Sunday at Versailles

Are the fountains worth the crowds on a Sunday? If so, should I wait to go later in the afternoon or just go later in the week on a Wednesday?

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FOuntains are worth the crowds and since they are outside!, it is not too crowded there in the big gardens. FOuntain show is only on certain hours so make sure you are there at right time. There is one show in morning and 2 in afternoon.

I would skip the castle but see the fountains!

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Will the fountains only run on Sundays in late September?

Is there an official Versaille website?

I have ambivalent feelings about going to Versailles at all, but it%26#39;s our first trip to Paris and I guess we do need to see it. Thoughts?

Thanks.

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There is an official website, but I%26#39;ve always found a lot more information in French than in English. the 2008 schedule will be available in March.

chateauversaillesspectacles.fr/accueil2008.h…

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Yes, the fountains, particularly accompanied by Handel%26#39;s Water Music, are worth the Sunday crowds. I would definitely still try to see it all, but la photographe may have a point, to a point (albeit tongue in cheek?). What I found tiring on Sunday were the long queues to get into parts of the palace, particularly under the high sun in summer. Otherwise, even in high summer, it%26#39;s so immense that there%26#39;s quite enough room for everyone, particularly down by the fountains.

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