Orangerie
- Address: Rue de l'Orangerie, Versailles
- Hours: Open daily Apr - Oct, 8am - 8:30pm. Nov - Mar 8am - 6pm, closed Mondays
- Admission: Garden admission: € 15
ATTRACTION Keywords:
Nature & Wildlife,
Park / Garden
The lovely Orangerie building was designed by Mansart in the 1680s, surrounded by ordered walkways and patterned parterre gardens.
Citrus trees were stored here over winter, and today some of the lemon and pomegranate trees are more than 200 years old.
The Orangerie’s row of arched windows look onto a circular pool and lines of potted trees, including palms, oleanders and orange trees. The statues that once decorated the walkways are now in the Louvre Museum in Paris.
Latest Reviews
Review by amanda E, April 2013
Doing what: Versailles Walking Tour with Optional Fountain Show
Sabine was a wonderful guide. The day was absolutely worth every penny. The full day tour gave me a real sense of the whole of the Versailles palaces- and the lunch in the old stables was to die for! Met some lovely people there too. Truly felt I was walking in the ghostly steps of Marie Antoinette! A must do if you are visiting Paris.
Review by Narayanan S, April 2013
Doing what: Versailles Guided Tour with Optional Fountain Show
Good. The fountains are always a pleasant scene and delightful to watch.
Review by Amy B, January 2013
Doing what: Versailles Guided Tour with Optional Fountain Show
The gardens were not in full bloom as it was winter but a trip to Versaille was still well worth It. The palace is amazing and our tour guide was great. He was a young, blonde French man who was great to listen to because he really understood and loved the era and stories of the French Revolution.
Practical Info
The west wing of the Palace of Versailles looks onto the Orangerie, between the South Parterre and the Swiss Lake.
You can sneak a lovely view of the Orangerie from the windows lining the Queen’s Grand Apartment rooms.
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