In 1624, Louis XIII, the king of France, gave orders to build a hunting lodge in the small village of Versailles near Paris. His son, Louis XIV, had the gardens embellished from 1661 onwards.

Between 1668 and 1690, architect Louis Le Vau and his successor Jules Hardouin-Mansard considerably enlarged and embellished the palace of Versailles.

At the same time, the gardener Le Notre laid out the Versailles park. Le Brun took care of paintings and sculptures.

We are of French descent as such we wanted to give our culture some recognition and to have the privilege to link that to our World reknowned kennels and natural products is an honour.

The palace is open everyday except Mondays from 9am to 5.30pm (6.30pm from April 1st to September 30th).The Versailles park is open daily from 8am to at least 6pm. Its access is free. 

From Paris, take the train at Gare Saint-Lazare station to Versailles Rive Droite station or at Montparnasse station to Versailles Chantier station (Count half an hour from Paris).

Some Easy French Phrases for you to learn when travelling .

please scroll over the words to hear how they should be pronounced