Palace of Versailles

This free app was excellent. Wish every venue provided this instead of the physical audio guides! Best to download all audio tracks ahead of time. It takes some practice to get used to it. Spend the first few minutes at the start getting familiar with the maps versus the audio guides. The numbers in the plaques in the rooms match the audio tracks and you can “search” and enter the room number and that takes you to the proper track within the map view of that section. Many rooms are back to back so you can use the next/previous buttons. It is FAR to walk to the Trianons from the palace, and the trains are a bit slow so allow about 2.5 hrs if you want to visit them.

When we went to Versailles in March, the line to get the headphones was long and we weren’t sure if it cost money so we skipped it and I found this app! It was way easier to navigate than I expected and gave incredible information that was pretty easy to follow. I’m someone who loves to read plaques when I go to museums. Well, Versailles doesn’t really have plaques so you kind of just have to guess about things. This app filled in so many details! There are even details about the grounds and La Trianon and Le Petite Trianon. The map was accurate and detailed. The only thing that got confusing was that it isn’t up-to-date on a couple areas that tourists are not allowed to go to right now.

1 Do not forget those you left behind. 2 France’s TT’s (tourist traps) are renown for an assortment of gifts $10 or less sized well for your carryon valises. 3 They also made the guillotine more famous than any magician ever, Houdini included. 4 Inhalation of nicotine is now permitted via e-cigarette devices in almost every public space. 5 When elsewhere, use care. 6 This is France we are discussing. 7 refer to sentence 3.