Enjoy an independent tour from Paris to Vaux-le-Vicomte Castle, known as the origin for the idea of the Palace of Versailles, with this package that provides admission to the château and round-trip transportation on the 'Chateaubus' shuttle from the local train station. You will need to make your own way to the local Melun train station by RER (R) train from Paris gare de Lyon. When you arrive at Vaux-le-Vicomte, explore the estate to learn about the history of Nicolas Fouquet, King Louis XIV's Minister of Finance, whose extravagance in creating his castle and gardens led to his imprisonment by the Sun King.
Posted By : Giovanni_R
We got a bus near The station in Melun and we arrived at the castle in a quarter of an hour-We visited the gardens and then the castle.We had an audioguide.We knew the story of the castle.Good price
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Posted On : 2024-05-14 10:03:58 
Posted By : Teresa_S
We loved this self guided tour. The audio portion was really fun. It brought the story of the property alive.
The only glitch was that we bought the shuttle and audio tour but we didn’t get tickets ahead for the shuttle and had to pay twice. The person handing out the headsets said we didn’t get them but then relented. Other than these issues it was a fun place to slowly stroll through, take in the history and understand the turbulent times in which this house was created.
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Posted On : 2024-05-09 14:24:17
Posted By : NicciD_12
Beautiful Chateau with less people than Versailles. Make sure you spend all day there, take a picnic, or grab something to eat at either the Kiosk or the restaurant outside of the lunch rush. The bus from Melun is well worth it, though consider catching the 6pm bus home so you have more time in the garden - it’s huge, 3km! The audio tour was exceptional and for non French speakers a must.
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Posted On : 2024-05-09 12:34:48 
Posted By : Heidi_C
Shuttle was no where to be found after arriving at the melun train station. Went to the pickup up point and waited, finally I asked a bus driver, and he said “it’s not running today due to Easter Monday”! We ended up taking an Uber! Would like to be refunded for the transportation portion, please!
Palace was beautiful!
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Posted On : 2024-04-02 03:46:33
Posted By : Eric94130
Very pretty castle, the audio guide tour is very very well done ✅. The restaurant is quite good and the restaurant prices remain good despite it being within the premises.
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Posted On : 2024-03-09 13:19:33
Posted By : D1172YXericl
The headsets for the tour don't work very well. Obligation to change helmet 3 times.
Young man for the cart rental very unpleasant, bordering on incorrectness.
Magnificent setting which is spoiled by very average speakers.
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Posted On : 2023-10-27 10:11:14
Posted By : Wanderer11940565390
Well-kept castle and gardens 60 km from Paris. The story of the Sun King's envy for the grandeur and sumptuousness of the furnishings to obscure Versailles is very interesting.
Many rooms still have original furnishings and wallpapers. The reconstruction of the kitchens is also interesting. Free parking
The visit was very affordable, as was the internal selfie service where we had lunch.
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Posted On : 2023-09-01 08:36:06
Posted By : ericmO2322KY
Interesting house tour. No crowds, on a day when Versailles was packed. Having golf carts for the huge gardens was fun for the kids.
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Posted On : 2023-08-20 06:45:20
Posted By : sophia4230
The visit to the Chateau itself was excellent. There were no large crowds so we really got to enjoy the rooms more intimately. However, the restaurant is HORRIBLE. Le Relais de l’Écureuil served pitiful-looking food (fish & veggies) that was literally slopped on the plate. It reminded me of dorm food. It was inedible in my opinion, luckily I had a pack of biscuits in my bag which is what we ate instead. The pitiful-looking food wasn't cheap either. I paid 18 euros if I'm not mistaken.
Advise: bring your own lunch!
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Posted On : 2023-06-27 11:21:59
Posted By : AlohaMonterey
I visited in the summer and really enjoyed the audio tour, which gave a great history lesson about the castle and also France. I stayed for the fireworks, and it was worth it. The chateau grounds itself is very big. I recommend taking a picnic blanket and a picnic, so you can stop & rest during the walk around the gardens. It is beautiful.
I took the train + shuttle to the chateau and then took the bus that went directly from the chateau to one of the Gares in Paris. Because it was so late at night, it might have been the only public transportation option — and as it was convenient, I recommend that option. Exchanging the shuttle bus ticket with them was not a problem at all.
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Posted On : 2019-11-14 01:06:41
