 6:30. We didn't want to come back to visit just one site. We made sure we hit the Palace of Versailles, The Estate of Marie Antoinette, Petite Trianon and Le Grand Trianon all in one day. So if you are hoping to do the same thing you would have to keep the time in mind. You need about an hour or two to see everything in the Grand Trianon.

It's grand. It really is. Le Grand Trianon is luxurious, opulent, magnificent, regal, and, yes, grandiose. Louis XIV wasn't a modest monarch and this retreat château on the northwest edge of the massive grounds and gardens of Château de Versailles is truly grand. It has served many purposes since Louis XIV; however, the Grand Trianon was built in 1688 as a place for intimacy for the king. It served as the primary residence of Marquise de Maintenon who was mistress and second wife of the King from 1683 until his death in 1715. IT was also home of Le Grand Dauphin from 1703-1711. Later, Queen Marie Antoinette lived next door at Le Petit Trianon and used Grand Trianon Galerie des Cotelle for entertainment. These days, Le Grand Trianon is used for receiving foreign dignitaries as an official residence of the President of France. The original furnishings were lost during the French Revolution. During Emperor Napoleon's reign, the Trianon was fully refurnished and served as home to Empress Marie-Louise. This is how tourists and visitors see Le Grand Trianon presented. Don't worry because it is still grand. It really is. * Admission included with a Versailles Passport * Trianon-only admission: 12€ or 8€ * Closed Mondays * Open Noon - 6:30 pm * It is about 2km from Versailles * Take the 8€ "Little Train" from Versailles * Or rent a bicycle, segway, or cart * Spend some time in the geometric gardens * The peristyle colonnade links the 2 wings * The pink marble chateau is iconic * Architect: Jules Hardouin-Mansart * Restored in 1963 * Photography is allowed Le Grand Trianon is worth the time and trip from the main château at Versailles because it truly is impressive, inspiring, and ... grand.

A pink marble palace? Oui, s'il vous plait! It's quite a walk from Versailles to here (although you can opt to take the tram or bike) but I would not miss it when visiting Versailles. It doesn't open until noon so it's perfect to come here after your Versailles visit. While it doesn't match the grand scale and opulence of Versailles, it is nevertheless charming and a sight to behold.

Amazing!!!! Le Grand Trianon is so incredibly beautiful . . . walking through the beautiful setting is like being transported back in time . . . le sigh . . . the apotheosis of a little piggy's dreams (^(oo)^)v c'est vraiment trop fabuleux!

I got to go back to Versailles and this time I decided to explore the gardens, the Grand Trianon, Petit Trianon and Marie Antoinette's Estate. The palace gardens alone are so huge, it took me several hours to wander through! All throughout the gardens classical music is playing, which gives it such a lovely atmosphere. And I happened to be lucky with the weather as well. Not too hot, not too cold, nice and sunny but not overly so, it was just perfect for a long stroll through the gardens. And what lavish gardens they are! From the gorgeous orangerie over a plethora of smaller gardens with fountains and statues, absolutely stunning. I could have easily spent a whole day here, the opulence and grandeur are just superb! After wandering for several hours, I finally made my way to the Grand Trianon and the adjacent gardens, which are quite large as well, but not quite as opulently extravagant as the Versailles gardens. Still, they are vast, very well maintained and beautiful.  The gardens of the Grand and Petit Trianon are connected and while the Trianon buildings are quite nice to see, the gardens are the true highlight here. Especially the Queen's Hamlet and Petit Trianon estates are just gorgeous! Beautifully maintained parks with a few pretty buildings, statues and landscaping features.  All in all I spent a full day in the gardens and estates and am absolutely stunned by the beauty and vastness of this wonderful spot!

This was a bit of an odd building in that part of it appeared to be an 18th Century country house (and a pretty big one at that) and another part of it appeared to be mid 20th Century government offices and meeting rooms. You begin by wandering through what are clearly rooms in the style of the Bourbon Dynasty, with their oppulent furniture and painted walls and ceilings, and you turn a corner, walk through a door, and suddenly come across modern officers and pictures of none other than Charles de Gualle. For the rest of the tour you wander through offices, meeting rooms, dining halls, and even delve into the cellars where there is a semi-modern kitchen. I'm not entirely sure whether this place is still being used for government meetings, though the kitchens, while clean, do seem a little old. Oh, the gardens are also worth a bit of a wander through as well, though I should mention that it is a bit of a hike from the Palace, however there is a train that does a regular loop through here.