La Queue-les-Yvelines is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
This was my third or fourth visit to the Palace of Versailles, which can be reached by a 40-minute train ride from central Paris, but the first time I've had the opportunity to video the place. The queues to access the Palace were enormous, the car park full of tour coaches, but luckily we as press visitors were able to get in via a side entrance. The crowds inside were pretty huge as well, not that I mind, it gave the place plenty of atmosphere. We were staying at the Trianon Palace Hotel, which is just to one side of the Palace grounds.
You may well know about the Treaty of Versailles, which was signed here in 1919 following the German surrender of WW1. It was organised by Georges Clemenceau, and attended by Prime Minister Lloyd-George and President Woodrow Wilson. They all stayed at the Trianon Palace Hotel where you can see a large plaque in the conference room.
When the château was built, Versailles was a country village; today, however, it is a suburb of Paris, some twenty kilometres southwest of the French capital. The court of Versailles was the centre of political power in France from 1682, when Louis XIV moved from Paris, until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in October 1789 after the beginning of the French Revolution. Versailles is therefore famous not only as a building, but as a symbol of the system of absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime.
Napoleon didn't live here, he chose the Grand Trianon instead, but Marie Louise resided in one of the apartments. Read the full article at
TEASER - FESTIVAL NUITS DU SUD - DU 19 JUILLET AU 2 AOUT A VENCE - ALPES MARITIMES
Les Nuits du Sud à Vence 19 juillet au 2 août 2019 Avec : Lucky Peterson, Eagle Eye Cherry, Grand Corps Malade, Synapson, Shake Shake Go, Les Négresses Vertes, Sanseverino, Sister Sledge, Aziza Brahim, Gilberto Gil, Cimafunk, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Coeur de Pirate et Yuri Buenaventura.
#nuitsdusud #nuitsdusud2019
Bande son : We are Family Sister Sledge Images : Claire HECKLY Habillage : Christophe REEB-GRUBER - FORCAST
Site Web : Facebook: Twitter : Instagram :
GOLF Séquence Golf Robert Hersant VF
Découvrez le Golf Parc Robert Hersant Le plus beau golf en Europe A moins d'1 heure de Paris, Un arboretum unique, Une table réputée de qualité, Un hôtel*** sur le golf même, le Gingko Hôtel*** Rejoignez-nous!