Versailles might be more famous, but travel guru Rick Steves insists this palace is the one to visit on your next visit to ...

Louis XIV moved the French government and court here ... another popular option and are featured on our list of the best Paris tours. Versailles palace is open every day except for Monday from ...

We visited the Palace of Versailles on a day trip from Paris in November 2023. It was a cold and rainy winter day, but that ...

“He said I or we are the federal law. It’s like Louis the XIV.” The 17th-18th century king is known for ruling France as an absolute monarchy from the Palace of Versailles. She also said ...

King Henry IV was the one responsible for the construction of the Place des Vosges, Paris' oldest square. And Louis XIV called this neighborhood home for a while until he decided to move his ...

For the Jeux and their "preoccupation moral consciente," see Orest Ranum, "Jeux de Cartes, pédagogie et enfance de Louis XIV," in Les jeux à la Renaissance, ed. Philippe Ariès and Jean-Claude Margolin ...