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Versailles turns 400: humble hunting lodge to iconic symbol of France

Today’s Château de Versailles is a shrine to opulence but the palace has fallen into disrepair in the past - and been saved several times

Jean-Michel Jarre to perform for 400 years of Palace of Versailles

The concert will be shown on French TV but will also be available to watch in the metaverse

French cheesemaker will serve King Charles III as he did his mother

The three cheeses chosen for tonight’s state banquet at Versailles are unpasteurised and a way to honour King Charles' defence of raw milk products, says artisan firm

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French art: A portrait Marie-Antoinette hated and hid goes on display

The Habsburg princess tried to control her image, 250 years ago, by hiding the ‘ugly’ portrait that accentuated her family features

Passion and power at Versailles: how French King Louis XIV ruled

The Sun King kept his throne for 72 years by controlling the French aristocracy, religion, taxes and the arts

Exhibition shows many animals to have lived at Palace of Versailles

Tigers, lions and even an elephant belonging to Louis XV feature in the show which runs until February

French museums offering art, culture and history from home

Museums in France have upped their digital offerings this year, with many creating special content for the European Night of Museums last weekend

Versailles magpie lives up to thieving reputation

Lumberjack working at château discovers more than 1,000 coins in a single nest

Scaling France’s model gardens down to size

Jacques Hennequin believes he is the only garden model-maker in France. Here, he tells The Connexion all about his unusual job...

France Sun King’s marble to be delivered...

... after 350-year wait

Gilets jaunes: French minister condemns protest plans

Some gilets jaunes protesters are continuing with plans for further demonstrations across France this weekend, despite minister for the interior Christophe Castaner explicitly calling on them “to stop”.

Paris second European city in song lyrics since ‘60s

Paris is the second-most referenced European city in the lyrics of popular English-language music released since the 1960s, a new study has found.

English hideaway fit for French Queen

The lovingly restored Queen’s House is now open to the public.

Sun King cross-dressing brother steps out of shadows

TV series was right – there was more to Philippe, Duke of Orléans, than historians once believed Dr Jonathan Spangler tells Scheenagh Harrington

A taste of Versailles as a court insider

Bringing the Palace of Versailles to the dinner table, a restaurant is turning a diner à deux into a liaison dangereuse with staff in court costume, dishes Sun King Louis XIV and Louis XV would recognise and Baroque music throughout.

Versailles

Versailles turns 400: humble hunting lodge to iconic symbol of France

Jean-Michel Jarre to perform for 400 years of Palace of Versailles

French cheesemaker will serve King Charles III as he did his mother

French art: A portrait Marie-Antoinette hated and hid goes on display

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