Located 12 miles west of Paris, Versailles is France’s most spectacular chateau.
Located 12 miles west of Paris, Versailles is France’s most spectacular chateau. King XIV transformed the former hunting lodge into an elaborate palace in the early 18th century to showcase the absolute power of the monarchy. He eventually moved his court and government here and, despite a long period of languishing during the French Revolution, the palace is just as opulent as it was then.