Gallery of Coaches — Attraction in Versailles

The Gallery of Coaches is easily overlooked during a visit to Versailles, but it’s well worth popping in, mainly because it’s free.

It might even seem odd to visit the area and not look in on the chateau, but you could just as easily earn the bragging rights of having seen the palace by wandering round the free section of the grounds and stopping by the stables to see this magnificent collection of stately coaches.

Engineering buffs will appreciate the innovation and skill that went into putting these seven-ton monoliths together, while everyone else will appreciate the opulence and grandeur of the assembled wagons. Surrey with a gold-trimmed fringe on top.

Bear in mind there are no toilets, but there are plenty of bushes...

If you are visiting paris and versailles palace precisely you must not miss on paasing by the gallery of coaches it’s a very fun experience looking at the huge carriages wwith their detailed decorations and stories download the guide to the palace from the app provided on the website and you will find a chapter explaining all about the gallery, because it’s a bit far from the palace you’re not gonna be allowed with the audio guide provided from the palace there because you technically are going to go out...

Interesting and for free! The stables and carriages of the Kings are very impressive. They have sledges and baby carriages, too. Also a funeral carrige is on display. A carriage with eight horses shows ow impressive and big the carriages were. Most of the cars were produced for the wedding of Napoleon. They really travelled in style. When you look to the luxurious interior of the carriges. Really great that no entrance is...