What to do in Versailles when it rains
Versailles has plenty under cover when the skies open — historic interiors, art collections, sheltered markets and cafés made for a slow afternoon.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- Palace of Versailles Place d'Armes, 78000 Versailles, France
- Grand Trianon Porte Saint-Antoine, 78000 Versailles, France
- Hameau de la Reine R497+W7 Château de Versailles, Hameau de la reine, 78000 Versailles, France
- Galerie des Carrosses 1 Av. Rockefeller, 78000 Versailles, France
- Versailles-Chèvreloup Arboretum 30 Rte de Saint-Germain, 78150 Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, France
- Royal Tennis Court 1 Rue du Jeu de Paume, 78000 Versailles, France
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Carré à la Farine 70bis Rue de la Paroisse, 78000 Versailles, France
- REY & GUINOT - Maison de ventes aux enchères 3 ter Rue Jean Mermoz, 78000 Versailles, France
- Galerie À L'Écu De France 1 Rue Robert Cahen, 78220 Viroflay, France
- Galerie d'art Carré d'artistes 7 Rue Ducis, 78000 Versailles, France
- Galerie Pellat de Villedon 2 bis Rue Carnot, 78000 Versailles, France
- Anamnesia Designer 3bis Rue du Bailliage, 78000 Versailles, France
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Grand Trianon Porte Saint-Antoine, 78000 Versailles, France
- Equestrian Statue of Louis XIV 78000 Versailles, France
- Porte Saint-Antoine Porte Saint-Antoine, 78000 Versailles, France
- Cour d'Honneur 78000 Versailles, France
- Potager du Roi 10 Rue du Maréchal Joffre, 78000 Versailles, France
- Grille d'Honneur 78000 Versailles, France
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Les Fermes de Gally - Jardinerie, Marché, Épicerie CD 7 - Route de Bailly, 78210 Saint-Cyr-l'École, France
- Intermarché SUPER Buc Av. Morane Saulnier Zi Le Haut, 78530 Buc, France
- Notre-Dame Market Place du Marché Notre Dame, 78000 Versailles, France
- Carrefour Market 4 Rue de l'École des Postes, 78000 Versailles, France
- Truffaut centre commercial Parly 2, 78150 Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, France
- Carrefour Express 6 Rue Royale, 78000 Versailles, France
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Le Montbauron 23 Rue Jouvencel, 78000 Versailles, France
- La Petite Venise All. d'Apollon, 78000 Versailles, France
- PUCHI 11 Rue Saint-Honoré, 78000 Versailles, France
- Starbucks 4 Pl. Lyautey, 78000 Versailles, France
- Nespresso Lp 337, C.C. Parly Ii, niveau 1, 78158 Le Chesnay Cedex, France
- Blé Noir 9 Rue de Satory, 78000 Versailles, France
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Westfield Parly 2 2 Av. Charles de Gaulle, 78150 Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, France
- Parly II Le Chesnay 301 Contour Commercial, 78150 Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, France
- Galerie les manèges 10 Av. du Général de Gaulle, 78000 Versailles, France
- Lenôtre 2 Av. Charles de Gaulle, 78150 Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, France
- Les delices de conakry 72 Av. Gaston Boissier, 78220 Viroflay, France
- SERGE BLANCO 2 Av. Charles de Gaulle, 78150 Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, France
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