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HONOUR COURTYARD Musical fountains show ticket office Electric cars TODAY IN THE GARDENS Information Château de Versailles Bicycle rental ticket office GROVES EXCEPTIONALLY OPEN 9am › 7pm Rowing boats Entrance / Exit
MUSICAL DISPLAY SUGGESTED WALK Restaurants 10am › 7pm Free toilets
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Every 10 minutes: Mirror Pool Estimated time: 2h ALL DAY Every 15 minutes: Neptune Fountain Continuously: Water Theater Grove NOTICE TO VISITORS Keep your ticket with you and show it at control points. No picnics are allowed inside the paying area. It is forbidden to walk or sit GROVES & FOUNTAINS on lawns or to lean on or touch statues. Water display on garden schedules may change. Please see The fountains’ water is non-drinkable. Bathing is prohibited. information at the garden’s entrances or in our website. NOT TO BE MISSED Please observe instructions given by hospitality staff.