What are the nearest attractions to Grand Canal?

Attractions near Grand Canal: Versailles Gardens (Jardins de Versailles) Versailles Fountains (Les Fontaines) Orangerie of Versailles (l’Orangerie de Versailles)

What else should I know about attractions in Versailles?

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Grand Canal - What To Know BEFORE You Go

The Basics

The Grand Canal is one of the most striking elements of the gardens at Versailles and a popular place for an afternoon picnic. It’s also possible to rent row boats for a trip out on the water, much like the king once took. Most bike and Segway tours of the palace grounds include a ride along the banks of the canal, sometimes with an included lunch at a restaurant looking out over the water.

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Little Venice

Constructed over the course of a decade in the late seventeenth century, its original name—Little Venice—came from the canal's inaugural gifts from the Doge of Venice: two gondolas, complete with four Venetian gondoliers. Also moored there were various ships and yachts built to the scale of the canal and used in elaborate water shows and recreations of famous battles.

Grand Canal

The Basics

Things to Know Before You Go

How to Get There